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Volume 14, Issue 1 January / February 2017
Suburban Park - Granby Park - Glen Echo
Doors open
at 6 pm
Meeting starts
At 6:30
January
Feature speaker
Kim Charboneau
“Health and Well-ness in the new
year”
Suburban Park
Elementary School
From the outgoing President
Welcome to 2017!!!!!
We had a pretty busy 2016. We had our 4th
of July Parade and Picnic, Water Main work was com-
pleted on Virginian Dr, Hurricane Matthew, The Wards
Corner 10K, the Civic League leadership dramatically
changed and the newsletter changed from monthly to bi
-monthly format. We looked at a membership drive late
in the year but didn’t execute for a variety of reasons.
With all the things happening in the neighborhood and
world, now is the best time for you to become involved
with your civic league.
Please see the notes from the November
Civic League meeting on page 5.
The December Civic league meeting was
very enjoyable and pretty well attended. We enjoyed
good food, drinks and desserts while listening to the
Norfolk Collegiate Jazz Band. Officer Old reported that
there were not many incidents reported to the Police
prior to the meeting. We don’t have any minutes for
this meeting since it was mostly a party.It was a very
enjoyable time and if you didn’t attend, I recommend
you make sure it is on your schedule this year.
The most important thing that happened in
the December meeting was the election of Officers.
We have a full slate of officers reflected on page 2.
Please thank the outgoing officers listed below for their
service:
Kevin Janney
Dave Moeller
Diane Ruhl
Mary Ann Grogan
Susan Thornes
Ingo Heidbrink
Phil Cary
Susan Winstin
Each of these community members spent
some of their evenings and weekends working on pro-
jects for the Civic League. They were the spark that
makes things happen in the community. Volunteering
in your community is very rewarding and frequently you
gain much more from neighborhood friends than the
time you spend working for the Civic League.
It is important that you meet and get to know
your neighbors. Before cable, internet and Air Condi-
tioning, people would meet and do things. Sometimes
it was too hot to be inside and people would spend
evenings on their porch. Do you remember having a
fan in your room helping you cool off? I do.
We have a wonderful neighborhood to walk
around and quite a few nice people living here. The
easiest way to meet your neighbors is to walk around
or come to the Civic League Meeting. I hope you do a
little of both in the new year.. Dave Moeller
Inside this edition:
Pg 2—Meeting Agenda
Pg 3—Recycle Tips
Pg 4—Phone Numbers
Pg 5—November Meeting
minutes
Pg 6—Calendar, Dec
Meeting Highlights, &
Thole Street Median
Pg 7—Adopt–A-Spot
Pg 9—Parkdale Flood Miti-
gation Project
Pg 10—Membership Form
Please join us on Nextdoor Suburban Acres!
Nextdoor is the free and private social network just for Suburban Acres Civic League neighborhoods. On Nextdoor, neighbors can share crime and safety concerns, local events, recommendations, items for sale/free, ideas about how to make our neighborhood better, and more.
You can join at www.NextDoor.com. You can also sign up at www.CrimeMapping.com to receive e-mail notices of crime activities in our neighborhood that have been reported to the Norfolk Police Depart-ment. With both websites, you can keep track of events in and around our neighborhood. Suburban Hurricane Matthew reminder on Thole Street.
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How you can Help your Community: There are many ways to help keep our neighborhood a great and safe
place to live. It all starts with you, your opinions, and any time you
can donate. Some other ways to get involved include Adopt-A-Spot clean
-ups, EARNN Coordinator, Hospitality Committee, Meeting Committee
(scheduling speakers), party planner for social events, Parade Organiz-
er, School Liaison, Church Liaison, Neighborhood Watch Committee, and
Blog/Webmaster. Volunteers are always appreciated.
——————————————————————————————————————————————- Neighborhood Watch:
Did you know that we have a neighborhood watch? Are you
part of it? Every member of the civic league is part of the
neighborhood watch.
Crime is part of life in the big city. I wish it wasn’t
but crime has been around almost as long as achievement. As
citizens, we have the Police Emergency / Non-Emergency num-
ber, a Community Resource Officer (CRO) and a group of commu-
nity members keeping an eye on things. This system doesn’t
catch everything but it does work for many problems. With
enough interest, other options are possible.
Come out and talk with your neighbors at the civic
league meetings.
Meeting Agenda
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance / Welcome New Neighbors/ Welcome Guests
Community Resource Officer Report: Officer William (Bill) Old
Neighborhood Watch: Karen Mayne
Program: January—Kim Charboneau—Health and Wellness
February—Nicole Carry— 100th Anniversary of Norfolk Naval Station
- Norfolk Forward
Committee Reports
Meetings / Events -
Membership -
Neighborhood Liaison -
Treasurer—
Old Business—December /January Meeting Wrap-up.
New Business—
Announcements— Next Meeting February 13/ March 13
Remarks for the Good of the Order / 50/50 Raffle.
