Wards Corner Civic League

As of June 8th, the outdoor pool at the NFWC is open several days a week.

Information posted on the city website: https://www.norfolk.gov/5396/PoolsSplash-Pads

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The Wards Corner Civic League is hosting a short neighborhood parade this year. There are plans to have a fire truck, ice cream truck, and water bottles for attendees. This parade is by neighbors, for neighbors. So if you or your children would like to walk, bike, stroll, scoot, or wagon ride in it, please dress in patriotic colors and meet at North Shore Playground by 9:30am!

We hope you can join us for the fun!

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Join with other Norfolk residents as we celebrate the National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA) Family Health & Fitness Day, promoting the importance of keeping our communities healthy and active. Come share this experience with fitness, fun, prizes, and other activities for all ages!

The Norfolk Fitness & Wellness Center is located at 7300 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23505.

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The 2024 Resident survey is designed to gather resident feedback on City programs, services and quality of life.

The resident sampling group selected by ETC Institute, one of the nation’s leading firms in the field of local government research, via mail and online, have received an invitation and instructional letter in the mail along with the survey and a postage prepaid envelope to return the completed survey. The letter also included a link to complete the survey online, if preferred. Residents who have received the survey were asked to take the time to answer every question. This input will influence decisions made about the future of the City of Norfolk.

With all invitations received, the survey is now open for all residents. The survey is available at Norfolk Public Libraries and online.

All survey data is compiled and analyzed by ETC Institute through the end of year. They will present findings to City leadership in late 2024. All individual responses to the survey are kept by ETC Institute to ensure confidentiality.

For additional information, visit www.norfolk.gov/ResidentSurvey.

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City staff are hosting open houses for the visioning of Norfolk for 2050. These open houses will take place toward the end of this month into early June. See the below flyer for details.

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For our June meeting, we are planning to once again forgo the actual meeting and invite all of our neighbors in Wards Corner to an informal ice cream social at the North Shore Playground. The event will start at our normal meeting time, 6:30pm. We should have plenty of daylight to work with that evening.

We hope you can join us for the fun!

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Update from city’s project manager:

• Work on Little Creek is scheduled to start early April 2024.
• Current traffic control to remain in place to avoid the city sewer bypass line.
• Traffic control will be modified when construction starts, due to obstacles that include existing power lines and depth of the sewer.
• One lane east and one lane west shall remain open during construction. 
• Estimated completion ins August 2024 (due to the large roadway restoration in Little Creek Rd involving concrete replacement).
• A project bulletin will be sent out shortly with corresponding city contact information, schedule, and details as similarly stated above.

Also, an update for Wards Corner PS 150 Phase 7:

• Work progressing east along Warren Street towards Granby Street.
• Newport Avenue traffic is open fully, water and sewer complete. Small concrete/pavement restoration will occur for a few days in the near future at intersection of Newport & Warren at a later time/date.     
• Work remains ahead of schedule and is anticipated to be complete by the end of the year 2024.

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As of Sunday, March 17, the existing I-64 Norfolk Reversible Express Lanes transition to continuous high-occupancy tolling full-time, extending the benefits of improved travel-time reliability and additional congestion management through 21 miles of I-64, with the opening of the adjacent 24-hour Chesapeake Express Lanes Segment, from the I-664/I-264 Bowers Hill interchange to the I-264 interchange and Reversible Express Lanes in Norfolk.

While the new full-time high-occupancy tolling operations in the Norfolk Reversible Express Lanes differ from the previous operations during weekday peak-travel periods, the option for all drivers to continue using the free general-purpose lanes remain the same.

See this flyer announcing the new hours, how to get an E-ZPass, and how toll prices are determined. In addition, there is also information on the Hampton Roads Express Lanes Norfolk Segments that are under construction and in-design.

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The City of Norfolk invites you to learn about the City’s strategy to address flooding. Norfolk is leading the charge as a resilient city of the future with comprehensive plans to reduce the risks from all types of flooding.

At the open houses, you’ll be able to see informative displays, talk with City representatives about how flooding affects you, get specific information related to your neighborhood and learn what you can do to reduce the impacts of flooding.

The Open Houses will provide information on:

• Understanding flood risk
• Nature-based solutions
• Coastal Storm Risk Management project
• Stormwater improvements
• Emergency preparedness
• Tips to protect your property

The open houses will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at each location.

• Thursday, March 14: STEM Academy at Campostella, 1106 Campostella Rd, Norfolk, VA 23523
• Tuesday, March 19: East Ocean View Senior Center, 9520 20th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518
• Thursday, March 21: Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library, 1425 Norchester Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504
• Monday, March 25: Lambert’s Point Community Center, 1251 W 42nd St, Norfolk, VA 23508

All open houses will contain the same information. There will be no formal presentation during the open houses. Please join at a date, time, and location that works best for you.

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