We proudly serve all residents of Arrowhead, Carolanne Farm, Carolanne Point, Huntington, Huntington Estates and Plantation Cove neighborhoods. We welcome and encourage all residents (renters and owners) to be engaged in our communities. It's your neighborhood and you have a guaranteed place allowing you and your family to be an active part of it. :0)
20110810
CAF/Arrowhead Neighborhood Get Together
Arrowhead Neighborhood Get Together
| Time | Saturday, August 13 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
|---|---|
| Location | Coastal Cafe |
| Created By | |
| For | I grew up in Arrowhead / Carolanne Farms |
| More Info | Coastal Café is located in Kempsville Plaza Shopping Center. Right in the shopping center behind the old McDonalds (now McMexican) This is just a fun little get together at a neighborhood hang out. We listed 6 - 9 as the times but really it is open to swing by anytime. The Kempsville Class of 81’ , 86' 91' reunions are the same night so we hope that the Chiefs will swing by after! Barrie will be getting tent to expand to the outside of the café and allow for some out door seating. Everyone is welcome to bring their old photos, memorabilia and old stories to share! Barrie is providing some Yummy BBQ & fixings for the event! Happy Hour Drink Specials till 7 & Barrie is making a fresh batch of K-ville Jello Shooters. |
20110630
Parade and Independence Day Celebration
All,
Please be sure to join neighbors this Saturday by 10:30 AM as we gather for our Annual Parade (July 2nd). If you are on Facebook, here is the official online invite: Facebook Event Invite:
Please be sure to join neighbors this Saturday by 10:30 AM as we gather for our Annual Parade (July 2nd). If you are on Facebook, here is the official online invite: Facebook Event Invite:
20110605
Update and new concerns about the KEMPS/PA/WITCHDUCK intersection...
Below are images of documents from a neighboring civic league. Our civic league is banning together with other civic leagues to insure that the common vision for the redevelopment of the Kempsville/Princess Anne/Witchduck intersection comes to fruition as agreed to by the majority.
We have two representatives from our league attending the first meeting of area civic leagues tomorrow night, Monday, June 6th @7PM at Fairfield Elementary. Their names are Richard Cooper and David Weiner. If you would like to be on this committee, please email the league at cafcivicleague@yahoo.com and we will put you in touch with the committee chairs above.
Please read through the documents attached below:
20110531
National Night Out changed to October 4th, 2011
Good morning everyone, I received the below information from MPO Helen Gillespie, who is the 2nd Precinct Crime Prevention Officer and Coordinator for National Night Out:
As some of you may know, the National Association of Town Watch has experimented in the past couple years with changing the date of NNO to October. (October is Crime Prevention month.) Up to this point, Virginia Beach had chosen to stay with the traditional “first Tuesday in August” date. However for 2011, several Hampton Roads cities, including Virginia Beach, have decided to move to the October date for this year. A continued concern over the heat during August was one of the primary factors.
We recognize that people will have mixed opinions over the date change. Moving the date for 2011 will affect the National sense of community, but by voting to be consistent with the majority of Hampton Roads we will hopefully retain that feeling on a local level. The National Association of Town Watch has endorsed the October date, so our events on October 4th are still officially “National Night Out”. After NNO 2011, we will again evaluate the two different date options.
You will be receiving the registration form in a few weeks. We look forward to your participation in a successful NNO 2011 on October 4th!
So, if you haven’t made plans for National Night Out yet, now you have a couple of extra months to get an event together for your community! Please feel free to call or email me if you need any information or have any questions. Take care & stay safe,
MPO Leta Krieger, 4th Precinct Crime Prevention Officer, Virginia Beach Police Department
Crime Prevention Unit, (757) 385-1324 – direct, (757) 385-1757 – main office, (757) 385-1064 – fax
Email: lkrieger@vbgov.com
20110521
FROM HRT - Marie Arnt
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A LIGHT RAIL EVENT!
We are excited to have an opportunity to invite a representative from your (group) to an Informational Open House & continental breakfast to learn about The Tide Light Rail Transit system and ridership programs.
Topics to be covered include your neighborhood Newtown Road Station, Park & Ride lots and feeder bus services, fares and operation schedules. Marketing support and materials are available to your business to take advantage of while promoting the benefits of utilizing The Tide to employees and customers including pamphlets, social media, how to purchase discounted & monthly passes, the rewards program and more.
