Whether or not residents of Cape Charles will be able to use those detached structures in their backyards for rental income is still being worked by the Planning Commission. Trying to create some form of governance relative to room and bedroom sizes, as well as rental options, is still in the creation process. According to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, accessory dwellings could be used to “promote compatible infill development and renovation within established neighborhoods, and promote accessory dwelling units to add diversity of housing types, while maintaining the neighborhood character and providing affordable housing options”.
Archives for 2015
FISHING: Captain Frank Borowicz lands 277 lb. Tuna off Chincoteague
Captain Frank Borowicz, Ribb Borowicz and Martin Koerner aboard the Aquaholic landed a 277 pound bigeye tuna August 29th. The catch was made in the Washington Canyon using a 30W reel. It took the crew 2.5 hours to finally boat the fish. The crew of Aquaholic also caught 37 dolphin during the outing.
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ANDY ZAHN: Back to school tips from THE MATH MAN
As you return to school keep a few truths in mind. You need to have a good attitude toward education, You have to make the effort to learn. The teachers and the school can’t learn for you, they can only teach, show and explain.
You need to come to school each day with everything you need such as your books, note book, pens and pencils, completed assignments, lunch or lunch money and computer if required. Be on time and pay attention in class and TO THE TEACHER. Read the material you are studying. Study the material. Ask questions. Put the ideas on paper and see how it all fits together. See how something new is like something you already know and how it’s different. A lot of times you need only remember the one idea such as horizontal. When you know it’s name is because of the horizon then vertical is the other way; up and down. Memorize rules and later, on an SAT you have the rules to fall back on.
Algae Bloom Sweeping Across Chesapeake Bay is the Largest in Years
Science World Report by Catherine Griffin – The researchers actually collected water samples near the mouth of the York River on Aug. 17. These samples contained up to 200,000 algal cells per millimeter, which is the densest concentration seen in nearly 10 years of field sampling.
The current blooms are dominated by a single-celled protozoan, called Alexandrium monilatum, which is an algal species known to release toxins that are harmful to other marine life, particularly larval shellfish and finfish.
“This is new and important information, as we have never appreciated that Alexandrium extends so far into the mainstem of the Bay or so far up the York River,” said Wolfgang Vogelbein, one of the researchers, in a news release. “The main body of the bloom is several miles off shore, and thus wasn’t appreciated prior to the recent flyovers.”
The algae that primarily makes up these blooms is one of several species of harmful algae that are of emerging concern in Chesapeake Bay. It was first detected in Bay waters in 2007. Since then, it seems to have spread.
Monitoring this algae is important when it comes to understanding the health of Chesapeake Bay. By understanding how large the bloom is, researchers can compare it to other years and see what conditions may have led to it. This, in turn, may help scientists ward against these conditions in the future.
MARY MILLER: Please keep Industrial Chicken Farms up there
Editor’s Note: Mary Miller’s letter is in response to an ES News editorial supporting the spread of industrial farming.
Your editorial about the poultry industry seems to leave out one part of Delmarva—Northampton County, Va. Poultry farms, industrial chicken houses, processing plants?? They’re NOT this county’s industry. We have aquaculture—record breaking production, world class hatcheries, and bottom leases dependent on clean, non-manure polluted water. We have tourism—fastest growing numbers in the state some years. We have food crop agriculture, field crops, organic farms and vineyards, and a growing horticulture industry. We try to protect the industries we have—and we’re asking our Supervisors to continue that protection. We don’t do industrial poultry.
FOOTBALL: Northampton loses close contest to Mathews
Tyler Handwerk and the Northampton Yellow Jackets had another great game this Friday, losing a squeaker to non-conference rival Mathews.
Even with the loss, the Jackets have shown that Northampton Football is back, and a force to be reckoned with.
The Yellow Jackets lost to the Mathews Blue Devils by a score of 14-8. Intrepid photographer Chris Glennon was on hand to capture the action.
LETTER: Increased CAFOs will harm fragile groundwater supply
Editor’s Note: This letter was submitted into record by C. Chris Chandler as part of public comment during Monday’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting.
I would like to submit a few words for public record and as I am unable to attend I would like this letter to be read into the minutes. My name is Charles Christian Chandler. My family on my father’s side goes back eleven generations in Accomack County starting in 1660. I was born and raised on the Eastern Shore for nearly thirty years. I presently reside in Norfolk. I have been employed in the field of Civil Engineering for almost thirty years. I currently work for the City of Norfolk Public Works in the planning and design department, serving Architectural, Civil Site, Structural, Storm Water maintenance and run off and Transportation in the capacity of technical and research support. I am very familiar with Tidewater zoning criteria, setback ordinances and wetland mitigation. I understand the purpose of the Chesapeake Bay Protection Act and Best Management Practices and about how they work together. Since my time is limited I will have to be brief. I will have to trust that you folks have done your homework and know what an AFO (Animal Feeding Operation) and a CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) is and the difference between them.
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Channel dredging to start mid-September
Dredging start date will be more like mid-September than early September, so after the Labor day holiday; the dredge pipeline is still scheduled to be placed above ground cutting off pathway access between the harbor and Mason Avenue, but other options including burial are still being considered; USACE advises all questions and requests for public information go through the public information officer not the project manager.
The harbormaster and Planner are working on an informational flyer for the boaters, which should be ready next week.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Class offered at ESCC
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is accepting applications for its Eastern Shore adult education course, VoiCeS (Volunteers as Chesapeake
Stewards), which runs from Sept. 22 to Nov. 17.
CBF created the VoiCeS program in 2004 as a way to reach out to local volunteers and their communities and create a deeper understanding of the Bay and the efforts to restore it. This professionally-taught, two-part program, meet weekly for eight weeks and includes field trips and participant-led community projects. Participants learn about the Bay’s biology, its problems and issues, and how volunteers and their communities can help Bay restoration.
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LETTER: Liberal Government does not enforce its own laws
In Megyn Kelly’s Fox News report about the tragic event in Roanoke, where a news reporter and her cameraman were shot and killed, toward the end of the hour she had a liberal from Obama’s W H, as well as a lady who supports the 2nd Amendment. Of course, the liberal wants more gun control as if one more law on top of the 23,000 already on the books will keep felons and nut cases from obtaining guns. The killer yesterday passed the great background check in VA as did the mad man at VPI. Besides yesterday’s sad event the last two notorious murders were done by people who passed the background check due to bad record keeping by the FBI. Following the murder of the pretty woman in San Francisco immediately a liberal on TV called for more gun control. What good are gun laws when deportees are permitted to keep returning and then steal a service weapon from a real estate agent (BLM agent) left in a parked car? The lady last night put her finger on the problem and I have tried to lie this out for my elected “representatives” but they really don’t have the time to protect the public. The crux of the matter is that the laws are not being enforced.
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