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SDCC Newsletter

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Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:09 AM PDT
Did you know?
Thanks to Lynnhaven River NOW, 38% of the Lynnhaven River is now open for shellfish harvesting, up from only 1% in 2004.  Got an idea for “Did you know?” Send it to grace@sdcc.info.
Change in Agenda:

Jones and Wood won’t be there.

Vice Mayor Jones and City Councilman Wood will not be at the March SDCC meeting.  They were scheduled to appear to discuss the City Manager’s proposed 2011-2012 budget.  Unfortunately, the proposed budget will not be presented to City Council until March 30.  Our representatives are now scheduled to come to the April 26 meeting.  They will vote the budget on May 11.

The Good News is…

The March meeting will feature two other hot topics.  Wayne Wilcox, in charge of Bikes and Trails for the City, Bruce Drees, Advocate for the Tidewater Bicycle Association, June McDaniels, formerly of Bayfront Advisory Committee and panelist on the Shore Drive Safety Initiative ‘09, will participate in an outline of what is in store with regard to bikes and pedestrians for Shore Drive Improvements:  what is needed, what is planned, and what you would like to see.  A cameo appearance by Councilman Bill DeSteph is also expected.

It’s a Double-Header!

In addition, the City will be sending a representative to report on the progress of replacing damaged and destroyed beach accesses now that the sand replenishment is completed.

Work and play on the same day!  Mark your calendars!

First Landing State Park is having a huge volunteer tree-planting on April 24 and would really like to have support from the surrounding neighborhoods.  Please contact Kim.Miller@dcr.virginia.gov to sign up.
That’s the work part.

For the play part:  LynnhavenRiverNow is hosting their 8th Annual Oyster Roast on the same day, from 12 Noon to 3 p.m. practically on the grounds of Bayville Golf Course.  The number of tickets available is limited, so contact them soon at lbaity@lynnhaven2007.com.

Kudos to Kroger!

Kroger has withdrawn the application to locate a fuel kiosk at the Shore Drive location at this time.  Bill Barnett, of Bradford Acres, was the lead spokesperson in representing the neighborhood.  Kroger will proceed with applications to install fueling stations at other locations.

SDCC Meeting: 

7:30 p.m., March 29, Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Station (Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Road)

Don’t forget to check http://www.sdcc.info for all the latest Shore Drive news.

Update on Cape Henry Beach Sand Replenishment

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The following is the second weekly update for the Cape Henry Beach truck haul replenishment contract as provided by Phill Roehrs, Water Resources Engineer with Public Works Engineering: 

 “As previously reported, hauling began on February 10, 2010.  As of the close of business on Monday, February 22, 22,000 cubic yards of sand had been hauled to the beach and spread between Ships Watch Court and Oak Street.  The contractor is now placing sand east of Oak Street.

 We have revised our estimate of the quantity of sand available to be approximately 35,000 cubic yards – the contractor has been able to remove quality sand down to elevation 2 feet, NAVD, within the Maple Street Dredged Material Management Area, almost two feet deeper than we had originally anticipated.  Again, our intention is to remove all available sand from the Maple Street site, we are actively looking for every opportunity to maximize the volume.  We are also closely monitoring the material quality with a full-time inspector at the borrow site, no objectionable loads have left the site.   

 We continue to field-adjust the cross section to assure that the fill operation will extend all the way to First Landing State Park with the largest possible beach berm dimension.  The finished beach is a substantial and notable improvement.  The sand placed on the beach is of such a quality that it is difficult to distinguish the new material from the existing beach sand – from color to grain size to shell content.  We have not discovered any pockets of deleterious material, but if found on final inspection we will promptly schedule a visit by Beach Operations to sift and groom any objectionable areas.

 Work hours continue as 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

 With roughly 13,000 cubic yards to go, we anticipate the hauling will be complete by the end of the first week of March.  We continue to monitor the condition of Oak Street, and will schedule repairs if necessary immediately after hauling and the Oak Street beach access restoration are complete.

 No concerns or objections from citizens were received during this week, and there have been no traffic incidents.”