A Shamatha (Calm Abiding) Meditation and Chanting Meditation Session will be held on Saturday, May 13th, from noon to 2 pm at the Free-Style Yoga Studio, 21194 N. Bayside Rd., Cheriton VA. Please RSVP to Nicki Tiffany, 585-313-7582.
Archives for April 2017
Torpedo Junction: The U-Boat War in our Coastal Waters, May 5th
Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has scheduled a seminar, “Torpedo Junction: The U-Boat War in our Coastal Waters.” The free 90-minute seminar will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5 in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford Hwy, Melfa, VA 23410.
Jack Cranford will describe the events of 1942, when 100s of ships were sunk by U-Boats off of the East Coast, and the steps eventually taken to stop the carnage.
Cranford is a retired Virginia Tech professor, and an active Vice Division Commander of USCG Auxiliary Division 12 of the Eastern Shore.
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: Achievable Steps to Reverse Global Warming with the Power of Nature
Achievable Steps to Reverse Global Warming with the Power of Nature – If burning fossil fuels stopped tomorrow, the planet would still face catastrophic climate change. Measures to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and other measures to cool the planet are critical. This conference will lay out a broad vision to achieve this through accelerating the restoration of ecosystems, building healthy soils and harnessing water cycles. Specific actions will be highlighted that also provide co-benefits and cost-savings for farmers and food consumers, as well as improving water quality in urban, suburban and rural settings.
Conference Details:
Who: Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
What: Scenario 300: Making Climate Cool! Conference
Where: Offices of Steptoe & Johnson LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036-1795
When: Sunday, April 30, 2017, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (day after the People’s Climate March)
About Biodiversity for a Livable Climate:
A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes the power of the natural world to stabilize the climate and to restore biodiversity to ecosystems worldwide through education, policy and outreach. Collaborating with organizations around the globe, we advocate for the restoration of soil, and of grassland, forest, wetland, coastal and ocean ecosystems–along with the associated carbon, water and nutrient cycles – to draw down excess atmospheric greenhouse gases, cool the biosphere, and reverse global warming, for the benefit of all people and all life on earth.
NOAA 2016 Oyster Restoration Updates
NOAA Press Release -The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which guides the work of the Chesapeake Bay Program, calls for state and federal partners to “restore native oyster habitat and populations in 10 Bay tributaries by 2025, and ensure their protection.”
To coordinate planning efforts to achieve this outcome, in Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team convened three oyster restoration workgroups—one each for the Lafayette, Piankatank, and Lynnhaven rivers. These workgroups plan and coordinate large-scale oyster restoration in each tributary. Each is working to develop an oyster restoration plan to describe how the tributaries will be restored and monitored, consistent with standards described in the
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Metrics report. On behalf of each workgroup, NOAA maintains GIS geodatabases with relevant data on each tributary, available here.
In addition to the Lafayette, Piankatank, and Lynnhaven rivers, two other tributaries (Great Wicomico and lower York rivers) have been preliminarily selected for largescale restoration in Virginia. An overview of Bay-wide progress toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement oyster outcome is available at here. An overview of Maryland progress toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement oyster outcome is available here.
Town Approves Resolutions to Reduce Speeds on Stone Road and near Bay Creek
Cape Charles Town Council approved resolutions to engage VDOT to reduce the speed limits to 25-mph on a section of Route 184/ Stone Road, and from the ‘Hump” just past the Bay Creek entrance.
At the March 23, 2017 Town Council Work Session, Mr. Chris Marshall, co-owner of the Cape Charles Brewing Company asked town council to support their request to VDOT to extend the 25-mph speed limit area to the eastern side of their building on Route 184. The Cape Charles Brewing Company would be located just where the speed limit leaving town goes from 25-mph to 40-mph and then to 55-mph. Coming into town the speed limit is 55-mph, dropping to 40-mph at the brewing facility property.
