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!
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.
Another pool season came to a close on Monday, Sept 2nd.
Volunteers made this a great season and here are some of their accomplishments:
Thank you to all that helped and VGCA is looking forward to another great pool season next year!
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!
VGCA and the Village Green Swim Team are sponsoring a Back 2 School Pool Party!
The Village Green Patriots had a great 2019 season that ended Saturday with the 2019 VPSU Championship meet. We had 12 swimmers that competed in 17 events along with a girls 18 and under 200m medley relay.
Ashley Calva swam in the girls 11-12 50 fly and dropped 2.06 seconds and placed 26th with a time of 44.57.
Lindsay Calva, at age 9, swam the girls 9-10 50m breast stroke and dropped 4.09 seconds earning 5th place and 18 points for the team.
Dylan Dennis had time drops in both his events, dropping .43 seconds in his 50m Free, earning 25th place and 2.55 second drop in his 50m giving him a time of 40.29 and earning 16th place and 5 points for the team.
Lexie Dennis joined her brother with more time dropped (1.96 seconds) in 50m breast, resulting in a time of 49.35 time and 27th place.
Zion Goodwin had a good swim and earned the team some points with his 43.43 second 50m breast, placing 18th and grabbing another 3 points for the team.
MK Maciejewski earned 1 st place in 25 Free (18.07) and 25 Breast (24.59). She earned 2 nd place in 25m backstroke with a time of 21.94, breaking the team record for the 3 rd time this season. With 69 points earned, MK tied with Lilly Younica of Governor’s Land, for 1st place overall 7-8 girls.
Kameron Moore, age 5, qualified for 2 events, swimming 6 and under 25m free with at time of 34.73 and 25m back with a time of 40.63.
Flannery Piercy, age 15, swam the Women’s 15-18 50m breast stroke and finished 22nd with a time of 46.35.
Kat Piercy earned 19 th place in her 50m freestyle, with a time of 35.78 seconds, earning 2 more points for the team and dropped 1.53 seconds on 50m breast, finishing 27th with her time of 49.35.
Abby Poole adds to the time drops, dropping 2.27 seconds and earning 16th place adding 5 more points to the team score with her time of 43.79 on the girls 13-14 breast stroke at age 13.
Emma Poole follows her older sister’s lead and dropped 3.43 seconds on her 25m Fly, with a time of 29.13 and gave Village Green 2 more points and earned 19th place.
Giselle Rivera finished up the afternoon swimming alongside Emma and dropped 3.36 seconds in the 25m Fly, and grabbed an additional 3 points for the team, landing in 18th place with her 29.09 finish.
Finishing up the morning session and starting the afternoon, Abby (back), Lindsay (breast), Flannery (fly) and Kat (free) competed in the 200m Medley Relay against 12 other teams and finished with a time of 3:08.91.
Overall it was an exciting day with a lot of personal bests for our athletes. We are sad to see the season end but look forward to another great season in 2020.
Special thank you to our wonderful coaches Amy Lewis and Kelly Owens. You both put in a very long day after a great season and support and care for our athletes 110%. Thank you for all you do!!
Due to the sun setting earlier and our contract with the pool management company, the pool hours will be changing on August 13.
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.
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.
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