The Tide Outreach in the Newtown Road Station Area
When: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Where: Holiday Inn Virginia Beach - Norfolk Hotel & Conference Center
Formerly Holiday Inn Executive Center
5655 Greenwich Road
Representatives from the following organizations will be participating:
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) and Titanium Marketing
Traffix
City of Norfolk
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Norfolk Council
We would like to thank the Holiday Inn for sharing their enthusiasm for The Tide by graciously hosting this event. Space is limited. Kindly RSVP if you will be attending by May 26, 2011. Please call us at 664-4338 to confirm your representative’s attendance or email development@norfolk.gov. On behalf of all of our partners, we want thank you for your interest. We look forward to seeing you June 1st!
20110517
20110505
Minutes from May 3rd Meeting
CAF CIVIC LEAGUE
MINUTES
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Business Meeting:
Boy Scouts unable to attend this evening, so the meeting was called to order by Brenda Armitage at 7:05 pm.
Treasurer's Report: Due to scheduling conflicts, the Treasurer was absent. The Treasurer's Report is available on the website or by contacting Brenda Armitage.
Membership Report:
Currently there are 60 paid households/members. At the end of 2010 there were 71 paid memberships.
Community Yardsale Update:
Brenda Barrett, co-chair, reported for Dottie Hampton and provided information flyers regarding the upcoming sale on May 14th. There was a request for volunteers to assist with selling coffee/donuts and hotdogs/sodas.
Scholarship:
The $500.00 scholarship recipient was announced, Nathan Filipowski. He is deciding among 4 colleges where he was accepted, an Eagle Scout, outstanding Honor Society student with over 200 hours of community service. The scholarship check will be forwarded to his college selection.
Neighborhood Watch/Crime Report:
Ms. Passaris was unable to attend tonight, so Ms. Armitage reported that the Whirlaway area of Carolanne Farms, several block area, has been successful in obtaining over 80% of the resident signatures and are, therefore, getting a NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH sign to be posted in their area. There was a continue plea for those in attendance to volunteer or encourage neighbors to volunteer to be block captains so that we can obtain more involvment and more Watch coverage. Those interested should contact Ginny at 409-5105 with names of those who might be willing to participate.
A Business Security Task Force has been formed, met, and visited the local business surrounding our area. The first formal meeting with the business owners/managers will take place on Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 PM at Arrowhead Elementary School. Officer Leta Kreiger will be attending to represent the Police Force. She will be sharing about a new program called BUSINESS WATCH.
A suggestion was heard to invite a representative from the Newtown SGA to present at an upcoming Civic League meeting. Additionally, it was suggested that cooperation between/among local Civic Leagues will provide more 'clout' when seeking assistance or making suggestions to the City. Ms. Armitage requested a representative willing to attend a combined leadership meeting. Mr. Dickie Cooper said he would consider the position.
Nominating Committee: A group is needed to select officers for 2012, per the By-Laws. A call was made for volunteers willing to assist with the selection of the slate of officers.
Next Meeting: August 2. This also the celebration of National NIght Out, an opportunity for communities to come together with cook-outs, get-togethers. Ms. Armitage encouraged the attendees to work to have some sort of celebration on that evening as well as attending the meeting.
PRESENTATION:
Mr. Clay Bernick, with the City of Virginia Beach, presented a slide show of the proposed changes to the intersection of Witchduck/Princess Anne as well as the 'vision' of the mixed-use area. He shared renderings of what Kempsville may have looked like 250 years ago, and explained the vision is to create an Urban Village that restores the character of old Kempsville. Kempsville, like the Newtown corridor,is called a Strategic Growth Area (SGA). Mixed-use can mean many things, perhaps shops/restaurants on a first level with living quarters above.
· The buildings will be closer to the road with parking not so visible, behind the buildings. Pictures of like projects in Newport News were shown.
· Extending bike and walking trails, possibly to the Town Center area at some point, was discussed.
· The intersection will include double turn lanes
· The area will include underground utilities.
· The old original Kempsville Middle School will be kept and used, at this time undecided on how it will be used, though there have been a number of suggestions.
· There will be some residences--senior housing, affordable and middle-income housing.
· All funding for the building of residences will be private and not city money
· All housing will be built to green standards and compliment the exisitng homes in the area.
These plans are still open for discussion and input from the community is encouraged.
Prior to the close of the meeting, another call for Volunteers was expressed with name and number of Andreia Worst (675-2020) as a contact.
Additionally, there was a suggestion from the floor that the dues be dropped to 10.00/year to encourage more involvement. This will be reviewed by the Board and brought to the membership for consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda Barrett
20110504
20110418
20110323
CARROW NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
All,
Carrow Baptist church needs help from neighbors. They want to offer the Egg Roll (aka Easter Egg Hunt) for our neighborhood youth, but their coordinator just had major surgery. They have a new coordinator, but are looking for about 5 volunteers to help on event day. They have offered this for our neighborhood chlidren for 40 years, and want to continue the tradition. WILL YOU HELP?
