Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thanks to a neighbor for scouring the Internet to find the City of Newport News fiscal year 2011 budget. City officials in Newport News have kept their vision for its citizens and tourists. They successfully run Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run. The fund breaks even as best as I can read this. CLICK on the images twice to enlarge.Filed Under: Technology 3 Comments
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
There is still time to register for the Virginia Statewide Neighborhood Conference at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center September 23 through the 25. The last planning session was held Tuesday evening at Jerusalem Baptist Church. Bev Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the Virginia Museum of Transportation is corralling the buses to take participants from all [...]
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Have you ever received those solicitations that tell you to prepare for your retirement, financial planning, advice on wills and power of attorney, long-term care and offers of prepaid burial plans. They have pictures of “happy smiling seniors” being coddled by gentle caregivers and beautiful flowered views of a cemetary. <laughing so hard I can barely [...]
Monday, August 30, 2010
A quick chronological recap of the Countryside Golf Course debacle that actually began as early as 2002 with a study conducted by The Lawrence Group. In October 2002 then city manager Darlene Burcham corresponds with Ed hall who advises her to make sure that the 40-year lease of the airport authority is not renewed (fairways [...]
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
National Night Out is an event designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness while strengthening neighborhoods and fostering police-community partnerships. Neighborhoods all over Roanoke City hosted events Tuesday night by turning on their porch lights and dishing out full-blown all-you-can-eat buffets. Gruff the crime dog made his rounds followed by police and Fire/EMS crews [...]
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Friday, July 30, 2010
The pool served the children of the county before annexation brought them into the city in the early 70s. The parents and children of northwest city would gather at the pool on hot days in their usual neighborly communal fashion through the 80s and 90s. All that changed when the pool closed in 2003 and [...]
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Many of the area neighbors including myself have attended all the meetings with Planning Department Staff over the last several weeks. Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at William Fleming is the last community input meeting. What to do with Countryside Golf Course is the topic. Monday evening’s meeting at the Miller Court neighborhood (Dan Hale [...]
Monday, June 28, 2010
On Friday June 25, The Roanoke Times editorial board proclaimed that Countryside is a lost cause. Writing about the recent news that the bid for the Market building renovation came in well under budget, the RT said, “There is no bad news — unless those hankering for the city to reopen Countryside Golf Course attempt [...]
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
UPDATE: Letter Southeast Action Forum (SEAF) gave to city council and city administration. There were no qualms with the sale of the historic 1850 Buena Vista home in Southeast Roanoke Monday evening. Council’s vote was unanimous. There were some questions about the three acres that go with it. Access to the rest of the 12.7-acre [...]
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Linwood Caldwell, 75 has been mowing around Countryside Golf Course for 55 years. Caldwell today began mowing the 12th fairway planning to bail the hay tomorrow morning barring any precipitation. He and his brother now deceased have worked the golf course property and the once airport property for hay to store in his barn. He [...]
Thursday, June 17, 2010
In January 2010 PFM Group consultants and advisers to the city on financial matters told city council the 10% self-imposed debt ceiling breach would lower the city’s bond rating. The Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for 2011 included the issuance of bonds for renovation of the Market building $5,561,925 and repairs to Countryside Golf at $1.5 [...]
Friday, June 11, 2010
School board members Jason Bingham and Todd Putney were absent from Thursday night’s public input meeting on closing Huff Lane Intermediate School. Chairman David Carson, Lori Vaught, Suzanne Moore, Mae Huff and outgoing member Courtney Penn voted to close it. The public meeting was held in the James Breckinridge Middle school cafeteria. Council member Anita [...]
Thursday, June 10, 2010
School board members Jason Bingham and Todd Putney were absent from Thursday nights public input meeting on closing Huff Lane Intermediate school. Chairman David Carson, Lori Vaught, Suzanne Moore, Mae Huff and outgoing member Courtney Penn voted to close Huff Lane School. The public meeting was held at James Breckinridge Middle school cafeteria to accommodate [...]
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The last council meeting on June 21 is looking like a late night for the outgoing council members Gwen Mason and Rupert Cutler. Four hanging chads are yet to be decided before Ray Ferris, Bill Bestpitch and incumbent Dave Trinkle take office July 1. Public hearings for the 7:00 p.m. meeting on June 21 include: [...]
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Roanoke Neighborhood organizations attending NUSA this year are in for a treat. Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) and the City of Little Rock, AR are pleased to announce that President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at NUSA’s “Neighborhood of the Year” Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Little Rock, AR. President Clinton will [...]
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