The Opportunity
THANK YOU Virginia Beach City Council!
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Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr. announced today that the 122-acre property known as Pleasure House Point may be acquired and protected under terms of a deal between Wells Fargo bank and The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national environmental group. The property has been a top city open-space priority for a decade. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and The Trust for Public Land plan to partner with the city to pull together funding to meet the $13 million purchase price….
The $13M deal to permanently preserve the largest undeveloped land on the Lynnhaven, 122 acres, is very close to being completed.
No Indigo Dunes created an opportunity where a partnership with Trust for Public Land, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the City of Virginia Beach and the local community, the largest undeveloped parcel of land on the Lynnhaven River (122 acres) may be preserved instead of converted to high density development.
Learn more here, at SavePHP.org.
Learn more at CBF.org.
The idea that could come true, with your help, is public open space – something like this:
Establish, restore and protect Pleasure House Point for public access as open space, an environmental learning and research center.
* Model of sustainable facility
* Wildlife refuge & rehab center
* Educational & research center
* Part of the Lynnhaven River Blueway
* Consortium of public & private entities
* Central core for features unique to the Chesapeake Bay
* Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
* Leader in educational programs for disabled children & adults
These are some of the people helping to make this happen
* Dominion Foundation
* Trust for Public Land
* Chesapeake Bay Foundation
* City of Virginia Beach
* Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Foundation
* Lynnhaven River Now
* Shore Drive Community Coalition
* Ocean Park Civic League
* Wild River Outfitters
* Croc’s 19th Street Bistro
* Back Deck Bar & Cafe
* Baylake Pines
* Chesapeake Beach Civic League
* Cape Story by the Sea Civic League
* Cape Henry Shores Civic League
* Dominion Printers Inc.
* Tidewater Kayak Anglers Association
* Virginia Beach SPCA
* Chick’s Oyster Bar
* Dockside Restaurant
* Brian Morris
* Mike Proffitt
* Seth Stainbeck
* Warren Seaburg
* Pete Hansen
* Frame25 Productions
* Jon Friedman
* Virginia Coastal Access Now
* First Colonial High School Green Team
* First Colonial High School Guitar Club
* Patagonia
* Marina Shores Million Dollar Rockfish Challenge
This is your unknown backyard