Also, if they have donations of cupcakes or regular cakes, they'd like to offer a cake walk.
PLEASE VOLUNTEER - Contact Don Alcorn at 497-8563 or email him at dwalcorn@cox.net.
20110321
HRT's "The Tide" Park and Ride Construction
FROM HRT:
March 9, 2011
To: Residents and Business Owners surrounding the
Newtown Road Park & Ride area
Subject: Construction of the Newtown Road Park-and-Ride area
Construction of the Newtown park-and-ride area is now starting, beginning with the placement of silt fencing around the construction area. This is one of four park and ride locations along the 7.4 mile light rail route. E.V. Williams is the contractor hired by Hampton Roads Transit to construct the Newtown park-and-ride lot area, bus feeder turnaround area (located near the station), updating sewer and water lines, lighting, landscaping, etc. This work is expected to take approximately 2 months.
Construction access to the site will be primarily from Kempsville Road to Bangor Avenue. At times access may need to be from Houston Avenue.
Phase I: Private utility relocations which will include demolition and replacement of sidewalk, curb, gutter and streets. This will include new curbing and gutter on the west side of Bangor Avenue.
Phase II: Park-and-ride construction which will include demolition of some sidewalks and streets to allow for water and sewer installation; grading; and repaving and remarking of streets.
Traffic Pattern Changes: Private utility relocations and park & ride construction will require changes to the traffic patterns on and around Kempsville Road and Bangor Avenue during this time period. Requests to modify traffic patterns are carefully reviewed so that, to the extent possible, considerations are made to accommodate the residents and businesses within this area. Residents along Bangor Avenue, Houston Avenue, and Cleveland Avenue will always have access to their homes. Residents and businesses within this area will be notified of traffic pattern changes with as much notice as possible to ensure continued access.
Traffic patterns will change with the closing of Bangor Avenue to outside traffic that generally uses Bangor Avenue to access Curlew Drive and South Newtown Road.
Utilities: Service interruptions, with the exception of an emergency, will be planned and anyone affected by a planned utility service interruption will be given advance notice to allow for proper preparation.
Construction: Hours of construction will be from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday, with no work going on Saturday and Sunday. Please note that schedule is subject to change.
Communications: For questions and concerns, Marie Arnt, Public Outreach Coordinator for Hampton Roads Transit, can be reached at 222-6000 ext. 6291 or by email at marnt@hrtransit.org.
March 9, 2011
To: Residents and Business Owners surrounding the
Newtown Road Park & Ride area
Subject: Construction of the Newtown Road Park-and-Ride area
Construction of the Newtown park-and-ride area is now starting, beginning with the placement of silt fencing around the construction area. This is one of four park and ride locations along the 7.4 mile light rail route. E.V. Williams is the contractor hired by Hampton Roads Transit to construct the Newtown park-and-ride lot area, bus feeder turnaround area (located near the station), updating sewer and water lines, lighting, landscaping, etc. This work is expected to take approximately 2 months.
Construction access to the site will be primarily from Kempsville Road to Bangor Avenue. At times access may need to be from Houston Avenue.
Phase I: Private utility relocations which will include demolition and replacement of sidewalk, curb, gutter and streets. This will include new curbing and gutter on the west side of Bangor Avenue.
Phase II: Park-and-ride construction which will include demolition of some sidewalks and streets to allow for water and sewer installation; grading; and repaving and remarking of streets.
Traffic Pattern Changes: Private utility relocations and park & ride construction will require changes to the traffic patterns on and around Kempsville Road and Bangor Avenue during this time period. Requests to modify traffic patterns are carefully reviewed so that, to the extent possible, considerations are made to accommodate the residents and businesses within this area. Residents along Bangor Avenue, Houston Avenue, and Cleveland Avenue will always have access to their homes. Residents and businesses within this area will be notified of traffic pattern changes with as much notice as possible to ensure continued access.
Traffic patterns will change with the closing of Bangor Avenue to outside traffic that generally uses Bangor Avenue to access Curlew Drive and South Newtown Road.
Utilities: Service interruptions, with the exception of an emergency, will be planned and anyone affected by a planned utility service interruption will be given advance notice to allow for proper preparation.
Construction: Hours of construction will be from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday, with no work going on Saturday and Sunday. Please note that schedule is subject to change.
Communications: For questions and concerns, Marie Arnt, Public Outreach Coordinator for Hampton Roads Transit, can be reached at 222-6000 ext. 6291 or by email at marnt@hrtransit.org.