CC Brewing is expected to attract large numbers, including residents, tourists and visitors, as well as deliveries from suppliers and distributors. The owners argued the reduction in speed limit would more safely accommodate the staff and customers and allow motorists to more easily and safely travel on Stone Road.
The speed limit on Route 642 (Old Cape Charles Road) had been dropped from 55 to 35-mph. While this has made the area near the Bay Creek entrance safer, it has not done enough for allowing golf carts to pass safely to the harbor or historic district.
The construction of the new road on Route 642 has destroyed the cart path that had been used by Bay Creek residents. At the March 23, 2017 Town Council Work Session, public comment was received requesting the town’s support to request a speed limit reduction from the hump to the east side of the Bay Creek entrance on Route 642 as a way to make golf cart travel safer.
Town Approves Application for Strawberry Street Pedestrian Mall
On Tuesday April 11, 2017, the Harbor Area Review Board approved an application by the Town of Cape Charles to install pavers and landscaping at the site of the Strawberry Street Plaza pedestrian mall. The lot is owned by the town. The town has previously entered into a two-party agreement with developer Patrick Hand for the project’s development and landscaping. As part of the approval, The Board recommended the grey colored pavers as the preferred paver option.
At the April 20th Regular Meeting, the town council approved its own application for the pedestrian plaza, clearing the way for construction and landscaping to begin.
Northampton Sophomore Forest Flynn Breaks State Record in Pole Vault
Northampton Sophomore Forest Flynn has broken his personal best in pole vault and now holds the Virginia State record in Division IA at 12 feet. Flynn broke the record at a meet held at Stephen Decatur. Flynn also competes in the 400 meter and 2 mile distances. One of Forest’s goals is to beat his father’s best of 13’3″.
“Forest is really self-motivated. Last season, he had to miss the state finals, and he felt like he could have won,” said his father, and coach Terry Flynn. “Now, he’ll see some workout or routine on the internet, and just go right into it. He does hundreds of push-ups and sit-ups every day…he has the work ethic, so that makes it easy for me…I can just work on technique.”
Budget: ES Public Library Makes Case to BoS for More Funding from County
Cara Burton of the Eastern Shore Public Library addressed the Northampton County Board of Supervisors, making the case that the library system needs more funding. Burton noted that new technology has led to a decrease in fines and copier income. While the library leverages technology to provide better customer service by alerting patrons of upcoming due dates on borrowed items, that results in less fine income. While the fax service continues to provide revenue, the use of computers has hurt photocopy service fees. Burton provided the following slides detailing the state of the library system:
Erin Harvey creates Cinematography Website
Cinematographer Erin Harvey, who makes his home in Cape Charles has recently released a new website which chronicles his award-winning career. Harvey’s work has included shooting for National Geographic Television, The Discovery Channel, The Smithsonian Channel, and PBS, filming stories across six continents.
Erin’s website can be found here.
Horror Show at 207 Mason Avenue
The proposed yogurt shop at 207 Mason has been a thorn in the side of the town for several years. The original special use permit to build apartments above the commercially zoned storefront expired in late 2015, and the town had to approve a second one on January 21, 2016. Over the years, the building official has had to work with the property owner on numerous building code issues. Due to the deteriorating nature of the structure, the town requested that the property owner bring in a structural engineer to conduct an evaluation of 207. The report, received this month, indicated the building is in dire condition, and that demolition may be required in some areas.
The general condition of the roof is reported to be fair, however several supporting roof members have suffered water damage due to water leaks and will need to be replaced. The storefront construction also has some water damage at the base of the walls.
The new construction at the rear of the building was not built in compliance with the structural drawings and will need be brought up to code or be demolished.
Looking through glass, you can see that the remaining part of the building is open to the elements. According to the report, the rear of the building needs to be brought into compliance and closed off to prevent further deterioration by exposure to the elements.
At the April 20th Town Council Regular Meeting, council voted to revoke the special use permit. This does not prevent the owner from pursuing by-right commercial development on the first floor.
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