He was caught in Ocean View:
[T]hey have arrested the guy who stole my car out of the driveway in early January. He has been connected to several thefts, was out of jail on probation, and is currently incarcerated without a chance of bail. He has confessed to the thefts[.]
East bound side of Shore Drive at Salty C's.
West bound side at Bay Vista
Thanks to Debbie of La Casa Rana Baja Grill for letting us know Public Works installed the signs!
There were 4 deaths, including 3 pedestrians, in this area since 1997.
Email from VMRC rep:
Mr. Cunningham,
I recently talked with the contractor. He is currently waiting for the excavator to be delivered back to Marina Shores so it can be placed back on the barge. He has two pier projects (recently authorized by VMRC) nearby on Long Creek, and the barge will be moved over to those properties by the end of January.
Justin D. Worrell
Environmental Engineer
Habitat Management Division
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
(757) 247-8063 telephone
(757) 247-8062 fax
From an email from Cape Story Prez:
Follow up on the young couple who just moved into Cape Story and were robbed yesterday (door kicked in and two TV’s and computer stolen). I stopped by tonight and found a couple of Cape Story neighbors replacing the door (GREAT WORK!!) and I expresssed the concern of the neighborhood and offered to send out email to see if anyone had extra TV or computer not needed. SO this is the send, if you have extra electronics let me know and I will forward.
THIS is a very serious robbery with the door destruction , between 11 am and 2 pm and targeting specific items right on SHORE DRIVE . CAREFUL and SEE Something SAY Something. Empsy
Empsy Munden, Pres Cape Story by the Sea emunden@aol.com 757-869-5785
From Cape Story Neighborhood Watch:
My son’s house was just broken into in the last several hours. The police are there now. They busted in the back side door and stole most of the electronics, not sure what else yet. Will update you if warranted. Broad day light….this is scary.
Here’s what was added:
Shore Drive Corridor Improvements Projects
Note: projected end date of all infrastructure improvements of Shore Drive including replacing the Lesner Bridge is ~ September 2019.
It’s cool!
Walking, strolling, riding, running west of the Lesner Bridge on the south side of Shore Drive – if you head back into the PHP side of Ocean Park – can all be done on a multi-use path all the way to Independence Blvd. Thanks!
When Shore Drive Corridor Improvements Phase IV in Ocean Park is completed, surely there’ll be continuous multi-use paths on both the northbound and southbound sides of Shore Drive.
Read the entire article and comments at the Pilotonline.com:
Council members, without committing to the city’s share of the funding, expressed support for the plan and to continuing the revival of the city’s largest waterway, on the mend after decades of pollution, over development and other abuses.
Excerpt from one comment:
Perhaps the restoration of Pleasure House Point is a part of this plan and all can be combined. Hopefully the citizens will be able to see this plan on the City’s website.
From Cape Story NE email:
“I just received confirmation that a vehicle was stolen during the night Sat. Jan 7 from the 2300 block of Oak St. Someone was visiting a resident there and unfortunately she left her keys in the car.”
Around Clipper Bay area in Ocean Park, and from Cape Story‘s neighborhood watch email list:
Another car break in on Oak St (2200) block on Saturday night (Jan 7). Also heard from another resident that the police were going door-to-door Sunday night on Oak St. asking residents if anyone had had similar experiences and they also stayed parked on the street for at least a few hours.
Reminder, please report any and all incidents to the police. If they are not reported, the police will not know this is going on. Also, I repeat, LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS.
Please remember to call 911 if you see a crime in action and call 385-5000, option 1, to report crimes after they have occurred or to report any suspicious activity. Also, please call or email the NW Coordinator so crime reports and suspicious activities can be shared with all of our residents.
Our condolences to his family, friends, and associates.
More at SavePHP.org:
$1 million grant will add 82 acres to Virginia Beach’s park and open space system
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, partnering with the City of Virginia Beach and the Trust for Public Land, will use this grant and non-federal match of $540,000 to acquire and preserve one of Hampton Roads’ largest undeveloped waterfront properties.
From their driveway on Pendleton.
