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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.

Help support our Village Green Swim Team…

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Help us send our swimmers off in style next weekend. We’re looking for a few items to be donated from friends and neighbors.

Sign up if you’re able and thank you in advance for the support.

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Newport News taking thoughts on proposed road extension through Tech Center to Oyster Pt/Village Green Pkwy

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There is a meeting scheduled for next week for residents to comment on the proposed extension of Hogan Dr from Cannon Blvd to Village Green Parkway/Oyster Point.

Knowing the concerns over traffic, light timing, and entryway beautification, this would be an excellent opportunity to express them and encourage some action to address them. Just remember once it is done, we have little room to complain.

According to the website it is “7/23/19 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the JAMES ROOM of the Waterworks City Center Conference Facilities located at 700 Town Center Dr., Newport News, VA 23606” or send comments to the project coordinator Thomas Cheney, 757.926.8715, [email protected].

City’s Project Status Page: https://apps.nnva.gov/ps/project.aspx?id=597

Daily Press Article: https://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-nws-newport-news-notebook-20190715-story.html

2019 4th of July Parade and Picnic

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We hope everyone had an enjoyable 4th of July! It started off with the annual parade throughout Village Green with the NNFD from Station #6 leading many of our neighbors and Uncle Sam. Look below for links to pictures taken by Wes Poole and Victoria Woodruff. Thanks for capturing these special moments!

Amy Nuttall coordinated this year’s 4th of July and the turnout was amazing despite the heat/humidity. THANK YOU!

Thanks to all of those neighbors that came out and enjoyed this wonderful tradition. A special thanks goes out to those who volunteered their time to make July 3rd and July 4th a memorable occasion for so many!

If anyone has video of the flag retirement ceremony, please contact [email protected].

Wes Poole’s Pics — https://inspiremedia.smugmug.com/4th-of-July-2019/n-D83Vgv/

Victoria Woodruff’s Pics — https://photos.vlwphotography.com/Portraits/2019-Village-Green-4th-of-July

2019 Village Green Biathlon

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The annual Biathlon was run again with some previous athletes (Carrisa and Candice came out of retirement) and equally important MANY new faces!!! What a great time. This is what Village Green is all about. Connor was DJ and official race starter due to a bicycle accident the day before. We had several last minute entries which made it fun and exciting. Coach Amy brought a distance runner with her and the Block children were resourceful in drafting teammates. (The Woodruff’s are starting their training for next year’s biathlon beginning tomorrow.) Team Potatoes shot out of the gate with a great swim and then rocketed around Village Green Pkwy with the fastest run — admittedly, they caught the race organizers by surprise!!!

We had to run 3 heats because we had 14 teams! That was amazing…and made it a bit of a challenge for the official timekeeper. 😉 Thanks for the 14 timers that were able to help out using stopwatches and cell phones.

Great job to all the participants and of course to all the winners!

Here are the results:

FinishTeamSwimRunTotal
1stTeam: Potatoes
Laurel/Perry		4:19.188:42.7212:57.60
2ndTeam: Blondies
Candice/Belle		4:09.378:51.6913:01.06
3rdTeam: El Papas
Flannary/Joel		4:19.189:15.2713:34.45
4thTeam: Panthers
Abby/Lexie		4:53.779:05.8013:59.57
5thTeam: ThicThic Boys
William/Dylan		4:14.9910:29.4814:44.47
6thTeam:
Ashley/Lyndsay		5:01.469:43.2614:44.72
7thTeam: Turtles
MK/Victoria		4:33.8410:16.6014:50.44
8thTeam:
Courtney/Josh 		6:32.548:54.1115:26.65
9thTeam:
Brittney/TJ		5:38.0710:28.8616:06.93
10thTeam:
Evie/Austin		7:10.348:58.9516:09.29
11thTeam:
Clarissa/Jacob		3:50.7112:28.5316:19.25
12thTeam:
Coach Amy/Yon		4:12.6912:31.7216:44.31
13thTeam: Champions
Brandon/Eric		5:56.5111:58.1617:54.68
14thTeam: TeamName
Josh/Isaac		7:08.6211:32.0918:40.71

2019 Village Green Junior Biathlon

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The 1st annual Junior Biathlon was a SUCCESS and positioned these young athletes for future success in the Village Green Biathlon in coming years. We had 9 children participate…4 teams of 2 and 1 athlete that ran the grueling biathlon event by himself, Cameron (Coach Amy’s son). We had parents and spectators stationed throughout the cross-country track in the Village Green Park and these kids had a great time officially kicking off our 4th of July festivities this year!

Thanks to all the volunteers and spectators that came out and thanks to Connor for being the DJ and official starter for the evening.

Individual Jr Biathlon Results:

FinishIndividualSwimRunTotal
1stTeam: Rattlers
Cameron		1:47.041:37.563:24.60

Team Jr Biathlon Results:

FinishTeam MembersSwimRunTotal
1stTeam: Foxes
MK/Lexie		46.771:22.922:09:69
2ndTeam: Super Twins
Anna/Ella		59.601:33.472:33.07
3rdTeam: Tigers
Jacob/Emma		1:09.771:36.562:46.33
4thTeam: Swim
Olivia/Laurel		1:38.49135.173:13.65

Nominations for Patriot of the Year are needed

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Does someone you know deserve recognition for his/her work around the neighborhood?

Email Amy Nuttall ([email protected]) to nominate the person you think deserves this annual, prestigious award.

If cannot be a VGCA Board member (Pete Fry, Amy Nuttall, Rich Spivak, Donnie Woodruff).

I Want Your Dessert!!

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Calling Village Green bakers of all ages!

We need your entries for our July 4th Patriot Bake-off Contest!

Let’s show our firefighters a little love and appreciation by giving them a lot of yummy treats to judge for our contest.

This year we will have 3 categories and a Kid’s only group:

  • Kid’s Only: This category is open to Village Green youth ages 12 and under. Any dessert is welcome.
  • Pies: “Pie (noun): a baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and a base of pastry. Ex. ‘There is nothing more American than apple pie!’” Any type of dessert pie is welcome.
  • Cookies / Bars / Brownies: Any type of cookie, brownies, or dessert bars are welcome.
  • Other: Any dessert that doesn’t fit in any of the above categories.

Winners will be chosen in each category based on taste, appearance, and originality. One winner from all entries will be chosen as Most Patriotic.

Submissions must be homemade (not store bought) and must be baked or include a home-baked element. All entries are to be submitted as a whole (complete pie, complete cake, complete loaf, etc.) or in the quantity of a half dozen or more.

Registration is on day of the event between 11:00-11:25am at the picnic shelter in the park and will close 5 minutes before judging takes place.  

Participants may enter multiple categories.

Participants may enter with any recipe (it does not need to be an original recipe created by the entrant.) Recipes may come from cookbooks, magazines, websites, or any other means. 

Please bring a copy of your recipe.