It is springtime in the neighborhood. Early flowering bulbs are in bloom as well as flowering trees and azalea bushes. Most lawns are looking ragged as they always do this time of year. Some residents will be seeking help to clean up their yards after the winter. If you are available to help with yard work and want to make money at the same time, send me your name and contact information. I will add you to the
list of available help.
Virginia Beach Traffic Engineering is proposing changes to the traffic pattern at the Haygood Rd – Independence Blvd intersection. Surprisingly, a study has identified that intersection as one of the most congested in the city. The proposal to relieve congestion is to remove the straight through lanes on Haygood and Wishart. Drivers would be limited to either right or left turns. Drivers wanting to go straight across
would need to turn onto Independence and make a U-turn or cut through one of the neighborhoods. The most likely neighborhoods impacted are Witchduck and Aragona. Traffic cutting through any residential neighborhood is unacceptable and U-turns on Independence are not a solution. As of now we believe the best solution is to do
nothing – make no changes to the traffic flows at that intersection.
Attention graduating high school seniors. Our civic league offers a $1,000 scholarship to a high school graduate going on to higher education. The scholarship winner is selected based on academic achievements and community involvement. See the requirements and application form on our civic league website – www.LHGCL.org. The
deadline for submitting an application is April 30th. The scholarship committee will select the winning applicant and the scholarship will be awarded at the May civic league meeting. The scholarship is funded by the proceeds from our 50:50 raffles held at civic league meetings and special events, and by generous donations from residents.
We had not planned on having a spring community yard sale this year, but several residents asked that we reconsider that decision. At the March board meeting, it was decided to hold a community yard sale on Saturday, April 27th. The civic league will place an ad in the Virginian-Pilot and place signs at all neighborhood entrances. If you
plan to participate, please send me your address to be included in a list of sellers on our website. Send it to jeason913@verizon.net.
We have eight civic league meetings each year. Jack Molovinsky, our program director, works to find presentations on topics with widespread interest. The March civic league meeting had good attendance, and the presentation on container gardening was excellent. Our April civic league meeting will feature a presentation from Virginia
Beach Social Services on Foster Parenting. In May, we have scheduled a presentation on the Virginia Aquarium. Come early to enjoy refreshments and fellowship – and to get a good seat.
We would like to see every household be a civic league member. For a small annual household dues payment you can support your civic league by joining. No other action is required. While we like to see members participate in civic league meetings and special events, there is no obligation to do so. If you have not yet become a member, please consider doing so today. The application form is in this newsletter. I invite everyone to come to the April civic league meeting.
John Eason - President
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Last updated - April 28, 2024