June Meeting

The OPCL meetings will be at the CBF Brock Center in July, August and September. We thank them for their generous support of the civic league! Meetings will return to OPVRS in October.

Highlights of the June 4th Meeting at the CBF Brock Center

  • Susan Berman relayed information about a composting program that is an initiative by the Thorougood Elementary School (where our Ocean Park children attend) parents. Participation earns referral credits that directly support the school’s composting program. The program offers doorstep residential pick up. For more information contact Susan Berman or go to tidewatercompost.com .
  • Betty Dierstein announced the 2026 Scholarship winners.
  • President Danny Murphy had a number of updates including the LBR signs coming online on Shore Dr. and the Shore Drive Condo Planning Staff Report see slides below.
  • Councilman Joash Schulman had an update about the sidewalks. A few areas have some issues to work through so the sidewalks are coming in somewhat piecemeal so those don’t delay this interim pedestrian improvement which is meant to improve pedestrian safety until Shore Drive Phase IV happens.
  • Jill Doczi, Virginia Dept. of Wildlife certified rehabber, gave a talk on what the process has been to protect turtles at the Pleasure House Point Wetlands Mitigation project.
  • Thank you to Kristi Weaver for providing refreshments!
2026 June General MeetingDownload
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2026 Scholarships!

At the June OPCL meeting, Betty Dierstein, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, announced the recipients of the 2026 Scholarships that are awarded by the Ocean Park Civic League and thanked the Scholarship Committee for their work in evaluating the applications and selecting the winners. “A big thank you to Blair Valdivieso and Natalie McIntyre for their time and insights in making these selections.  Applications average 8-10 pages in length and include any number of deserving students.  I appreciate the time spent reading, evaluating, and discussing each applicant’s application.”  

LYON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

(privately funded by the Lyon Family)

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the Lyon Family Scholarship for the 2026-27 school year is Kira Bonfiglio.  Kira is graduating from the Legal Studies Academy at First Colonial High School with a GPA of 4.48 and will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall.  The Lyon Family Scholarship has a particular emphasis on volunteering. Kira is a three-sport athlete who volunteered for almost 400 hours at several organizations including the Legal Aid Society where she spent much of her time working with two children experiencing homelessness after being in foster care for over a year.  Kira plans to complete a degree in political science and continue to law school to pursue a career in public interest law. Her recommendation letters describe her as highly organized, able to work collaboratively, diligent in her studies, and very caring about those around her.   

LOUISE AND GEORGE LYON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

(the Ocean Park Civic League legacy scholarship)

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the Louise and George Lyon Memorial Scholarship is Sophia Bolivar.  Sophia is graduating from Bayside High School with a 3.8 GPA and will be attending the Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center in the fall to complete the nursing assistant program.  She will then continue to Tidewater Community College’s LPN program and then to Old Dominion University with the ultimate goal of becoming a Registered Nurse.   Her volunteer activities were varied and included work with AVID where she was the main organizer of an AVID Club.  AVID: Advancement Via Individual Determination.  The AVID program helps students bridge gaps between their aspirations and their readiness for college and careers.  One of her recommendation letters highlighted that she is a great student, a valuable contributor to everything she involves herself in, and contributed to the school and community at large in so many ways.    

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Fireworks? What Fireworks!

From our fireworks Wizard- Jill Doczi: “We don’t have no black cats, no Roman candles, or screaming Mimi’s. We’ve got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das or crap flappers? I’m telling you we don’t have no whistlin’ bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don’ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin’ kitty chaser.

We have

107 3 inch shells
382 4 inch shells
219 5 inch shells
74 6 inch shells
14 8 inch shells

because this isn’t snakes and sparklers.
This is a REAL show.

If you were having friends and family over on the Fourth and went to South of the Border to get some illegal fireworks like those mentioned above, your time, gas and product would cost more than $25. Look at the value you’re getting — plus you won’t set your cul de sac on fire or lose a finger! This only happens because of individual donations. If every household in Ocean Park donated $25 we’d have more than enough. BARGAIN”. Please donate!

July 6th, Monday 9:15

Photo Credit Chris Giersch
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⚓️ LBR Report May 29-31

 Parks and Recreation staff share weekly updates regarding weekend activity at the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp (LBR):

Total of 480 launches over the weekend. 

Friday, May 29 – 132 total launches, car parking did fill late in the afternoon around 5pm. The overflow lot was not used. We did not have to close using the barricades at any time. We had a big rush of boaters getting on the water in late afternoon/evening. 

Saturday, May 30 – 138 total launches, car parking did fill up around 12noon and there was sporadic availability parking throughout the day. The overflow lot was used. We did not have to close using the barricades at any time. A small craft advisory was in effect for the bay and high gusty winds. 

Sunday, May 31 – 210 total launches, car parking did fill up around 11:00 am and there was limited available parking throughout the day. The overflow lot was used. We did have to close the facility around 12:45 pm and barricade operations were implemented. Police were notified at 12:40 pm that our facility parking was full. 

Incidents to report: 

Reviewed camera footage from the weekend and no issues to report. 

On Sunday, around 3pm staff encountered a disabled boat on ramp #4. Staff were quick to close that ramp to give the boater time to sort the issue. The ramp was closed for less than 15 minutes. The remaining 3 ramps were fully operational. 

Notes: 

As of June 3, the eastbound digital sign has been installed. The westbound sign should be completed by June 5. Once the installation is complete, the control software will be installed, and staff will be trained on how to use the controls. We hope to have the signs fully functional by the June 12-14 weekend. 

Parking Enforcement: 

Enforcement runs from May 1- October 31. 

Total Citation Count: 52 

Total Read Count: 406 (this is the number of vehicles scanned during enforcement visits) 

Staff hours this summer: 

May 23 – Sept 4 5:30 am –9:00 pm 

Security staff:


8:00pm – 2:00am 7 days a week 

“In addition to our specific on our assigned security guard, there is an additional security guard that checks city facilities Tuesday through Saturday between the hours of 11:00pm and 7am. The Lynnhaven Boat Ramp is included on the list of facilities that they visit.”

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🔦Spotlight: 🐢Turtles 🐢! Meeting at Brock Thursday, June 4!

OPCL General Membership Meeting this month will be at the CBF Brock Center on Thursday, June 4th 7-8 pm. Join us to hear updates and enjoy refreshments! It’s turtle celebration month! Jill Doczi is a Department of Wildlife permitted wildlife rehabber. She will share some good news about successes with PHP turtles. We have turtle theme door prizes! You can also join us on Zoom.

May 2026 Ocean Park Civic League Member Meeting Download
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2026 Fireworks on Monday , July 6th at 9:15! Donate Today!

If you are new to Ocean Park, you are in for a treat! It’s a spectacular show right here on our beach! This event is funded solely through contributions. The Ocean Park Civic League undertakes the work of making it happen (thank you Jill Doczi! And ALL volunteers) but the civic leagues (Ocean Park and Baylake Pines) can’t fund it with their small budgets. It is funded by those of us who love and enjoy it. No monies collected for fireworks go to the civic leagues- All money collected in the Fireworks Fund is spent on the fireworks shows only. The residents and visitors make this neighborhood event happen for our community as a neighborhood (not city wide) event. Your donations are the key so let’s make this happen!!! Go to opcl.org/aboutopcl/fireworks for more information!

Donate today!!
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