Adjournment
Future Meetings
January 09, 2017
February 13, 2017
March 13, 2017
April 10, 2017
May 08, 2017
June 12, 2017
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Suburban Acres Green
January 2017 – Recycling Updates from Keep Norfolk Beautiful
When you put out your blue recycling cart every two weeks (whether full or not), our neighborhood accumu-lates points towards an annual monetary award for the civic league from the City’s Keep Norfolk Beautiful (KNB) program. You can find our pick-up schedule for 2017 at: www.Norfolk.gov/KNB
CARTONS ARE NOW ACCEPTED IN THE BLUE CARTS! You can now recycle empty plasticized cardboard food and beverage cartons in your blue cart. These are described as “gable top” and “shelf sta-ble” such as milk, juice, broth and wine cartons. You may leave caps on but throw straws out. No need to flatten them – it’s best if they retain their shape to be properly sorted by the machinery that separates recy-cling materials.
WHAT NOT TO RECYCLE
Plastic Bags and Wraps – While these cannot go in the blue cart, they can and should be collected and returned to your grocery store where they can be properly recycled.
Liquids/Food Waste – Please empty and rinse out food and beverage containers before recycling them. Pizza boxes should not be recycled due to the grease and food that stick to the cardboard.
Styrofoam – Materials made out of polystyrene (Styrofoam) such as cups, packing materials and plastic “peanuts” must go into the green cart.
Yard Waste – These can be picked up by the City trash trucks by either placing yard debris in your green cart, or in clear (not black) trash bags on the curb. Bundled and tied sticks and small limbs will also be picked up on the curb on trash day. Larger amounts of yard waste and limbs must be called in for a special pickup at the Norfolk Cares Center, 757-664-6510.
Diapers – Disposable diapers are definitely not recyclable and should be disposed of in plastic bags in the green cart.
Cords/Hoses/Ropes – They are not recyclable and can really get tangled up in the machinery that sorts the materials – and can even jam or break the machinery.
You can reach Karen at 757-587-1287 or by e-mail at [email protected]
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Suburban Acres Civic League Officers
Robert (Rob) Lain, President 469-3685 [email protected] Louis (Louie) Gabriel, VP 587-5666 [email protected]
Diane Ruhl, Secretary 531-9121 [email protected]
Mary Ann Grogan, Treasurer
531-9121 [email protected]
Board of Directors
Peter (Pete) Bastinelli, 588-0388 [email protected]
Dolores (Lori) Cloud, 675-9996 [email protected]
Richard Drumwright, 870-2185 [email protected]
Karen Mayne, 587-1287 [email protected]
Newsletter Communications [email protected] Newsletter Advertising [email protected]
Community Resource Of-ficer—William T. Old, III william.oldiii@norf olk.gov 823-4433 390-0392 cell
Police (Non Emergency) 441-5610
Code Enforcement 664-6532
Norfolk Cares 664-6510
Watch-Coordinator - Karen Mayne, 587-1287 [email protected]
EARNN (Environmental Awards for Recycling in Norfolk Neigh-borhoods) Coordinator Susan Winston 288-9509 [email protected]
Military Family Coordinator Susan Thornes 617-1635 [email protected]
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Be involved in your community!
Suburban Acres Civic League Mission: The SACL will facilitate opportunities for neighbors
1) build relationships,
2) keep aware and engaged in matters impacting the 3) enhance community preparedness and security, and
4) develop a culture in which community youth learn (by example and participation) to be active and effective
Suburban Acres Civic League, Inc. 6555 Tidewater Drive #14, Norfolk, VA 23509
Purchase Local!
Be part of your Community!
Greater Wards Corner Task Force Meeting
Schedule
March 9 / June 8 / Sept 14 / Dec 14
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14 November 2016 Meeting called to order by Acting President Dave Moeller at 6:38 pm at Suburban Park Elementary. Pledge
of Allegiance said, Welcome to new visitors. It was a Great turnout (40+) for this meeting. Several new memberships and re-
newal memberships taken.
Community Resource Officer Report: (Officer Bill Old III)
There were 8 reported incidents in the past 2 months. 4 at Harris Teeter Shopping Center; One at Dentist office across the street
from Harris Teeter, where someone entered the back door and stole a wallet from an employee locker. There was also a rob-
bery from a delivery driver behind Harris teeter and two larcenies from Auto (200 Block Suburban Pkwy and 7000 E. Kenmore).
Last incident was on the 200 block of Forseth on Holloween. (entered through back patio window)
Please make sure you lock you homes (windows/doors) and lock your cars. Do not leave anything of value in plain sight in your
vehicles.
From SACL Members: There had been a suspicious report about a Male walking the neighborhood with a red backpack. Re-
ports say he was looking in homes as he walked by. He was approached by a neighbor and he said he lived in neighborhood and
walks everywhere.
With the Holidays upon us, please make sure you have arrangements for any packages being delivered to your home when you
are not home. Require a signature or have a neighbor pick it up or taken to you neighbors home.
As always if you see something suspicious please report it by calling the non-emergency number so the police can check them
out. The non-emergency number is 441-5610.
Neighborhood Watch: We can all help as a neighborhood watch. While your out for a walk or a walk with you dogs, be aware
of your surrounding and what’s happening in the neighborhood. Report anything out of the ordinary. Better safe then sorry.
