City Page - May 8, 2012

Burton Station Gets a Face Lift... Much Needed Improvements Will Transform Historic Neighborhood

Virginia Beach’s Burton Station Strategic Growth Area (SGA) is located within the Northampton Boulevard Corridor in the northwestern corner of Virginia Beach adjacent to Norfolk International Airport, Little Creek Amphibious Base, the Airport Industrial Park and Interstate 64.

Get Ready to Save Money! Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is May 25-31

Plan to go shopping the last week of May, and you will save money on many useful items. Virginia's Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is May 25-31. During that week, you can stock up on supplies for protecting your home and business during hurricane and flood season. You also can add items to your family’s emergency supply kit.

Beach Music Weekend May 18, 19 & 20
Beach Music Weekend blends the best of the "oldies" with dancing under the stars in a jam packed blast to the past!

A $5 Gift for You ...

One of the perks of living in a resort city is you get to be a tourist year-round. Read more to take advantage of some of the goodies tourism and conventions have created for us, and be sure to check out our tourism site for more tips on how to live the

beach life every day..

Honor Those Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice
Join Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr. and the Mayor's Veterans Committee at the annual Memorial Day Ceremony, Monday, May 28 at Noon at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial, 1000 19th Street across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Photographer's Corner ...kayaks

were on the water for Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation's Stumpy Lake Community Day using the new Stumpy Lake Natural Area Conoe/Kayak Launch at 4797 Indian River Road.

City Council Meetings

Workshops
May 15, June 5 & 19 - 4 p.m.

Council Conference Room

City Hall, 2nd Floor

Formal Session
May 8 — 6 p.m.

City Council adopts the budget

May 22, June 12 & 26 — 6 p.m.

                                   City Council Chamber, City Hall, 2nd Floor
                                   Preceded by informal session

Citizens’ Open Dialogue Following Adjournment

Citizens may speak for three minutes about items that are not on the agenda at the end of the first formal session of the month (May 8).

City Council Meetings are telecast live on VBTV Channel 48 & Verizon Channel 45.

Contact Information

ComIT/Multimedia Services

Direct: 385-8288 | Email: mms@vbgov.com