Thanks to all of our volunteers for helping with the annual 
Great American Cleanup, held last Saturday May 3rd on Keep Norfolk Beautiful Day!
Here is the LINK to the photos…
May 2014 edition of The Suburban
The May 2014 edition of The Suburban is on its way to your doorstep, and posted here in color.
In the May 2014 Suburban
Councilperson Terry Whibley appears at April civic league meeting…
New eatery at K&K square opens…
CrimeView stats and the Neighborhood Watch report…
Suburban Acres Green… Dr. Brad’s Health Column…
Events, announcements, and the neighborhood calendar…
And Flora is back for the season! Yard-of-the-Month returns with Adam and Karen Cook receiving the honor for April.
Help/Volunteer in Suburban Acres for Great American Cleanup May 3rd
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.
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 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.
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).
March 2014 The Suburban
We are sorry The Suburban is running so late this month! But we do like to get it right!
In this month’s issue:
Work begins on Granby Park neighborhood gateway project…
Bloxom Jr. wins 100th District House of Delegates special election…
Preliminary light rail extension routes travel via Wards Corner…
Karen Mayne talks trash in Suburban Acres Green…
Photos from our Adopt-a-Spot cleanup in February…
Neighborhood Watch notes & crime stats, announcements, and more.
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 8th. 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.
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 19th 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
Suburban Acres Civic League 