Our third annual community yard sale is set for Saturday, May 4! (Rain date Sat., May 11)
The first and second yard sales were big hits and good for the neighborhood by all accounts. Our neighbors at Citgo & 7-11 appreciate a little boost in business. 7-11 even made a $150 donation this year to KGCL. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is generous each year with their parking lot. Our community yard sale is a great way to use our open space.
Our yard sale is advertised in the neighborhood, at local businesses, our web site and in The Virginian-Pilot print & online classifieds.
Reservations are required and have sold out both years prior. Show your support by reserving a booth and sending food & beverage donations for our modest concessions stand.
Make reservations or offer concessions by email:yardsale@kgcl.org or by phone: 757-404-3503.
If you drove past The Triangle between the hours of 9AM and 12 PM on Saturday you probably saw the trash piling up. Perhaps you saw adults and kids walking around the neighborhood with big, orange trash bags in tow. That activity was part of Clean the Bay Day and those were volunteers from the King’s Grant Zone.
Rich Jarret, General Manager of London Bridge Nursery, empties the first truck load
Clean the Bay Day is an annual event that dates back to 2008 in King’s Grant and 1988 in Virginia Beach. Clean the Bay Day occurs every first Saturday in June. The purpose of the event is to remove debris from the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed and to raise awareness about pollutants found in the water. Prior to its affiliation with Clean the Bay Day, The King’s Grant Zone was established as a King’s Grant community cleanup to remove debris from our storm water system and adjacent parts of the the Lynnhaven River. Volunteers come from throughout the community of King’s Grant. Many participants come from neighborhood and nearby schools; Kingston, Malibu, Kemp’s Landing, King’s Grant, Lynnhaven and First Colonial. Others come from neighborhood churches and businesses that operate in King’s Grant.
A lawnmower, gas cans and a car battery were among the items found
In 2011, 45 King’s Grant Zone volunteers collected roughly 1,090 pounds of trash from approximately 3.5 miles of land. Forty-four bags were filled along with hundreds of pounds of bulk items. The most commonly found items were plastic drink bottles and aluminum cans. Other items included a lawnmower, a billboard, empty paint cans, lumber, PVC pipe, car tires and a car battery. One car battery, alone, contains 18 pounds of lead and 5 pounds of sulfuric acid.
If you would like more information about Clean the Bay Day in King’s Grant contact the Zone Captain, this writer, Kevin Curry: kmcurry@gmail.com
Saturday, May 7th, King’s Grant Community League held is first ever (or least as long as anyone can remember) community yard sale. The event was put on by the KGCL Board of Directors through an ad hoc committee organized by Lev Huntington, Treasurer. By all accounts the yard sale was well received by the community and a big success all around. The event ran from 8 AM until 2 PM. All 38 spaces reserved for the event were used, with the majority taken by league members to sell and trade household goods. Some sellers brought plants and flowers. Others brought hand made items. Face painting was popular with the kids at $1 each. Concessions were also served all day. Camaraderie among everyone was apparent.
The KGCL Board of Directors would like to thank Prince of Peace Church for sharing their parking lot. Thanks also go to King’s Grant 7-11 and King’s Grant Citgo for their neighborly cooperation. There was certainly an abundance of activity at The Triangle. Our hope is that community events held in our open spaces will demonstrate that King’s Grant is a vibrant, healthy community and will create opportunities for the residents of King’s Grant and surrounding neighborhoods to come together in good spirit.
We’re always interested in what you have to say. Share your feedback about the yard sale. Did you like it? Not like it? Was it good for the community? What would you like to see at a future KGCL yard sale? Are you interested in joining the organizing committee? Please write to us at info@kgcl.org.
There are several items to report from the recent Board of Directors Meeting. Starting
with this post we will strive to highlight items from the meeting minutes for the convenience of members and non-member residents. All meeting minutes can be found on our “Meetings” page.
Thank You May Farm Garden Club
Do you recall the landscaping that was done last November on King’s Grant near the intersection with N. Lynnhaven Road? Well thanks goes to the May Farm Garden Club of Virginia Beach for funding the effort. Though The City of Virginia Beach performed the work, it was the May Farm GC that ponied up the money to get it done. Thank you May Farm GC!
Little Neck Community Alliance Forming
On January 25th, KGCL Board members Joe Pilla, Sally Huntington, and Lev Huntington attended a meeting of the newly forming “Little Neck Community Alliance.” During the meeting the president of the Middle Plantation Civic League proposed the construction of a large sign reading “Little Neck Corridor”, to be placed on Little Neck Road. The sign would advertise the communities in the corridor area. More research on the project will be done.
Spring Planting
Grounds Director, Steve Stasulis reported that he planted 600 tulip bulbs and 1,000 crocuses at the Triangle. He also planted about 100 hyacinths around the sycamore trees. Thank you, Steve, for taking such good care of our open spaces.
226 Members Strong
Membership Director, Ward Byington reported that KGCL currently has 226 members. That’s about 16% of all homes in King’s Grant. Not a member? Please join.
Sometimes it’s a wonder we don’t forget to put out the trash more often than we do. And who hasn’t felt at the end of the work day like the last thing you want to do is haul the cans back from the curb.
But did you know there’s a specific time to put your trash out and pull the cans in? I didn’t.
shall be placed on the curb line of a city right-of-way no earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day before collection and by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. All receptacles must be removed out of view of the public after collection on the day of collection, except as otherwise designated by the city manager or his designee. Containers for recyclables provided to townhouses shall be removed out of view of the public after collection on the day of collection.
The code describes what is considered trash and goes on to state some potential actions the city can take for code violations.
It matters when we put our trash out because it involves the public right of way. Each of us who drives, delivery and mail trucks drivers, bikers, and pedestrians all count on a clear public right away. By sticking to the trash schedule we help maintain the right of way. Putting trash out a day early or pulling cans in a day late impedes the right of way.
Next time you put your trash out think about your neighbors and the people who work in your neighborhood who use the street in front of your house. The simple act of minding the trash schedule can have a positive impact on where we live.
If you have comments or questions regarding Section 31-28 (a) please contact The Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, Code Enforcement Division, Phone (757) 385-4421. For information, visit their Web page.
On Saturday, May 7th the King’s Grant Community League will host a Community Yard Sale at “The Triangle,” in front of the 7-11 at the intersection of N. Lynnhaven Rd. and King’s Grant Rd.
accounts. Our neighbors at Citgo & 7-11 appreciate a little boost in business. 7-11 even made a $150 donation this year to KGCL. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is generous each year with their parking lot. Our community yard sale is a great way to use our open space.
