CPRV Civic League Meeting 08AUG22 6:30 – 7:22 p.m.
President started the meeting at 6:33 p.m.
President introduced two (2) speakers –
New Community Resource Officer, Officer Charles Dreer, 757-353-1268, or charles.dreer@norfolk.gov. Police Non-Emergency – 757-441-5610.
Generic Theater, Anne Odell, with an update on their efforts to move into area.
Secretary – no updates/no minutes.
VP – many community projects for the fall, if you want to volunteer please email community@cprv.net.
Media – working on
Treasurer –
Treasurer’s report – provided details of treasurer’s report.
Storage unit – if anyone has any civic league owned property, please contact any board member to move it into the new civic league storage unit.
Fielded question on Advertisers – some confusion over which ones and will be addressed at board mtg next week.
Social To be added for distro of social events, email – events@cprv.net
Kid’s bike ride
Paddle – first paddle of the season – this coming weekend – FB page
September – working with Kim Swecker on garden party
October – possible cleanup events
Grants – Infrastructure/safety events – if tied to school children, can put in for grants. For more information, see Bike Safe Routes to School.
Membership – few events coming up for adding members in the new year.
President –
Volunteer activities – plenty of activities if you want to volunteer, see newsletter.
Civic League support – if there is anything you would like the civic league’s support or assistance on, please reach out. We want to be that for the neighborhood.
President ended the meeting at 7:22 p.m.
It was “GAME ON” at the CPRV Community Meetup, at P I X E L S pints & bytes, Saturday, February 15th from 12pm to about 2pm. Neighbors enjoyed a variety of appetizers and refreshments & free game tokens, provided by the civic league’s social events committee and our hosts at Pixels. 👾🕹️
The CPRV Civic League’s Social Events Committee invites you to join them for an afternoon of games and nostalgia at @pixels.norfolk on Saturday, February 15th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm, in a reserved space on the 2nd floor. Neighbors of all ages are welcome! The Social Events Committee will provide light refreshments and game tokens will be provided, in part, by our gracious hosts at Pixels.
We were joined by Guest Speaker Amena Anderson, Bank On Coordinator with the City of Norfolk. Bank On Hampton Roads is a partnership of participating banks, credit unions, and community organizations across Hampton Roads designed to help you take control of your finances. LEARN MORE
Representatives from counsel to McDonald’s Corp. will also attend the Meeting to present their proposed site improvement plans, mainly including their drive-through, parking, and landscaping – see plan and renderings below.
Officer Brenton Blakeslee, our Community Resource Officer, who provided the latest crime report
We were also joined by a special surprise guest Councilwoman Courtney Doyle who shared updates about ATV issues, now being impounded and Sold or Disposed by Norfolk PD at their discretion, MetroNet internet is making progress with installation fulfilment and getting good feedback, reminded us about some new council members, and that the City Manager assured council members that our water treatment plants for Norfolk are partitioned and less prone to a situation such as the one Richmond recently experienced.
Find out about speakers for upcoming meetings, fall in love with February with Valentine’s day cards and local historical facts, events around town and much more!
Looking Back at Uneasy Times in Colonial Place & Riverview – A Tribute to Dr. Norman Pollock by Arlette Claflin and Pat Spriggs
The CPRV Civic League was contacted by counsel to McDonald’s Corp., which operates a restaurant at 4125 Granby Street, with a request to present plans for proposed work to their parking and drive-through.
Representatives from counsel to McDonald’s Corp. will attend the Feb 10th, 2025 CPRV Civic League General Members Meeting at 6:30 PM to present their proposed site improvement plans. The meeting will take place at Kingdom Embassy Ministries, 645 Mayflower Rd, Norfolk, VA 23508. All residents are welcome to attend.
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