Save 15% on your Stormwater bill by turning in Household Hazardous Waste

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If you have paint, oil, or other household hazardous waste, you can turn it into the Newport News Landfill for a 15% reduction on next year’s stormwater bill.

Landfill hours for household hazardous waste is Friday and Saturday from 8am-4pm.

Additional details on the 15% rebate can be found on the City’s Engineering Department’s webpage.

Cooler weather is coming…help us paint the doors and trim up at the clubhouse/pool.

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We are still in need of a few volunteers to paint these doors. They are new and won’t need any wood replaced. Probably some quick cleanup and caulking before painting. VGCA will provide the supplies.

Please sign up here: https://vgnn.org/volunteer-opportunity/painting-doors-and-trim/

THANK YOU!

Finding information about land use and zoning in Newport News

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Information about Newport News’ Codes and Compliance Department can be found here. Additionally, the City of Newport News provides their Code of Ordinances online.

Information about Coding and Categorization of zoning districts can be found here (it takes about 5 seconds to load the table). For Village Green, please look at column R3 Single-Family in the table.

Here is a screenshot of what it will look like and the column name which pertains to Village Green:

The above table will let you know what is permitted and what requires a conditional use permit. Information about conditional use permits and the process can be found here (specifically page 2 “Review Procedures”).

To check a parcel’s zoning and to see if there are any active Conditional Use Permits please go to this web page and following the steps in these screenshots:

Any concerns, questions, or reporting of violations should be made with the Newport News’ Codes and Compliance Department.

If you have additional questions and would like to bring something to the attention to the VGCA Board, please contact us here.

2019 pool season has come to a close

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Another pool season came to a close on Monday, Sept 2nd.

Volunteers made this a great season and here are some of their accomplishments:

  • 1800 lbs of pool filter sand was replaced.
  • New door knobs and deadbolts were installed.
  • Clubhouse storage area cleaned up and organized.
  • Pressured washed the entire pool deck.
  • Caulked/sealed the pool deck expansion joints.
  • Coordinated a new pool motor replacement without any impact to pool members.
  • Fixed the diving board two separate times.
  • Implemented a change to pool hours based on feedback from members the year before.
  • Installed removable stairs based on feedback from members.
  • Held Out of School and Back to School pool parties.
  • Annual 4th of July party and the 1st annual VGCA Junior Biathlon was held.

Thank you to all that helped and VGCA is looking forward to another great pool season next year!

Back 2 School Pool Party was a hit!

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VGCA Vice President Amy Nuttall headed up this year’s Back 2 School Pool Party! Hot dogs, chips, and drinks were provided by the Village Green Swim Team and music was done by DJ Connor. 😉 VGCA provided 20 goodie bags with schools supplies and candy for those that attended.

Thank you to all that helped out and to those who made it a great evening!

RESCHEDULED: Back 2 School Pool Party

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VGCA and the Village Green Swim Team are sponsoring a Back 2 School Pool Party!

  • August 30th 5-8pm
  • VGCA Pool Members (free) and their guests ($5 a person).
  • Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be first come first serve basis beginning at 5:45pm.
  • Music and swimming.

Swimming, music, food, and a great time for all!

Back 2 School Pool Party

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VGCA and the Village Green Swim Team are sponsoring a Back 2 School Pool Party!

  • August 23rd 5-8pm
  • VGCA Pool Members (free) and their guests ($5 a person).
  • Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be first come first serve basis beginning at 5:45pm.
  • Music and swimming.

Swimming, music, food, and a great time for all!

Newport News Waterworks warns residents about scammers

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A Waterworks customer has reported that someone recently came to her door claiming to be from a research company that works with Waterworks. Waterworks is NOT conducting such research and has NOT hired a company to conduct research in the field.  

Waterworks wants all our customers to be safe. We offer the following suggestions for your protection.

