SATURDAY 9/22: Child Screening for Shriners Hospital
Khedive Shrine Center is sponsoring a new patient screening clinic Saturday, September 22, at the Central Masonic Lodge, 20455 Washington Street, in Onley. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and no appointment is necessary.
Anyone aware of a child whom Shriners Hospitals for Children may be able to help is asked to let the family know about this free screening clinic. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 9/22: Volunteer at New Roots Youth Garden
The New Roots Youth Garden needs volunteers of all ages to help prepare the grounds for the new growing season and new Butterfly and Herb Gardens.
Please join the New Roots team on Saturday, September 22, at 9 a.m.. Volunteers will be assigned tasks suited to their skills and liking and are welcome to stay until 1 p.m., or contribute one or two hours.
Email [email protected] or call 757.331.3813 to sign up.
SHORE THING: Rules for Fools
A Cape Charles resident exercises his First Amendment rights. (Wave photo)
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
September 14, 2012
I’ve lived around the world, including what I thought was the bureaucracy capital of the universe — Washington inside the Beltway. Then I moved to Cape Charles.
This Town has more rules than anywhere I’ve lived before.
Example: Here, less than two months before a presidential election, it is illegal to display a political sign in your yard.
“For Sale” signs are OK. Prayer signs are OK. The jury is still out on Community Center signs. But “political” signs? Oh, no.
And it’s not as though the sign rule is some forgotten silliness buried in a dusty book of Town rules. Here it is, front and center in the September 11 official Town Gazette:
It’s the Political Season again and this means everyone will be advertising for their candidates running for the November 6, 2012 election. Please remember that political signs may be displayed 45 days prior to the election, that’s September 22, 2012 and need to be removed 7 days after the election, that’s November 13, 2012.
So – the Town recognizes that it’s the “Political Season” again.
The Town believes that “everyone will be advertising for their candidates.”
And, presumably, the Town wishes to spare us, the longsuffering residents, from being subjected to political advertising.
While you’re at it, could you please ban all TV political ads until 45 days before the election? [Read more…]
Larry Veber Pulls out of Town Council Race
Larry Veber
By DORIE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
September 14, 2012
Larry Veber has withdrawn his candidacy for Cape Charles Town Council in the November 6 special election.
Speaking at the conclusion of last night’s Town Council meeting, Veber said he wanted to devote more time to his business.
Veber served on Council for eight years before being defeated in last May’s election. But following the death of councilman-elect Don Clarke, Veber was appointed to serve until a special election could be held.
“Some good things have taken place in Cape Charles in the past eight years that I have been on Council,” Veber said. He praised the Town staff and thanked his colleagues on Council.
With Veber’s withdrawal, the Town Council election becomes a two-way race between Steve Bennett and Dan Burke. [Read more…]
THURSDAY 9/13: Town Council Considering Rules to Control Public at Meetings
Cape Charles Town Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 13, at St. Charles Parish Hall, 550 Tazewell Avenue. Agenda items include:
— Considering rules for persons desiring to make public comments or to photograph Town meetings;
— Appointing Andrew Buchholz, Sandra Salopek, and William Stramm to the Planning Commission; Eugene Kelly to the Board of Zoning Appeals; Theresa Strub to the Historic District Review Board; and reappointing Steve Michel to the Building Code Board of Appeals;
— Consideration of ways to resolve a shortfall in planned funding for a $175,000 project to plan for enhancements to public spaces as a means of identifying Cape Charles as an arts and cultural destination;
— Requesting VDOT to conduct a traffic study at the intersection of Randolph Avenue and Fig Street;
— Consideration of a Watermen’s Memorial in the Town Harbor parking lot; and
— Requesting a USDA grant for Library equipment.
SATURDAY 9/15: Community Day with Delegate Lynwood Lewis
Virginia Delegate Lynwood Lewis invites the public to attend his annual Community Day September 15 at Eastern Shore Community College. The outdoor event will feature live music by the HM Johnson Band, games, face painting, free BBQ from Exmore Diner, and soft drinks. The event offers Eastern Shore residents a chance to interact with their elected officials in a relaxed and informal family setting.
SUNDAY 9/16: Eyre Baldwin Gives Lecture on the Lawn at Salt Grove
This year’s last Lecture on the Lawn is 2 p.m. Sunday, September 16, at Salt Grove, 19489 Robin Road, in Cheriton.
Eyre Baldwin will relate the importance of Salt Grove to his family’s Eyre Hall home, how the facility got its name, what part it played in the Eyre Hall property, and the creative reuse of the property.
The public is invited to bring a lawn chair and a beverage and join the Northampton Branch of Preservation Virginia for a glimpse into the past at another historic site on the Shore.
Admission is $15, or $10 for PVA members. For more information or for tickets, call Catie Hubbard at 757-678- 6017.
The Northampton Branch of Preservation Virginia (formerly the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) has been engaged in preservation activities since 1913. This year’s program features three Lectures on the Lawn by members sharing their experiences in the restoration and preservation of their homes.
Town Council Discusses Ways to Pay for Library
By DORIE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
September 13, 2012
“You wanted a building and we got you a building,” Cape Charles Mayor Dora Sullivan told the audience at a Town Council work session September 11. She was referring to plans to buy the former Bank of America building for use as a library.
Vice Mayor Chris Bannon said public response to the proposed new library building has been “fantastic.”
The Town intends to transfer $219,000 from a bond issued in 2010 to connect two new wells to the water supply. That includes $7,000 annual interest on that portion of the bond.
Councilman Frank Wendell asked about the legality of taking bond money intended for the wells and using it to buy the bank building. Town Manager Heather Arcos said Town staff checked with the bond council and was told it was OK.
Wendell asked if a written plan existed for replacing the money for the wells. Arcos said no, but that staff was working on one. Mayor Sullivan said she wanted to replace the funds as soon as possible.
Town Planner Tom Bonadeo said the wells had been drilled but not connected. The unspent money in the bond issue was for connecting them, but current water demand is not high enough to require additional wells.
The estimated cost of immediate repairs and required upgrades to the bank building is $67,000. The biggest cost is $50,000 to repair a leaky basement. Minor costs include electrical upgrades, a handicap-accessible bathroom, higher balcony railings, removal of teller stations, and bringing exit doors up to code. [Read more…]