FYI, from an email to Cape Story’s neighborhood watch coordinator:
We had an individual that was jumping on a gentleman on the King Fisher Trail. The person has psychological issues and was arrested on Friday shortly after the incident. I spoke with this person on Tuesday because we had a report of an individual touching/grabbing men when they went by her along Cape Henry Trail. No one wished to press charges so the individual was told to leave the park for the day. The park will seek a court order banning this individual from park property when her court day arrives. This was an isolated incident and dealt with swiftly.
Let me know if I may be of further assistance.
Bruce
Who is Bruce?
Bruce is Bruce Widener the Park Ranger at First Landing State Park. He receives all of my NW emails and is really sensitive about what is said about any trouble in the park.
Virginia Beach City Council will hold a public hearing 6 PM, Jan 10, 2012 to hear from citizens on the proposed $109M Hyatt Hotel where the city proposes to pay $67M up front in a public-private partnership with the developer, Armada Hoffler. A City Council vote on the proposal is scheduled for 24 January.
Read and comment at Pilotonline.com:
As part of the deal, the city agreed to several conditions to mitigate those concerns, including promises to cease operations during student dismissal and to restrict dump trucks from crossing in front of the school.
SDCC members,
Please note the following announcement.
David Williams
SDCC Pres.
Lynnhaven Strategic Growth Area Plan
Public meeting for the Lynnhaven SGA Master Plan on Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lynnhaven Elementary School cafeteria.
The Lynnhaven Strategic Growth Area (SGA) is one of 8 SGAs designated in the 2009 Comprehensive Plan (see http://www.ourfuturevb.com). It is comprised of 458 acres centered along Virginia Beach Boulevard and its intersections with the main north-south arterials, Lynnhaven Parkway and Great Neck Road/London Bridge Road. Interstate 264 bisects the SGA from east to west, as does the former Norfolk-Southern railway corridor. The eastern branch of the Lynnhaven River also bisects the SGA from north to south. The SGA is characterized primarily by public/semi-public, retail/commercial, and institutional uses that contrast in type, intensity and quality of land uses. Additional uses include industrial and residential, and a small portion of the SGA is undeveloped. The entire area is a high noise zone and two areas are in accident potential zones.
This gateway to the Great Neck peninsula exhibits an excessive number of nonconforming signs, overhead utilities, roadway access points and building and site designs. Much of this is due to the London Bridge area being one of the oldest commercial areas in the City, and its retrofit with a modern roadway system has improved function more than appearance.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has allocated 2009 federal stimulus funding (ARRA) for a project to provide access to and from the west at I-264 and Great Neck/London Bridge Roads.
The 2009 Comprehensive Plan contains the following general land use recommendations for this area:
Consistent with Air Installation Compatibility Use Zones (AICUZ) provisions, property located in the northern vicinity of the Lynnhaven Parkway/I-264 interchange and along Virginia Beach Boulevard are suitable for a higher intensity of compact, mixed uses including offices, institutions and limited additional retail compatible with the Joint Land Use Study. The appropriate planning principles of Transit-Oriented Development to include compatible non-residential uses should be applied to this area.
Due to AICUZ restrictions, residential or hotel uses are not recommended.
Incorporate Transit-Oriented Development around planned transit stations.
Before Wells Fargo took over ownership of the property last year, developers had planned to build a large waterfront development known as Indigo Dunes. TPL intends to buy the property from Wells Fargo and sell most of the land to the Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Department for open space preservation and public access to the Lynnhaven River.
“It’s gratifying to see the progress we’ve made toward preserving this unique property,” said Virginia Beach Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr. “I thank Dominion Virginia Power and the Dominion Foundation for their generosity, and for joining this partnership to save the largest piece of undeveloped waterfront property on the Lynnhaven.”
Pleasure House Point. Critical habitat for wildlife, you & future generations!
Update: In Biz Buzz at Pilotonline.com.
Plans to build a dredge spoils transfer station in a residential neighborhood off Long Creek appear to be on hold.
The Beaches and Waterways Commission, an advisory group to the City Council, voted Thursday to recommended an alternative site.
John Lyver of Virginia Beach was last seen about 5:30 p.m. at the shopping center in the 2900 block of Shore Drive, a police news release said.
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