Lynwood Lewis Can Thank Cheriton, Nassawadox,
and Cape Charles for Senate Lead
Lewis leads by 9 votes (Wave photo)
CAPE CHARLES WAVE
January 8, 2014
(Updated January 10 to reflect a 9-vote lead.)
Lynwood Lewis can thank Cheriton, Nassawadox, and Cape Charles for his 9-vote lead over Wayne Coleman in yesterday’s special election for State Senator. Because that’s where his percentage wins were the largest.
Lewis lost his home county of Accomack. He lost in Virginia Beach, and he lost Mathews County. His only wins were Northampton County and Norfolk.
In Norfolk he received 52% to Coleman’s 48%, but in Northampton it was a resounding 59% to 41%. [Read more…]
THURSDAY 1/9: Town Council Work Session on South Port Water Charges, Police Car Financing
A request by South Port Investors, which is building a yacht repair facility at the Town Harbor, to waive utility hookup fees will be further discussed at a Cape Charles Town Council work session 6 p.m. Thursday, January 9, at Town Hall. [Read more…]
FRIDAY 1/10: Doo-Wop Salute at ESO Arts Center
ESO LIVE! has a hot line-up of music for January starting with a Friday, January 10, salute to Doo-Wop with Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Merchant, followed by Chris English’s Delta Blues January 24. [Read more…]
FRIDAY 1/10: ‘Where’s My Flying Car’ Seminar at ESCC
“Where’s My Flying Car?” is this week’s Science and Philosophy Seminar 12:30 p.m. Friday, January 10, in the Lecture Hall of Eastern Shore Community College, Melfa. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 1/18: ‘I Played the Palace’ Seeks Variety Acts
Want to join the “club” of those who can say “I Played the Palace”? This non-competitive evening will showcase the diverse talents of our Eastern Shore neighbors and friends, all in good fun 8 p.m. Saturday, January 18, at the Historic Palace Theatre, 305 Mason Avenue. [Read more…]
Bay Creek Lawsuit Settlement Terms Questioned
Click above to read the Notice of Settlement sent to Bay Creek property owners.
By DORIE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
January 7, 2014
Bay Creek property owners were sent a letter (click to read) last month from the Bay Creek Community Association informing them that a mediated settlement agreement has been reached to the lawsuit brought against the Community Association management and Bay Creek companies by Paul and Robert Galloway and their companies.
No property or homeowner should accept this settlement based on blind faith . . . . JOHN C. BOYTOS (Click to read full statement)
The terms of the settlement agreement were only partially revealed in the letter. The Class “A” Unit owners were told that they could object to the settlement and dismissal of the derivative counts by contacting the attorney for the Association.
The lawsuit raises derivative counts concerning the management of the Bay Creek Community Association including the constitution of its Board, its organization, breaches of the declaration and by-laws, breaches of fiduciary duties and loyalty, breach of Declarant Assessments, failure to complete and to maintain common areas, failure to exercise good judgment, violation of Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, and Violation of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act. [Read more…]
Georgianna Pearson, 81, Retired School Cafeteria Worker
January 6, 2014
Georgianna Moore Pearson, 81, a resident of Cheriton, passed away Sunday, January 5, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, January 11, at Capeville Masonic Cemetery with Reverend Randy Lewis officiating. Family will join friends at Wilkins-Doughty Funeral Home in Cape Charles that morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
A native of Seaford Farm, Eastville Station, she was born August 10, 1932, the daughter of the late Curtis Moore and the late Gladys Moore. Mrs. Pearson was retired from Northampton County Public Schools Cafeteria. [Read more…]
New Town Website Looks Great but Erases History
Official Town of Cape Charles website got a makeover for 2014, which included deletion of some important Town documents as well as some “dirty laundry.”
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
January 6, 2014
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 12:15 p.m. today to reflect that the Comprehensive Plan and one of the six Annexation Agreement documents may be found on the new Town website.)
The Town of Cape Charles has ushered in the new year with an impressive-looking new face to the Town’s website (capecharles.org). At first glance, the new design looks a lot like the Cape Charles by the Bay tourism website, which launched last year. Both websites feature alternating scenic photos on the home page.
On the Town website, five drop-down tabs across the top of the page display links to information such as tax rates, a list of Town departments, and forms — for example, to apply for permission to hold a yard sale.
One tangible improvement over the old website is a staff directory of every Town employee, shown by department. (Although one longtime member of the waterworks staff is missing — an apparent oversight.)
But while the website includes a lot of information previously not posted, it also leaves out some crucial information and documents that previously were available. Previously the Town website posted the 1991 Annexation Agreements between the County, the Town, Bayshore Concrete, and most importantly, Brown & Root, initiator of the development that later became Bay Creek. These documents form the basis for the legal argument that the Bay Creek South developer, Baymark, is responsible for sharing the cost of the expanded Town sewer system. As the Wave has documented, the Town demanded payment by Baymark several times, but ceased its demands around the time that then-Baymark official Steve Bennett was elected to Town Council. [Read more…]
