CPRV Civic League Meeting 09JAN23 6:30 – 7:25 p.m.
President opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Speakers
Community Resource Officer, Norfolk PD – Charles Dreer
– Larcenies – still high from catalytic converters
– Lighting – noticed lighting is homey but allows for shadows, upgrade to brighter lights
– Questions –
– Catalytic converter theft – Is Norfolk PD doing anything about increase? Are there times for these? Throughout neighborhood or specific area? Is there any specific type of cars? How long? Street vs driveway? Anything being done about those selling them?
– Increased presence during Thurs – Sun 9 pm – 3 am – car on road. Highest time 7 pm – 5 am. Higher crime on Mayflower Rd. Appears to be whatever they can find. High end vehicles are getting hit most (Prius actually have less dirty/higher metal) and/or those with two (2) on them. Just take a few minutes. Street. They do have a squad investigating.
– Attempted carjacking with shots fired – were they going after specific delivery driver?
– In that they left car running yes but can’t comment on open investigation.
Councilwoman, Norfolk, City Council – Courtney Doyle
– Five (5) wards sworn in Dec 2022; with elections first time in Nov.
– Updates on utilities, public works, and transit – see power point/video.
– Questions –
– Doing anything about trash? Yes.
– Doing anything about recruiting more police? 3 vs 2 academies.
– Speed study – can results be provided and get recommendations?
– Requested presence at mall after theater.
– What happens if Norfolk Cares doesn’t respond? CC her.
Interim Director of Economic Development, City of Norfolk – Sean Washington – not present.
Owner, LeGrand Kitchen – Stephen Marsh – requesting conditional use permit, vote – approved.
Board Updates
Social – committee of four (4). events@cprv.net.
– Porchello – shoutout for organizer.
– January 16 – will go out on FB for RSVP – Yergo’s – upstairs for bagels.
Media – committee of five/six (5/6). media@cprv.net.
added Welcome to Meeting/closed caption/sections for Crime Prevention, etc.
MJ’s offered up four (4) gift certificates for those signed up for email. Two (2) winners notified tonight.
Crime Prevention – no additional comments.
Treasurer – report available. Treasurer@cprv.net.
Community Improvement – community@cprv.net.
– Cleanups coming – after cold months
– buffer cleanup/maintenance – Environmental rep will advertise.
– Crape Myrtle – February event
Secretary – secretary@cprv.net. Minutes to be adopted. Approved.
Membership – membership@cprv.net. New year – signup – $10 / $5 for seniors.
President – president@cprv.net;board@cprv.net.
Mention to Media for all the work. Board would love to hear ideas from you.
President closed the meeting at 7:25 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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