Program Speakers:
Mandatory EARRN Presentation: Given by Susan Winston. She talked about the program, Adopt a spot, recycling perks and
how you can earn points (coupons and savings from are businesses) individually by placing your recycle cans out on the desig-
nated days.) Susan also mentioned the money we receive from the city for continuing to participate in Adopt a spot days, Great
American clean up as well as other events through out our neighborhood. We need more folks to volunteer and participate in
the events in order to collect our bonus money from the city. We can collect up to 900 dollars in one year from this program.
It’s this money the allows us to have our July 4th picnic, Holiday parties and extra snacks at the meetings. Please help us out!!!
New Business: Members talked about the Gunn Street closer for work on the road and personal residents expansion of proper-
ty. There was talk about new flood zone maps coming out and how can effect some residents in the neighborhood. (*can peti-
tion Fema for more accurate surveys)
In January, we will have a new President and Vice President. (More to come) Secretary (Diane Ruhl) and Treasurer (Mary Ann
Grogan) will be staying on for one more year. If anyone is interested in either of these positions or board member positions
please let us know.
Old Business:
Refreshments-help still needed for several months this year. Stop by membership table to sign up. You will be reimbursed
to up to $30.00. We need someone to provide for November.
Next Door social media program is online. If interested in signing up, talk to Karen Mayne at the next meeting.
Don’t forget to bring your box tops and old printer cartridges for Suburban Park Elementary.
Treasurer Report: Given by Mary Ann Grogan. As of 31 October, we have $ 1,107.97 in our SACL account. We collected mem-
bers dues and paid out for our meeting snacks and newsletters.
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Announcements and Dates for Events:
03 December 2016 – Wards Corner 10K run/walk
12 December – Suburban Acres Civic League Meeting/Holiday Party at Suburban
Park Elementary. Doors open at 6pm. We will have lots of food, desserts, drinks and
Music. Come dressed for the holidays and enjoy a night with your neighbors.
Crock Pot cook-off held tonight! Winners were: (Must admit, all were delicious!!)
Thank you to everyone who participated!!!
First Place: Susan Winstin (Won a Wine gift basket)
Second Place: Joan Wilson (gift cards)
Third Place: (The Leesbergs) (Gift cards)
Raffle: (tickets given to all who attended meeting) A few donated gifts were given
out.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm
January 1 to Feb 5—American West
@ Chrysler Museum.
January 1 to Jan 16—MacArthur on Ice
January 9—Civic League Meeting January 13 to Feb 5—The Farnsworth Invention @ Little Theater of Norfolk
January 13—Norfolk Arts Transit Gallery
Opening - HRT Building—4pm—6pm
January 14- Jamin Jamz Fruit and Nut
tree Adoption Event—Ernie Morgan Envi-
ronmental Action Center—10AM—2PM
January 14—2nd Annual NOMARAMA
Slider Burger Competition - O’Connor
Brewing Company 2pm—7pm
January 16—Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20- Pucks and Paws
Norfolk Scope Arena—7:30PM
Feb 5—SUPERBOWL!
Feb 13—Civic League Meeting
Look for the next Adopt-A-Spot in March.
HIGHLIGHTS: 1. Good food and conversation. 2. Officer Old provided
a short Crime Report. 3. We elected new Officers by affirmation. 4.
We enjoyed the Norfolk Collegiate Jazz Band playing Holiday Tunes.
Look for the next
Adopt-A-Spot
in March!
Thole Street Medians
The civic league is in contact with the landscaping division of the City of Norfolk
regarding maintenance of the medians in front of Tinee Giant. The City is consider-
ing conversion of the landscaping to grass for ease of maintenance, which has been
very inconsistent over the past few years. The civic league does not support grassed
medians and would like the City to maintain a nicely landscaped entrance into our
community.
Discussions are continuing.
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November 12
Adopt-A-Spot - A few of us came out
to the Tinee Giant. We worked
for about an hour and came up
with 3 bags of garbage. We did-
n’t get to our other clean-up spot
but we still had a good time and
made the Neighborhood nicer.
Look for the next opportunity in
March.
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Parkdale Flood Mitigation Project
The City of Norfolk is scheduled to begin construction in January on the flood mitigation project on the section of “Parkdale ditch”
between Virginian Drive and Suburban Parkway. This project will restore more of a natural channel and wetland vegetation to this
channelized creek, which is a headwater of the Lafayette River. The goal is to improve water flow and reduce flooding of the back-
yards of the properties on Parkdale Drive during heavy rains.
Update—Things are happening pretty quickly on this project so
drive by soon to see the changes.
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urban Acres Civic League.
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SUBURBAN ACRES CIVIC LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP FORM 2017
___________________________________________________________________________
Name (Please print . For Family Membership, list head of household and all eligible voting members)
___________________________________________________________________________
Street Address
___________________________________________________________________________
E-mail Phone
Please make check payable to Suburban Acres Civic League. Bring to the next meeting or mail this form to Mary Ann Grogan, Treasurer, Suburban Acres Civic League, INC.
6555 Tidewater Drive #14, Norfolk, VA 23509. And thank you for your support!
Family $ 10.00 Individual $ 5.00