When Lynnhaven River NOW was formed in 2002 to bring back the famed Lynnhaven oyster to Virginia Beach dinner tables, only one percent of the polluted river was open to shell fishing. This year, Lynnhaven River NOW is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Almost 50 percent of the river is safe for harvesting oysters and LRNow […]
City Council voted 7-0 at their first meeting in July to defer the discussion of the way ahead on the plastic bag fee until September 6. Council also requested that the City Manager present a report at that meeting on the issue of trash as a whole in the city with ways to address litter […]
**CLICK HERE for latest update** Background: The plastic bag bill was passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed by the Governor in 2020. The legislation authorizes Virginia localities to impose a tax of five cents per disposable plastic bag provided to retail customers by grocery stores, drug stores and convenience stores. The state […]
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Is “Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B” the Right Choice? The City of Virginia Beach is pushing a $43 million proposal to build the so-called “Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B” along a strip of public land that cuts right between the Lago Mar neighborhoods and through nearly a mile of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (“Refuge”). […]
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Virginia General Assembly 2022 Each January and February, the Delegates and Senators whom we elect to represent us in the General Assembly travel to Richmond where they will meet for approximately two months and consider thousands of pieces of legislation and the state’s budget. Each year, our LRNow Board of Directors adopts a set of […]
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Virginia Beach Bond Referendum Flooding affects every resident in Hampton Roads. Increased rainfall, more frequent storms, and sea level rise predictions of three to five feet have us all alarmed. In Virginia Beach water comes from all four directions. Water from the Chesapeake Bay to the north, the Elizabeth River to the west, the Atlantic […]
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