Please join other civic league residents in helping to keep our neighborhood looking great by cleaning up the grounds of the Norfolk Fitness & Wellness Center on the morning of Saturday, September 12th. Look for civic league board member Dan Graves on location. We will have gloves and trash bags; you just bring the manpower! 🙂
Proper social distancing will be maintained throughout this event.
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Starting in September 2020 until late 2022, the Granby Street Bridge over the Lafayette River will undergo extensive repairs, to extend its useable life. The bridge deck and support structures will be repaired to address current corrosion and deterioration issues and improve the bridge’s condition.
The following conditions can be expected during construction:
Anticipated lane closure dates will be announced on message boards, Norfolk City News Flashes, and Nextdoor.com. For more information, please visit www.norfolk.gov/granbybridge.
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Parks and Recreation announced the return of some of your favorite fitness, music and visual arts classes for a 4-week session beginning September 1st. Registration is online and in-person on Monday, August 17th at 10am for Norfolk residents only. Space is limited, so be sure to log into your account to update any information and check out available classes. SAVE THE DATE! Visit https://norfolkfun.norfolk.gov/ or one of the facilities below for more information.
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Over the past several months, the city’s Department of Transit worked with a consultant team to reimagine transit in the Mermaid City. Now you can see an overview of where we are in the process and recent developments in the Multimodal System Plan and Transit System Redesign during one of two Virtual Town Hall Meetings.
Full project information, including survey links, is available at https://www.norfolk.gov/4776/Multimodal-Norfolk
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The Norfolk Cares Call Center is updating its operating hours. Beginning July 13, Norfolk Cares employees will take your calls between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
You can access Norfolk Cares and request city services 24/7 using the MyNorfolk online portal or mobile app.
Online www.myNorfolk.org
Mobile app: iTunes or Google Play store
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Throughout the month of July, the City of Norfolk will offer more in-person services and reopen more neighborhood recreational amenities. Several recreation centers and libraries will reopen to the public with restrictions that ensure the health and safety of staff and patrons. Neighborhood Development staff will conduct exterior residential inspections (broken fences, falling gutters) and environmental inspections (tall weeds and grass, trash and debris). Planning Department staff continue to perform inspections in unoccupied new construction structures.
Basketball courts, playgrounds and picnic shelters will also reopen for public use. Playgrounds and picnic shelters are not sanitized or disinfected. The public is encouraged to practice good hygiene before and after use. Indoor, outdoor pools and splash pads will remain closed.
Six recreation centers will open Monday, July 6. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Friday and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday at the following locations:
Three anchor branch libraries will open July 7. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tuesday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday at the following locations:
On Wednesday, the first hour at all three library locations will be reserved for seniors and patrons with underlying health conditions.
Visitors must take a short COVID-19 self-questionnaire prior to entering city buildings and must follow all posted COVID-19 related signage including wearing a face covering and maintaining 6 feet of physical distance from staff and other patrons.
Library patrons can pick up holds, check out books and materials, and apply for or renew a library card. Based on guidance from the health department, patrons may not browse library shelves at Pretlow and Jordan-Newby. Patrons at Slover Library may browse shelves on the first floor in front of the circulation desk.
Library patrons are encouraged to reserve their books and materials online before they visit, and the staff will retrieve these items while patrons wait.
The use of public computers, photocopying, faxing, and the Sargeant Memorial Collection are not open to the public at this time. Library children’s areas, Playscapes and KidZones will remain closed.
The Maker Studio located in Selden Market will open by appointment only. Visit www.sloverlibrary.com to schedule an appointment.
The online catalog is available at www.norfolkpubliclibrary.org. Due dates that fell while Norfolk Public Library was closed are extended until July 21. No fines were charged during the closure. Patrons are encouraged to pay fines online.
Norfolk Public Library, in partnership with Recreation Parks and Open Space, will provide express free libraries at Lambert’s Point, Huntersville and Berkley recreation centers by August 1.
For updates to city operations, visit the FAQ located on Norfolk.gov or official City of Norfolk social media platforms.
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The city has announced that street sweeping will resume normal routes in neighborhoods beginning July 14.
Parking Enforcement will be giving out citations for illegally parked cars, so please share this message with your neighbors!
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See this flyer for an upcoming COVID-19 test sponsored by Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (located in Titustown) in collaboration with Norfolk Department of Health.
The tests will be provided on Thursday, June 18th from 8:15am until 12:00pm, at the Workforce Development Center Located at 207 East Little Creek Road by Appointment.
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Following Governor Ralph Northam’s decision to move Virginia into Phase 2, Norfolk is reopening all dog parks, the Northside skate park, neighborhood parks and public tennis courts today. Playgrounds, basketball courts, outdoor pools, and splash pads will remain closed.
Gatherings are limited to no more than 50 people and the public is required to maintain 6 feet of separation, unless with family members.
Norfolk recreation centers and libraries will remain closed. Residents are able to access library books and other services online, including the Sargeant Memorial Collection at https://www.norfolkpubliclibrary.org/. Slover online materials and programs are available at https://www.sloverlibrary.com/. Residents are encouraged to participate in the many online recreation programs on Recreation, Parks and Open Space’s Facebook page.
Norfolk: Safe and Strong is the City’s multi-pronged approach to recovery. Recreation centers and libraries will add additional in-person services by taking into consideration the following:
For updates to City operations, visit the Frequency Asked Questions (FAQ) on Norfolk.gov or monitor the City’s social media platforms.
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From Norfolk’s Department of Utilities:
Utility work is scheduled to begin next week, May 26, and will impact regular traffic patterns on Diven Street and W. LIttle Creek Road (west bound lanes). See attachment below for details.
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