Comments on: TOWN COUNCIL Parking Tickets, Sewage, King Neptune & Patrick Hand

By: George Ferguson

George Ferguson — Sun, 31 May 2015 11:37:03 +0000

If you really have to have Neptune for some unknow reason, put it on Sandy Island to keep boaters from running aground at high tide. I guess next we will have a statue of Lucky [the dog who is honorary mayor] placed on the boardwalk.

By: David Gay

David Gay — Wed, 27 May 2015 13:12:11 +0000

It is not the Roman god Neptune but the Greek god Poseidon. It should be placed on the beach emerging from the water to warn swimmers of the drop-off from the shallow water to the boat channel that is 15 to 20 feet deep!

And how about a 30-foot Mermaid to go along with the Merman? Just to be politically correct.

By: Clay Shrum

Clay Shrum — Mon, 25 May 2015 22:27:08 +0000

Totally on point. Enough BS CC! This isn’t lil VA Beach. I don’t think anyone who is here wants that or they would be across the bridge. Ship that Neptune back & how about the new mayor check with his constituents before accepting an offensive monument.

By: Sandy Mayer

Sandy Mayer — Mon, 25 May 2015 17:01:35 +0000

I have to agree with the above comments.

Neptune is the Roman king of the sea. Surely we could come up with our own symbol be it sailor or oyster man instead of being a smaller version of VA Beach statue. I am sure we could afford to buy our own more appropriate symbol signifying who are.

Are we reducing our police department to parking violations? Do we need to hire a meter maid to give out parking tickets? Is our “safer” parking situation going create an expensive annoying situation for local residents? What about all the violations of dogs on the beach. Tourists are completely ignoring the NO DOG rule and bringing their animals to the beach because they know there is no one enforcing the beach regulations.

Mr Creed your comments are opinionated and inappropriate. I take serious offense with the derogatory statements about our past and present mayors. It is a time consuming and difficult voluntary position. We should be grateful that we have people that are willing to serve in such stressful capacity.

By: Anthony (Tony ) Sacco

Anthony (Tony ) Sacco — Mon, 25 May 2015 13:52:49 +0000

I suggested years ago to Cape Charles to have the “Lonesome Sailor” of WW2 I was willing to contribute to, and Col. Langley (retired from the Marines attached to the Pentagon) of the DeCanio development to have a nuclear submarine put in the harbor of Cape Charles to attract tourists. All of that fell on incompetent people that have been running our county. A retired NYPD Captain, who was third in line to be the Police commissioner, was ready to share his salary with the Cape Charles Police Officers, and his application was put in the bottom drawer and not to be considered. And you wonder why we are the poorest county in Virginia and tenth in the country. I’m disgusted with angle parking and the Govenment of our county and its townships marching backwards instead of forward like the rest of the country. I’m motoring across the bay to do all my shopping so I don’t get a ticket for some stupid ordinance.

By: Stefanie Hadden

Stefanie Hadden — Mon, 25 May 2015 12:58:38 +0000

Just because something is donated to the town doesn’t mean we have to accept it. Part of the grandeur and fun of the King Neptune statue in Virginia Beach is its enormous size. A mini-me version isn’t quite the same thing. Statuary on the boardwalk invites climbers too. Are we going to hand out tickets to kids who want to clamber over the statue? Just say “no, thank you” on this one.

By: Marita Patterson

Marita Patterson — Mon, 25 May 2015 11:13:39 +0000

I believe this article was incorrectly filed. It should be listed under “Opinion,” since Wayne cannot resist inserting commentary into an otherwise possibly factual account of the meeting.

Indeed, Wayne Creed’s reporting is uniquely his own, as regular readers are well aware. It could be classified in the same genre as Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” — a factual news report presented in a tragicomic and often hilarious format. –EDITOR

By: Sandy Mayer

Sandy Mayer — Mon, 25 May 2015 05:59:14 +0000

So do we need extra parking police now that we have a more efficient parking situation? It may work in a city situation but seems awkward here.