20110307
Money Mart on PA Rd. and Cheyene
Neighbors,
You may have been hearing on the news about several business robberies (mostly convenience stores) in Virginia Beach and elsewhere. Our VBPD has stepped up patrols around convenience store locations throughout the area. I have witnessed unmarked vehicles, as well as the standard VBPD vehicles in the area. However, the league has asked for an even heavier presence in our area, and the Mayfair area.
On Wednesday, the Money Mart on the corner of PA and Cheyenne Rd. was robbed at gun point by a black male wearing a partial mask. He fled on foot down Cheyenne into the Mayfair townhouses. When more information comes available, I will send it out.
Please pledge to call in ANY suspicious vehicles (get license plate#) or activity AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS! The non-emergency number is 385-5000. However, if you see something IN PROGRESS happening, call 911! Quick communication is vital in catching these criminals. It takes an entire community and the VBPD working together to police our streets.
If you saw anything suspicious on Wednesday, call the Robbery Detective in charge, Det. Marafka. His office number is 385-4101 and ask him by name. Please note above the Report #.
Thank you.
P.S.
Last week, we finished physically mapping out all 1400 homes into blocks (10-20 homes each), and are working on getting the block numbers assigned and in database form. However, if you have not already done so, please email the league (cafcivicleague@yahoo.com) your name, email address, address and phone number. We will refer to the map and let you know the house numbers you will be assigned.
In the future, Ginny Passaris (409-5105), the head of the NHWatch for our league, will be the one that you coordinate NHW efforts once the database is established.
If you have any questions or would like to assist in transferring map information into a database, my phone number is 714-2772.
Thank you again.
20110224
INFORMATION SENT BY MPO Krieger
Hi everyone, I am attaching a flyer on a recent attempted abduction/kidnapping case that occurred recently in Windsor Woods. Please share this information with your contacts and keep an eye on those children in your neighborhood – even if they aren’t yours! If you see this individual, do not approach him – simply call the Non-emergency number – 385-5000. If you have any specific information on the case, please call 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
Thank you for all you do in your communities. Stay safe,
MPO Leta Krieger, 4th Precinct Crime Prevention Officer, VBPD
Crime Prevention Unit
(757) 385-1324 – direct
Email: lkrieger@vbgov.com
20110223
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP and NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE
Keep checking back for more information about our $500 CAFCL Academic Scholarship, as well as our upcoming Neighborhood Yard Sale.
The Scholarship is supposed to be posted to the school's website soon. Here's the link to search: http://www.vbschools.com/scholarship/index.asp
The Scholarship is supposed to be posted to the school's website soon. Here's the link to search: http://www.vbschools.com/scholarship/index.asp
20110218
February 1, 2011 General Meeting Minutes
CAFCL CIVIC LEAGUE
February 1, 2011
Officers Present: Brenda Armitage, President; Betrice Hovey, Vice President; Curtis Hovey, Treasurer; Dottie Hampton, Secretary; Wayne Troester, Membership Chair.
Meeting opened with Boy Scout Troop 499 presenting the colors and the pledge of allegiance.
Agenda for May 3rd meeting: Planning for the future and poll feedback. A recent poll and show of hands determined that the subject for our May meeting will be the Master Plan for Kempsville.
Advertizing for newsletter: We continue to need advertisements for our next newsletter. For information call 714-2772.
Fundraising for CAFCL: We need ideas for fundraising. Two ideas were put forth:
1. Community Yard Sale – Brenda Barrett and Dottie Hampton will co-chair this, April/May time frame.
2. Spray paint addresses on curves – Betrice Hovey will look into this.
Neighborhood Watch Update: Brenda Armitage has new information and wants to get back on track with this which will take a long term commitment.
April Board Meeting April: We need to discuss professional website. We need to research cost effectiveness, possible refund of $750 to Tesoro. If we do not use it, we will lose it.
Treasurer’s Report: Balance currently $2,696.99. There are outstanding expenses.
Membership: 71 members - 2010. 2011 currently at 29.
Program Light Rail: Marie Arnt - Ms. Arnt gave a very comprehensive presentation on The TIDE, the light rail, which will open In 2011.
One of HRT’s primary concerns is safety. They have prepared kits to educate Norfolk Public School children as well as Virginia Beach children regarding safety issues. These trains will be moving at 55 mph and will be bi-directional. These trains will have accommodations for luggage, bikes and wheelchairs. Trains will run every 7 minutes during peak hours, every 15 minutes off hours.
Research has shown that property values usually increase around areas with light rail access.
You can contact Mary at marnt@hrtransit.org or 222-6000. You can also log onto gohrt.com.
Next meeting Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Carrow Baptist Church.
Meeting adjourned 8:05.
Dottie Hampton
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