VB Police to Conduct Neighborhood Surveys

City of Virginia Beach, Public Safety

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Virginia Beach Police to Conduct Neighborhood Surveys
VBPD-NR:2010-165

Release Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:30 p.m.
Starting November 19, 2010, at 6:00 p.m., Chief of Police Jim Cervera and members of his command staff, along with precinct police officers, will begin conducting citizen surveys in selected neighborhoods throughout the city.

The surveys are part of Mayor Will Sessoms’ “Mayor’s Action Challenge for a Safe Neighborhood.” The survey is intended to evaluate the public’s feelings of safety, strengthen connections between the police and those who live in the community, and help the department obtain firsthand information on what is needed to improve safety in their neighborhood.

Mayor Will Sessoms said, “Everyone deserves to live in a safe environment. Through this Mayor’s Action Challenge initiative, we hope to involve members of the community as we develop a plan to increase the number of Virginia Beach families that can enjoy their lives without fear of danger, injury, or damage.”

Chief Cervera stated, “Through the efforts of the Department’s Community Oriented Policing officers, Crime Prevention, and other members of the department, we should be able to interview 500-600 residents throughout the four police precincts.”
In addition to completing the survey, police officers will be providing information pamphlets pertaining to Crime Prevention tips and other information to help citizens become more involved in their community. Police officers will be conducting these surveys from November 19, and it is anticipated the project will be completed by the end of the year.

Membership Drive Prize Drawing

KGCL, Membership

Join or renew your membership before November 30th to be eligible for a drawing.

All new and renewing members who submit their dues on orbefore 5:00 PM November 30, 2010 will be entered into a drawing for the possibility to win one of three prizes:

  1. King’s Grant Citgo – VIP Card Worth Over $500.00 In Savings,
  2. King’s Grant Citgo – Auto Wash & Vacuum Valued At $29.95
  3. Lucky Nails At King’s Grant Shopping Center – Manicure, Priceless For Anyone Who Wins!!

Simply submit your membership form posted in our October newsletter and $20.00 annual household dues, post dated on or before November 30, 2010. The membership form can also be found under the “Join” tab on this web site.

Thanks to you and the companies donating gifts to our volunteer community league.  We are working together in the interest and support of making our community a better place to live!

Ward Byington
Director, Membership

City Shares Bikeways and Trails Plans With, Seeks Input From KGCL

City of Virginia Beach, Meetings, Parks and Recreation, Transportation
Mr. Wayne Wilcox shares the City's plans for bikeways and trails

Mr. Wayne Wilcox shares the City's plans for bikeways and trails at the October General Members' Meeting

At the last General Members’ Meeting on 10/21 we were joined by Mr. Wayne Wilcox, CLA from the City’s Planning, Design and Development team within the Division of Parks and Recreation.  Mr. Wilcox shared with members the City’s themes driving the development of a master plan for bikeways and trails.  These themes acknowledge that Virginia Beach is not as biking and walking friendly as it could be and they make clear that the City seeks input from residents for improving this situation.  Mr. Wilcox invited members to share their thoughts, concerns, and requests for bikeways and trails and many members responded. Among the topic raised were: a need for a bike lane and/or signs on King’s Grant Road, a suggestion to coordinate with the City’s plans to install a sidewalk on North Lynnhaven Road, and desire to have a dedicated multi-use path for bikes and pedestrians from Town Center to the Oceanfront.

The City is currently holding a series of Bikeways and Trails Plan Public Information Meetings.  More information, including Mr. Wilcox’s contact information can be found here.

King’s Grant Community League is committed to bringing this kind of information to the attention of the residents and to facilitating communication with the City on the behalf of KGCL Members.  To stay informed, be sure to join or renew your membership in KGCL.

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Clean-up Saturday 10/9

Clean-up, Events, Grounds & Maintenance

Members are invited to join the ongoing effort to maintain and beautify our neighborhood’s open spaces.

Date:  Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Time:  9 am – 12 pm
Location:  Meet at The Triangle in front of 7-11 & King’s Grant Citgo at 9 am.

We will start at The Triangle, make a brief stop at Witt Park and finish at the Lynnhaven River access on Watergate.

The weather forecast is sunshine and 70.

Steve Stasulis
Chair, Grounds and Maintenance Committee

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City Council Candidates Forum on Sept. 16 at 7:00 PM

Events, KGCL

Dear King’s Grant Community League Members:

You are cordially invited to attend a City Council Candidates Forum on Sept. 16 at 7:00 PM at the Thalia Trinity Presbyterian Church, located across from Thalia Elementary School, sponsored by the Thalia Civic League. The event will be moderated by long time WTKR news anchor, Barbara Ciara.

This year there are 14 candidates running for 6 seats on City Council.  Some citizens may not realize that they vote for all of the 6 seats, not just those running for their particular borough. Therefore, it is important that we in the Lynnhaven District know the facts not only about our candidates but all of the others as well.

We look forward to having you as our close neighbors at this forum where you will have the opportunity to hear and interact with those people who will be leading our city for the next four years.

Sincerely,
Mac Rawls
Vice President for Programs
Thalia Civic League

You can download a reminder of this event from our KGCL Community Calendar: https://kgcl.org/calendar/

Be Prepared for Hurricances!

Public Safety

A message from Membership Director, Ward Byington:

King’s Grant Neighbors,

As we are now in hurricane season and Hurricane Earl & Tropical Storm Fiona are possibly steering in our direction (Thursday-Saturday), I would like to take this brief moment to remind you of the importance for advance planning. Our King’s Grant Community League web site provides a list of telephone numbers and Useful Links which are resourceful for quick reference in pre-planning. Click on the highlighted words above to go there now.

Remember, in the event you plan to evacuate the area, communicate your intentions with your neighbors and relatives on your intended travel plans.

Think Safety First,

Ward Byington
https://kgcl.org/

Summer BBQ Pictures

Photos

Here are some links to pictures taken from the Summer BBQ on August 8th:

Flickr Gallery
KGCL Photos Page

We’re still working on the best way to share photos from KGCL events.

If you or family members appear in photos and you do not wish them to be used on our site please send email to Kevin Curry. Positive feedback is also welcome! It will be helpful if you include “KGCL Photos” as the subject of your email.

Please Send Us Summer BBQ Pics

Events, KGCL

Do you have pictures from the Summer BBQ last weekend? If so, please share them. There are a few easy ways to do that. You can email them to Kevin Curry:  kmcurry@gmail.com. You can post them to your favorite photo sharing site and put a link in the comments, below. Or you can upload them to Flickr and “tag” them with “KGCL” (no quotes).  Those pictures will automatically show up on this page in the photo album to the right!

Speaking of comments…

Have a friendly story or fun recollection share about the event?  Have an idea for next year?

Please comment.