We’re heading into the peak time for the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Do you know your property’s flood risk? The city’s Flood Risk Learning Center is an interactive website that shows personalized flood risk depicted on a photo of your property, rather than on a map:
See potential flood levels pictorially on that property
Receive customized interpretations of flood risk and steps to mitigate flood impacts or lower your insurance premiums
Whether you rent or own, make sure you’re covered! New flood insurance policies typically take 30 days to go into effect. Purchase now so you can be covered before a storm hits. Find out more plus additional resources, including Know Your Zone, at www.norfolk.gov/flooding.
Be sure to follow Facebook and Twitter for more information, tools and resources. Visit www.norfolk.gov/alert to sign up for Norfolk Alert to get the latest information on city operations in the event of a storm.
Granby Street Bridge is under rehabilitation to repair vital structural components and extend the useable life of the Granby Street Bridge over the Lafayette River.
August 2 – 5: Llewellyn Avenue will be closed from Granby Street to Connecticut Avenue.
Off-duty police and flaggers may assist with traffic.
Motorists should expect alternating lane closures and intermittent traffic stoppages.
Motorists should expect delays during peak traffic hours.
Alternating lane closures and traffic shifts will remain in place 24/7.
The bike lane remains closed until end of the project.
Construction completion is anticipated in late 2022.
The City of Norfolk is making improvements to the Northbound Hampton Boulevard Bridge. This rehabilitation project will repair major structural components and protect the bridge from deterioration. Construction is set to begin Monday, July 11. See PDF file for details.
Parents! Children 6 months and older are now eligible to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Stop by the Military Circle Mall (MCM) clinic at 880 N. Military Highway. NO APPOINTMENT REQUIRED. The walk-in only clinic is open on Tuesdays 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. All vaccinations are FREE.
COVID-19 vaccinations (6 months to 5 years old) are also offered at the Norfolk Health Department on Thursdays and Fridays. Call 757-683-2735 to schedule an appointment.
Thank you to all of our neighbors who came out for our recent ice cream social at the North Shore Playground. We hope to have more events like this in the future, so keep your eyes peeled and ears tuned for more details!
For our June 20th meeting, we are planning to forgo the actual meeting and invite all of our neighbors in Wards Corner to an informal ice cream social at the North Shore Playground honoring first responders. The event will start at our normal meeting time, 6:30pm. We should have plenty of daylight to work with that evening.
Parks & Recreation and Norfolk Public Library recently hosted virtual and in-person public input meetings for an enhanced Norfolk Fitness & Wellness Center with a library component. Check out the findings! The March 24 in-person public meeting can be viewed here.
The Norfolk Public Library’s mission is to provide equal opportunity access to information, high quality book and multimedia materials, programs, exhibits, and on-line resources to meet the needs of our diverse community for life-long learning, cultural enrichment, and intellectual stimulation. To fulfill its mission, the Library employs a knowledgeable, well-trained staff committed to excellent service and civility. The Strategic Directions are a list of ways that the Library seeks to fulfill its mission.
Wards Corner Civic League 