Mayor Alexander at Suburban Acres Civic League Meeting, Monday, June 10, 2019
Suburban Acres Civic League Meeting, Monday, June 10, 2019
Speaker: Mayor Kenneth Alexander, City of Norfolk
When: 6:30 pm, Monday, June 10, 2019
Doors open at 6:00 pm for refreshments and socializing
Where: Suburban Park Elementary School, 310 Thole Street
We invite nearby civic leagues to join us for our special speaker this month. If you have a question or comment for Mayor Alexander, please write it down and bring it with you. He would like to know what is on your mind.
Please check out events page on facebook to keep up with our events!
Upcoming State Legislature Primary – June 11, 2019
You may have noticed more candidate flyers in your mailboxes recently!
Here are some helpful links for members to get up to speed on the upcoming primary on June 11, 2019. Don’t forget to prepare yourself and get ready to vote!
https://wtvr.com/2019/05/13/june-11-virginia-primary-guide/
https://www.norfolk.gov/Elections/
https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_elections,_2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%27s_6th_Senate_district
https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate
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May 2019 General Meeting Minutes Posted
The minutes for the May 2019 Suburban Acres Civic League General Meeting are posted and available at the meeting minutes area of our website.
Meeting highlights include:
- Comments and Q&A with State Delegate Robert Bloxom
- Best native plants for shady, wet or sun-loving areas with Denise Gruccio of Eggleston Garden Center
- Membership vote on the proposed location of the Thole Street speed sign.
See you all at the next meeting on June 10!
2018 Norfolk Water Quality Report is Out
The City of Norfolk has posted the 2018 Water Quality Report.
You can view the report by going here:
https://www.norfolk.gov/DocumentCenter/View/46054
For more information on Norfolk Water, you can check out their website, here:
https://www.norfolk.gov/index.aspx?NID=528
The City of Norfolk has also posted this helpful video about how water gets from source to tap:
Suburban Acres Civic League Supports Suburban Park Elementary Field Trip
The Suburban Acres Civic League joined 16 other donors to fund a DonorsChoose.org project that sent 100 PreK-2 students from Suburban Park Elementary School to the Nauticus Museum in April. Below is the letter we received from the teacher at Suburban Park Elementary. Thanks to YOU, our community, for helping these young scholars learn about the importance of the local waterways to Norfolk and Hampton Roads.
Dear Suburban Acres Civic League,
Thank you so much for the donation. The children thoroughly enjoyed the trip. There was so much to see, many of them didn’t want to leave.
The trip began with a slide show of creatures in the waterways and artifacts for the children to actually touch and ask questions about. The children were fascinated by the exoskeletons and other parts of water creatures. The presenter even spoke with them individually. Some of the children stayed back in the room with the giant screen to enjoy a movie on water creatures.
There was more to explore so we went off to tour the Naval museum which included a tour of a real battleship-The Wisconsin. The children enjoyed it so much they wanted to stay in the bunk-beds! Inside the museum tour, they saw sharks, drove speedboats over the water (only virtually!), and marveled at the water creatures all around them. They even got to use the dual hoist cranes to move cargo containers! Even now, after a month, as we discuss jobs people do, while reading a book about captains my students have exclaimed, “That’s like the one who drove the ship!” Thank you for making this amazing experience possible!
With gratitude,
Mrs. D Luc
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Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Conference June 22, 2019
Mark your calendars for the Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Conference and Awards Ceremony on June 22, 2019
Please see the conference flyers below and register now at:
https://2019nbnconference.eventbrite.com
Conference Info Flyers:
May June 2019 Newsletter
[Reminder] Suburban Acres Civic League Meeting, Monday, May 13, 2019
Speaker: Denise Gruccio from the Eggleston Garden Center. Learn about the best plants for our area and Eggleston’s gardening and landscaping services.
We also will hear from special guest, Delegate Robert (Rob) Bloxom, our delegate for the 100th District of the Virginia Legislature. He will update us on what’s happening in the legislature and listen to your issues.
The league will vote on the City of Norfolk’s offer to install a dynamic speed sign at westbound 536/544 Thole Street to reduce speeding.
When: 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm for refreshments and socializing.
Where: Suburban Park Elementary School, 310 Thole Street
Please come and join your neighbors to learn what’s going on around our neighborhood. Our Community Resource Officer from the Norfolk Police Department will give updates. And . . . a chance to win a free door prize gift certificate. Hope to see you!
Make sure to check out our Events page on Facebook to keep up with meetings and other group events!
[Update] Dynamic Speed Sign for Thole Street
The Suburban Acres Civic League requested that the City of Norfolk install dynamic speed signs in both directions on Thole Street to deter speeders. It appears the City is ready to install the westbound sign; the eastbound sign will be installed later.
The Board of Directors of the Civic League recommends that the westbound sign (heading towards Granby Street) be located along the curb at 536/544 Thole Street, based on the City of Norfolk’s Division of Transportation analysis of optimum sites for this solar-powered sign.
A link to Google Maps shows the location of the proposed sign on westbound Thole Street: https://goo.gl/maps/wk55XrX2DiV7XxLL7
Below is a picture of what the sign will look like – this picture was taken on Lakewood Drive.
The civic league General Membership will discuss and vote on the approval of the westbound dynamic speed sign at its general meeting on May 13, 2019. Please come!
