SHER: ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’
Ryan Joseph Abraham, 8, waters plants at New Roots Youth Garden. (Photo by Sher Horosko)
By SHER HOROSKO
Cape Charles Wave
July 24, 2013
OK, this is the truth. In my whole life only two TV shows made me laugh so hard I doubled over: “Candid Camera” and Bill Cosby’s, “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Those of you who have dipped into this column probably get that I take the world rather seriously. I have been a muser since the age of four (maybe earlier).
As a child, I thought I knew more than adults in key areas. As an adult, I am sure I was right about this. Kids know things we have forgotten or buried or had drummed out of us. They don’t get stuck on the thorns that constantly separate us from each other.
The world misses the essential goodness of kids. We believe morality is learned. I see this differently: I think we come into the world (most of us anyway) with great and good hearts.
So like eight year old Ryan in the photo, our job is to water the love just like he is watering the plants.
But jumping back to Bill Cosby —
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FRIDAY 7/26: Thanksgiving in July Turkey Dinner at UMC Social Hall
Thanksgiving in July! Enjoy a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 26 , at Trinity United Methodist Church social hall, corner of Tazewell and Plum, in Cape Charles. [Read more…]
Town Recalculates Bay Creek Beach Club Charges
Beach Club under construction at Bay Creek will be 19,000 square feet and ultimately include an indoor pool and two outdoor pools. The Town of Cape Charles estimated water use by comparing the Beach Club to a “high school with showers.”
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
July 23, 2013
Connection charges for Town water and sewer lines to Bay Creek’s new Beach Club originally were calculated at $153,000 but were dropped to $44,000.
The Town of Cape Charles released the information in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Wave.
The issue arose after a prominent local contractor posted a comment in the Wave noting that “. . . (according to rumor) a reduced water/sewer hookup fee was given to the Bay Creek South company.”
In reaction, the Town issued a special edition of the Cape Charles Gazette with a “Message from the Mayor.”
Mayor Dora Sullivan wrote: “The Town did not reduce the connection charges for the new Beach Club at Bay Creek Resort & Club. The charge was calculated after obtaining a good understanding of the projected water and wastewater use at this new facility.”
Whether or not the Town reduced the connection charges may depend on what the definition of “calculation” is. [Read more…]
County Approves Commercial Sewage Area
By DORIE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
July 23, 2013
Northampton County Board of Supervisors yesterday finalized the Southern Node commercial service area recommended by the Public Service Authority (PSA).
The area runs along Route 13 about a half mile in each direction from the Cape Charles traffic light, as well as most of Route 13 Business through Cheriton.
The Board of Supervisors accepted a proposal to create a special tax district to fund 75 percent of infrastructure costs. The remaining 25 percent would be borne by all County property taxpayers. The 25 percent is already in the 2014 budget.
The commercial service area of the Southern Node would be the first phase in a two-phase project to provide wastewater service to Cheriton using the Cape Charles treatment plant approximately 2.25 miles away.
Asked if the proposed sewer lines for the commercial properties would be sufficient to tie all of Cheriton into the Cape Charles plant, PSA Chairman Bob Panek said they would not. Panek is also the principal consultant for the Cape Charles treatment plant. [Read more…]
Shore Group Fights Proposed Higher Bridge Toll
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
July 22, 2013
A group of Shore residents are using 21st-century social media to battle proposed toll increases on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
“CBBT Fair Toll, It’s About Time” is the name of a Facebook page the group started July 16 which as of last night had 122 “Friends.”
The Shore group is using every means available to martial opposition to a plan to increase bridge tolls by 10 percent every five years.
In addition to friending the Facebook page, toll opponents can sign an online petition started by Exmore businesswoman Dona Danziger.
Cape Charles restauranteur Gene Kelly signed the petition “to encourage more folks to live in Northampton County and to enhance businesses who are suffering here.”
The Fair Toll group is headed by Accomack County Supervisor Wanda Thornton, who argues that “neither traffic counts nor safety issues” justify raising tolls to build new tunnels. Thornton formerly served on the Bridge-Tunnel Commission.
Thornton notes that current Bridge-Tunnel tolls generate $45 million a year, while only $23 million is needed for operations and maintenance. The CBBT already has $210 million saved up, according to Thornton. [Read more…]
‘Finalization’ of Commercial Sewage Area on County Agenda
CAPE CHARLES WAVE
July 22, 2013
“Finalization” of the Northampton County area to be required to pump sewage to the Cape Charles treatment plant is on the Board of Supervisors agenda 5 p.m. today, July 22.
The County’s Public Service Authority has recommended a special taxing district for commercial property along Route 13. The proposal is for commercial owners to pay 75 percent of the project cost and for the remaining 25 pecent to be spread over all Northampton County taxpayers.
The cost of the sewage pumping system is estimated at between $1.5 and $2 million. The Public Service Authority has not provided any estimate of the cost of the service to property owners in the proposed special tax district.
In a related meeting, the Cape Charles Business Association will hear a presentation 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, by Assistant Town Manager Bob Panek, who also is chairman of the County PSA. Panek will discuss with business owners the possible effects of encouraging commercial development on Route 13 outside Town limits.
WEDNESDAY 7/24: Fried Chicken Fundraiser at Cheriton Volunteer Fire Company
Cheriton Volunteer Fire Company Presents: Your favorite Fried Chicken Dinner – 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 8/3: Attack on Cape Charles Lighthouse Remembered 150 Years Later at Town Museum with Lecture and Encampment
Saturday, August 3, at 2 p.m., the Cape Charles Historical Society will spotlight Confederate raider John Beall’s 1863 attack on the Cape Charles Lighthouse. [Read more…]
