12 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 13 Number 1 Around Hampton Roads


Applicants Needed for City Boards and Commissions


The Chesapeake City Council is seeking residents who may be interested in serving on various boards and commissions. Boards and commissions provide a vital service to various City departments, agencies and City Council.


Citizens wishing to serve must complete an application form. Applications are due in the City Clerk’s office by October 29, 2018. City Council will appoint candidates for these vacancies during its November 27, 2018 meeting.


Applications are currently being accepted for the following City Council appointed boards and commissions:


Chesapeake Arboretum Advisory Board - 4 vacancies Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Board - 2 vacancies Chesapeake Bicycle/Trails Advisory Committee - 1 vacancy (1 Equestrian Rep)


Chesapeake Board of Historic and Architectural Review - 1 vacancy (Experience w/ 50 year old structures) Chesapeake City Symbol Committee - 2 vacancies Chesapeake Hospital Authority - 4 vacancies (1 Licensed Physician, 1 Business Rep)


Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare - 2 vacancies (1 CIBH Consumer, 1 Family Member) Chesapeake Interagency Consortium - 1 vacancy


(Children/Family Services Rep) *Agency must be located in Chesapeake* Chesapeake OPEB Finance Board - 1 vacancy (Banking/Investment Industry) Chesapeake Youth Committee - 5 vacancies (1 Education Rep, 4 Citizens) Citizen Advisory Committee (of CLBA) - 8 vacancies


(1 Citizen from each Planning District: Camelot, Deep Creek, Greenbrier, Indian River, Rivercrest, Southern Chesapeake, South Norfolk, Western Branch) Fire Prevention Code Appeals Board - 1 vacancy Human Services Advisory Board - 5 vacancies Towing Advisory Board - 2 vacancies (2 Towing Industry Reps)


For more information or to apply, contact the City Clerk’s office at 757-382-6151 or visit Boards and Commissions.


Hampton Mayor Gives State of the City Nov. 13


. Mayor Donnie Tuck – joined by City Manager Mary Bunting and Hampton City Schools Superintendent Jeffery Smith – will present the 2018 State of the City address on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.


The theme is "Taking Care of Business" and Tuck will focus on economics and education, including tourism, the city's new high school academies, and business development. The State of the City, which will be available for viewing afterwards on www.hampton.gov, is hosted by the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Go online to learn more or get tickets.


Take the Community Survey for Denbigh-Warwick Area Plan


The City of Newport News is embarking on plan for the Denbigh-Warwick area. The goal is to define a long-term vision for Denbigh-Warwick that establishes an identity for the area, enhances the quality of life, stimulates economic and investment activity along the Warwick Boulevard corridor, and improves the community’s overall health and safety. Part of the planning process will explore opportunities to expand and/or relocate Grissom Library as well as the Municipal Services Complex, which currently houses court services, human services, and police and fire departments. The relocation could form the basis of a distinctive community gathering place.


Learn more about the Denbigh-Warwick area plan on the Department of Planning's website at www.nnva.gov/2401/Denbigh-Warwick-Area-Plan.


Provide your input on ways to improve Denbigh-Warwick and what amenities are important to include in the plan by completing the Community Survey at www. surveymonkey.com/r/Denbigh-WarwickCommunitySurvey


Learn what's new at HBCUs across the country at www.thehbcuadvocate.com


Norfolk Opens Peer Recovery Drop-In Center


NORFOLK, VA – Recovery has a new home! Norfolk Community Services Board will hold a grand opening of their Peer Recovery Drop in Center (PRDC) at 7460 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk VA, 23505 on October 5th, 2018 at 3:00 pm. The PRDC offers peer-led, non-clinical services. Guests will have access to whole health education, self-help programs, and social life skills, referral and access to other resources are available. The new PRDC will provide a warm, safe and inviting place for our community residents to come relax and learn.


The PRDC is fully peer staffed and will open for regular business on Saturday, October 6th from 9 am to 3 pm. Normal operating hours will be Fridays from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.


Get Ready for 2nd Annual Safe Trunk or Treat Event


(PORTSMOUTH, VA – It’s that time again in the city of Portsmouth. The goblins, ghosts, witches, warlocks and other creatures of the night will descend upon the fair city for the 2 nd Annual Safe Trunk or Treat during the weekend of October 26-27, 2018, at the Union Bank and Trust Pavilion. The Safe Trunk or Treat event kicks off with the Haunted House (only) Friday, October 26, from 5 – 7 p.m. On Saturday, October 27, from 3 – 7 p.m., the fun begins with Safe Trunk or Treat, the Haunted House and a host of activities including a Homemade Halloween Costume Contest, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, October 27.


Sponsored by the Portsmouth Police Department, Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services, the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, Safe Trunk or Treat is free and open to the public. The annual fall festival of fun includes the following activities: Live DJ and music; Children’s games, crafts and tattoos; Haunted House; Homemade Halloween Costume Contest*; Roving Entertainment; Fire, Police and Sheriff Vehicles Display; Photo Booth; Magic Show; Bounce House; Special Appearance by Andalo (Children’s Museum Mascot)


*For the rules and prizes for the Costume Contest, follow this link http://www. portsvaprls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Costume-Rules-2018-2.pdf. Bring the whole family to Portsmouth’s 2 nd Annual Safe Trunk or Treat event. Trick or Treaters, ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 757-393-5111 or visit PortsVAevents.com.


Suffolk Transit to Offer a Public Survey


Suffolk Transit will be offering a public survey related to a Transit Development Plan (TDP) which serves as a “road map” for possible future public transportation improvements in Suffolk. The previous TDP for Suffolk Transit was completed in January 2014. The updated TDP for the City of Suffolk will provide the opportunity to document the changes in transit services, adjust transit goals and objectives, assess current transit services, identify unmet transit needs, and determine the appropriate course of action within the six-year planning horizon.


Suffolk Transit is planning to engage the public through a survey available on Suffolk Transit buses, at Suffolk Public Library locations, and online at www.surveymonkey. com/r/VDHP77P. The survey will be open October 1 through October 19, 2018. The main goal of the survey is to collect preferences of five trade-off scenarios. Due to limited resources, Suffolk Transit cannot promise certain improvements but wants to know which improvements would help the most Suffolk residents. Suffolk Transit is not proposing changes to service at this time.


The TDP serves as a management and policy document for the City of Suffolk and as the basis of capital and operating grant requests in the Commonwealth’s Six Year Improvement Program (SYIP), Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and Constrained Long-Range Plan (CLRP)


The TDP allows the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to focus investments in transit systems that are meeting the existing demand for public transportation, and that have a desire to meet the growing demand for improved public transportation services. DRPT requires that public transit operators prepare, adopt, and submit a TDP at least every six years and update it annually each December.


Virginia Beach Economic Development Creates Partnership with 1701


Virginia Beach Economic Development has created a partnership with 1701, Virginia Beach's first collaborative coworking space located in the ViBe Creative District. With this sponsorship, the department will create synergy with 1701 and encourage more entrepreneurial growth in the city through the launch of a new Entrepreneur-in-Residence program at 1701.


1701, located at 1701 Baltic Avenue, is home to entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, artists and remote employees from Fortune 100 companies. Many previously worked from home, coffee shops, libraries and parking lots. 1701 is equipped to support members of its business community with office space, networking and social events, educational programs and mentoring services.


October 2018


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