Help/Volunteer in Suburban Acres for Great American Cleanup May 3rd

April 20, 2014 by suburbanacres

May 6, 2014 Municipal General Election

The neighborhoods of Suburban Acres, Suburban Park, Granby Park, Glen Echo Shores, Bollingbrook, Cromwell Farms, and Ellsworth vote at Precinct No. 215, Suburban Park Elementary School, 310 Thole Street.

Voters in Precinct 215 will cast ballots for Mayor, and Ward 2 City Councilperson.

For information about the candidates and the election, head to our GENERAL ELECTION PAGE.

April 13, 2014 by suburbanacres

MON April 14 SACL Meeting, updated location

Monday evening’s (April 14, 2014) Suburban Acres Civic League meeting will be held at Norfolk Collegiate School due to last-minute scheduling issues with Suburban Park Elementary (floor maintenance occurring during spring break). Our guests are Councilperson Terry Whibley, and mayoral candidates Michael Muhammad and Jane Bethel (Norfolk municipal election is May 6th) .

April 9, 2014 by suburbanacres

April Neighborhood News is Here

On its way to your door, and here in full color on the web…it’s the April 2014 edition of The Suburban

Stories include…

Candidate forums scheduled in advance of May 6 Municipal General Election…

Candidates & competition for mayor, city council…

Riverfest April 26th in Colonial Place; Great American Cleanup-Suburban Acres and Keep Norfolk Beautiful Day May 3rd…

Anonymous donor helps Suburban Park Elementary kids & teachers…

Other neighborhood and Norfolk news, Suburban Acres Green, Dr. Brad’s Health Column, Crime-View statistics, announcements, and more…in the April 2014 edition of The Suburban.

March 9, 2014 by suburbanacres

Monday Evening March 10th Meeting

Monday evening March 10th is an EARNN (Environmental Awards for Recycling in Norfolk Neighborhoods) meeting. We need at least 30 attendees to claim our EARNN points!

Our special guest speaker is Fleta Jackson, from the City of Norfolk’s Stormwater Division. Doors open at 6 pm for refreshments; meeting starts at 6:30.

All year long the civic league members conduct recycling and sustainability projects–like our adopt-a-spot cleanups, participation in the Great American Clean-up, and featuring meeting speakers who address conservation and sustainability topics. We earn points for these efforts–as well as the neighborhood’s recycling (blue bin) set out rate, and earn a cash rebate from the city that is used for neighborhood activities.

Please bring a family member, friend, or other guest to our meeting Monday night! 50/50 raffle, and door prizes (featuring a $25 Harris Teeter gift card).

February 24, 2014 by suburbanacres

100th State House of Delegates Special Election Tuesday Feb. 25th

A special election to fill the seat of former Delegate Lynwood Lewis (now a state senator) will be held on Tuesday February 25th. Army veteran and Eastern Shore businessman Willie C. Randall won the Democratic primary on February 1st. Eastern Shore businessman Robert Bloxom Jr. won the Republican nomination at an Eastern Shore mass meeting on February 8^th. For more about the candidates, click here to see our Special Election Page.

The Suburban Acres, Suburban Park, Granby Park, Glen Echo Shores, Bollingbrook, Cromwell Farms, and Ellsworth neighborhoods vote at Suburban Park Elementary School (Precinct 215), 310 Thole Street.

Polls are open 6 am to 7 pm.

February 24, 2014 by suburbanacres

Meadowbrook residents kept in the dark on school site redevelopment

The City of Norfolk solicited requests for proposals for the site of Meadowbrook Elementary School without contacting or consulting the Meadowbrook Civic League, which might have provided helpful input on parameters for future redevelopment. The city received three development proposals, none of which meet the criteria outlined in the civic league’s position statement, primarily due to the residential density of the proposals, and lack of enough green space being maintained. A public forum was finally held on February 19^th after inquiries and disappointment was expressed by the Meadowbrook Civic League. The smallest of the three proposals will result in 22 single-family homes, the largest specifies up to 90 apartment units.

The former Meadowbrook School, shuttered in 2009, is on Preservation Virginia’s 2011 list of Most Endangered Historic Sites in Virginia

You can review the proposed concepts, see the developers’ pitches, and provide input for the development of the site at THIS LINK

Find Meadowbrook Civic League’s position statement and petition HERE

This is a great Virginian Pilot article with all the background, and Meadowbrook residents’ frustrations: “Residents say Norfolk kept them in the dark” (Stephen M. Katz photo, The Virginian Pilot-above)

Sign the online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-meadowbrook-school-park.html

Additional information available on WardsCornerNow.com

Like the Save Meadowbrook Group’s Facebook page HERE

February 10, 2014 by suburbanacres

Meeting tonight, 6:30 pm

All, in addition to our scheduled guest speaker “The Taxman” (Andy Kleeger) and Willie Randall, the Democratic nominee for the 100th House of Delegates Special Election, we have another last-minute addition:

Harris Teeter Co-Manager Tim Kaetzel and Customer Service Manager Sean Ferguson will make an appearance to answer questions about the new Wards Corner/ K&K Square location, which opens on February 19th. The two will also provide information on HT’s Together-in-Education loyalty rewards program that links the store’s loyalty VIC card to the school of your choice for donations based on purchases of Harris Teeter store brand products.

See you at Suburban Park Elementary School, 310 thole Street. Doors open at 6, meeting starts at 6 pm.

February 6, 2014 by suburbanacres

UPDATE-100th District House of Delegates Special Election

The special election to fill the seat of former Delegate Lynwood Lewis will be held on Tuesday February 25th. We have updated our 100^th District Special Election page with information on the Republican Committee nominating caucus, a mass meeting, this Saturday (Feb. 8^th) at Nandua High School, 26350 Lankford Highway, Onley, at 2:30 pm. Registration starts at 1:30 pm. We’ve also updated the page with information abut the two Republican caucus candidates, Melody Scalley and Robert Bloxom Jr.