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Happy Birthday Civic League!

Sunset over the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River

Happy 63rd birthday Elizabeth Park Civic League! On April 28th, 1957, residents of Elizabeth park met at the Pine Tree Inn and formed the organization of our Civic League. The officers installed at our first meeting were: President: Vernon Bonney…

What Not to Flush

As you spend more time at home, don’t forget – only toilet paper, water and your “personal business” can be safely flushed down the toilet. Product labeling is often misleading. Items marketed as “flushable” are regularly found in clogged pipes…

Meeting March 2020

Our monthly meeting for March was held on March 3rd, 2020 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Our CROs – Officer(s): Officer Morgan and Officer Scholl reported that there were no signifcant crime reports for the neighborhood for the month of…

Health Alert Update

As you may have seen, Governor Northam held a briefing Wednesday morning to provide updates on Virginia’s preparations for COVID-19. You can watch a video of yesterday’s briefing on the Governor’s Facebook page or read the news release here. The…

Meeting Feb 2020

Tonight we held our first regular Civic League meeting of 2020! CRO Report Our Community Resource Officers (CRO) introduced themselves. Officer Cody Morgan has been with us for a few months, and he was joined by Officer Samuel Scholl who…

Legal Remedy

The River Forest Shores, Easton Place, and Wayside Manor Civic Leagues voted to post a $5000 retainer in order to fund a civil case against the city. Below is the statement from the President of the Civic League for the…

How To Be A Good Developer

On February 11th, 2014, the Franklin Johnston Group proposed a development in the Compostella section of the City. They received praise by the City Council in how they worked with the neighbors to make changes in density, type of housing and even…

It’s Only One

From: Recycling Perks – 04/20/2018 We hear it every day. “It’s no big deal. It’s only one.” We might think that it’s OK to put something in the recycling bin that doesn’t belong there because it’s ONLY ONE. Yes, it…

Be A Good Dog Neighbor!

Elizabeth Park Residents are reminded that it is the owner’s responsibility to keep pets safe, well-treated and secured. –For specifics about regulations for keeping pets in the City of Norfolk municipal code, Chapter 6.1 “Animal Control and Welfare”, Secs. 6.1.7.1…