Going back to fiscal year 2011, the Town of Cape Charles has maintained a $500,000 Line of Credit for working capital. Town Council has the responsibility and approves all disbursements.

Treasurer Debra Pocock noted that the town has never had to use the line of credit, and that it acts more as an emergency safety net.

As of this month, Xenith (formally Shore) Bank has approved the renewal of the Town’s line of credit with the following terms and conditions.

1. $500,000; Unsecured.
2. Renewal fee and document fee have been waived. Liens, suits & judgements search fee of
$26 will be charged.
3. Variable interest rate at prime plus 0.5%, with a floor of 3.75% (no changes.)
4. Repayment on monthly basis; maintain a zero balance for a period of no less than 30
consecutive days during each 12 month period.
5. Annual review by Xenith Bank.
6. No prepayment penalty.

At the Regular Meeting, Town Council voted unanimously to approve the line of credit and conditions.

Open lots continue to be purchased, and new construction continues its upward trend in the Cape Charles Historic District. This week, the Historic District Review Board met to review two more applications for Certificates of Appropriateness for new construction.

723 Tazewell

An application has been received for a Certificate of Appropriateness for new construction of a single-family residential dwelling at 723 Tazewell. The new home will be built on a 5300 square foot lot. Construction is a two-story dwelling of approximately two-thousand two-hundred and seventy-six (2,276) square feet. The proposed surface is 5 inch vinyl siding. The roofing material throughout the building is thirty (30) year architectural shingles.

723 Tazewell Ave

400 Madison

An application has been received for a Certificate of Appropriateness from the property owner for new construction of a single-family residential dwelling at the above location. To date the lot does not have a street address and was a town-owned undeveloped parcel until recently. This is a two-story dwelling of approximately two thousand one-hundred and fifty (2,150) square feet. The building cladding is cement-based plank siding. The roofing material throughout the building is metal. The applicant has presented a complete application with proposed building elevations and notations.

430 Madison

It was a quiet month for the CCPD. There were no reported arrests, only 14 traffic summons. The total calls for service in town was 75, and the CCPD aided the county sheriff 18 times.

Traffic Summons
1. No state inspection
2. Speeding 44/25 zone
3. Speeding 40/25 zone
4. Speeding 47/25 zone
5. Speeding 44/25 zone
6. Speeding 47/25 zone
7. Speeding 40/25 zone
8. Speeding 46/25 zone
9. Speeding 42/25 zone
10. Speeding 44/25 zone
11. Speeding 43/25 zone
12. Speeding 42/25 zone
13. Speeding 44/25 zone
14. No insurance

Mike Rabdau (Photo Jane McKinley)

MIKE RABDAU has been drawn to the community of Cape Charles for over 20 years when he first began visiting his sister-in-law, Ann Hayward Walker, a long-time resident. His initial reaction was “no way!” but, as he watched the town transform from dilapidated neglect to a lovely tranquil community, he grew more and more interested.

Mike moved into his new home at 128 Peach Street at the end of August. Having been born and raised in Tacoma, WA, Mike has lived in New York, Boston, Richmond, DC and Snug Harbor, MD. A graduate of VCU, Mike recently retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs where he worked as a liaison for the last 16 years.

The father of three girls, he has watched them grow into exciting young women. One of his daughters, Kyber, was a partner in the JumJum summer food truck that some of us will recall from the tiki-bar deck on Mason Ave. Mike’s interests include tennis (taken up again as a once-a-week routine), golf, bike riding, painting, drawing and writing. Let’s all keep our eyes out around town for Mike who, it’s reported, was spotted flatfooting recently at the Lemon Tree Gallery. Who knows where this will lead!

Welcome to our town, Mike, which is now yours to enjoy every day – not just as a get-away destination.

Sunset Beach Resort presents the annual Brew’N’ Que September 30th. Live Entertainment, Brew, BBQ, Oyster, Clams, and more from 12PM-4PM.

The event is in support of The Ability Center of Virginia, and all proceeds benefit children and adults with disabilities in our community.

Tickets can be purchased at : https://covatix.com/events/4th-annual-brew-n-que-oysters-to

For more info, go to: http://www.abilitycenterva.org/brew-n-que–oysters-too.html or contact Michelle Majority-Prendergast at michelle@abilitycenterva.org.

(Exmore) Exmore’s merchants would like to give a hearty and sincere bow to the town’s government and its employees for their professional coordination in making the September 16th Town Wide Yard Sale a resounding success. Over 2,500 people and hundreds of sellers flocked to the town on another spectacular and fun day. There is no question that the festival would not have been possible without the help from the town’s clerical staff and the Exmore Police and Public Works department. It is this perfect storm of dedicated employees along with
Exmore’s Mayor and Council and Town Manager Robert Duer that has breathed new life into this fantastic town and the business district is reaping the benefits of those efforts.

The new Dollar Tree joins with the new Family Dollar, both on the Exmore stretch of Route 13, in beating all expectations of growth and revenue and the packed parking lots bear proof of that vibrancy. Our two hotels, the Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn top the industry standard in occupancy rates, and our four restaurants are enjoying similar success. In town, the Yellow Duck has been sold and exciting plans are on the drawing board, and a developer has snapped up the old People’s Trust Building on the corner of Bank and Main…with another set of blistering and head-turning blueprints being penned as we write. [Read more…]