May Farm Garden Club Pine Straw Sale

Grounds & Maintenance, KGCL, PSA

May Farm Garden Club has pine straw!

Each year the May Farm Garden Club of Kingston hosts an annual pine straw sale. Proceeds from this sale are used for beautification in several locations of our community. This year’s sale, on March 19th, landed on a cold, wet day that severely curtailed the neighborhood turnout. As a result, 221 bales of pine straw remain for sale. The Garden Club needs your support. Please give them a call. Your garden and the Garden Club will both appreciate it! The cost is $7.00 per bale, plus $10.00 delivery fee if you would like them to deliver.

Please call 486-7680 or 306-8597.

Traffic Detours This Weekend

KGCL, PSA, Public Works, Transportation

Detour signN. Lynnhaven Road will be closed at the Kings Grant Road intersection from Friday night through Sunday night (March 4-6) to complete the sewer pipe installation below the road. Northbound traffic on N. Lynnhaven and Kings Grant Roads must use alternate routes during this period. Southbound Kings Grant and N. Lynnhaven Roads will remain partially open with traffic directed to Virginia Beach Blvd. The intersection will be reopened when work completes.

There’s a Time for Trash

City of Virginia Beach, Code Ordinance, Community, KGCL, PSA

photo by Amaury Henderick

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.

It’s written in Section 31-28 (a) of the Code Ordinances of the City of Virginia Beach that your trash:

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.