  • A Waterworks employee will not enter your home unless you have scheduled an appointment through Customer Service. Waterworks personnel rarely show up to a home without prior notification except for routine meter reading or meter service, which would NOT require entry to a home. 
  • Waterworks personnel will always provide ID or credentials. Waterworks staff carry City of Newport News employee ID cards, wear uniforms with the Waterworks insignia, and drive identifiable Waterworks vehicles.
  • Our meter readers from Alexander’s wear clothing clearly identifying them as meter readers, and they carry Alexander’s identification. And unlike utilities in cold climates, Waterworks meters are not placed inside customers’ homes, so a meter reader NEVER has to enter your home to read your meter.
  • Waterworks does NOT have contracts with companies or contractors for water testing services.  

If you have any doubts or questions about anyone who claims to represent Waterworks, and before letting anyone into your home, please call Waterworks Customer Service at 757-926-1000 or our Emergency Dispatch line (757-234-4800) to confirm an employee’s identity.  Waterworks is committed to safety for its customers and employees. Don’t fall prey to deceptive tactics and potential criminal activity.

City provided documents for Hogan Drive and Village Green Pkwy extension

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Below are the documents provided by the City for the Hogan Drive and Village Green Pkwy extensions. Please review and if you would like to provide your feedback, it must be emailed or postmarked no later than August 6, 2019.

https://vgnn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Final_Hogan-Drive-CIM-Brochure.pdf

https://vgnn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hogan-Drive-CIM-Comment-Form.pdf

Hogan Drive/Village Green Pkwy Extension

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The City held a Citizens Information Meeting on the Hogan Drive Extension Phase II.

Two VGCA Board members attended as well as three other neighbors. There was no formal presentation and the 5 attendees from Village Green had a discussion with the Director of Engineering, Everette Skipper for approximately 60 minutes. Mr. Skipper listened to our concerns and suggestions and took notes as well as made suggestions to us. There were other City officials in attendance as well.

Some of the key points that were discussed:

  • The City and VDOT are working to add two right hand turn lanes from Canon Blvd onto Oyster Pt heading towards I-64. These lanes will merge together on the I-64 East ramp. The inside right hand turn lane will be for I-64 East Only.
  • The City and VDOT are talking about improving the I-64 East entrance ramp at JClyde coming from Diligence Blvd to allow for two lanes as well. These two improvements to I-64 East entrance ramps will help improve the traffic flow on Oyster Point at Canon Blvd and I-64 East junction.
  • At the Village Green Pkwy and Oyster Point light, the City plans to put a retention pond across from the neighborhood (to the left).
  • The City anticipates the Hogan Drive extension will improve the traffic flow on Oyster Point as employees from Tech Center will be able to use Hogan Dr extension to Canon Blvd and then get on I-64.
  • In addition to the Hogan Dr extension, the City is working with VDOT on adding an exit ramp on I-64 West bound at Denbigh Blvd. Mr. Skipper expects this to alleviate traffic on Oyster Point as residents in the Denbigh/Bland area of Warwick can use the Denbigh exit on I-64 rather than Oyster Pt exit.
  • The parcel on the other side of Oyster Pt at the Village Green intersection is owned by the City’s Economic Development Authority and a considerable amount of it is wetlands. This doesn’t mean it can’t be developed, but lessens the likelihood.

Suggestions made to Mr. Skipper:

  • Do not use the Village Green Pkwy name for the extension to Hogan Drive.
  • Have the “Don’t Block The Box” enforced.
  • Post “No Thru Way” and/or “No Outlet” coming into Village Green.
  • Extend the right hand turn lane into Village Green back towards Hampton Roads Academy.
  • Extend the right hand turn lane onto Canon Blvd (in front of Bayport building).
  • Review traffic accident analysis to see if other improvements should be made in between Criston Drive and Canon Blvd.
  • Consider additional landscaping/beautification on both sides of Oyster Pt Road between Canon Blvd and Criston Drive.
  • Find out the status/schedule for repaving the roads in Village Green.

I have requested an electronic version of the document and comment request sheet from the City. They handed out a paper copy on Tuesday. All public comments must be postmarked and/or emailed by August 6, 2019 for consideration.