Bids are due to CVB by January 8th. They usually award within a couple of weeks of the closing date & the work has to be completed within 30 days. Virginia Beach does require a certified arborist to be on site while the tree work is being completed.

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From before the time there was an Ocean Park until modern times, with pictures, maps and drawings to illustrate just how special our neighborhood is. Just $15 cash or check made payable to OPCL.

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The Mayor & Vice Mayor have a copy! Do you have yours?

From an email from Baylake Pines:

A neighbor contacted us today regarding a dog attack on Battery Road. We feel it is important to pass this on:

The incident occurred around 5-5:30 Sunday night on Battery Road.

Our neighbor’s Rottweiler was attached by some type of animal in their backyard. Unfortunately, the dog did not survive. According to our neighbor, something attacked his back leg from behind and mauled his leg down to the bone. The vet said it had to be a large animal, as there were no bite marks, just ravaging claw marks. This is a large breed dog, too, so it must have been something large to attempt to attack the dog in the first place. Have there been any coyotes spotted in the neighborhood or other large predatory animals?

I know there are foxes in the neighborhood and several of our other neighbors say they have seen a very large raccoon in the area, but I’ve never heard of an attack of this nature and I don’t want this to become an ongoing issue.

I’ve given the animal control number to our neighbor so that this incident can be reported. Whatever attacked her dog is still out there and I’m concerned as there are frequently small children in our court playing flashlight tag, etc., not to mention the neighbors walking their dogs in the evenings.

Baylake neighbor on Battery Road near the lake.

TREE-TRIMMING REPORT

On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, I supplied a list compiled by Andy Broyles of problem streets with low-hanging limbs throughout Ocean Park to the City’s arborist, Susan French. The following Tuesday, she reported back to me that she had sent her assistant, Brian Crouch, out to review the locations. He told her that over half of the affected trees were located on private property (defined as having at least 50% of the trunk within the survey lines of the homeowner’s property.) She said that she would try to get as many as possible of the trees that were on public property pruned this fall and winter, but that funding might not permit all of them to be dressed. The City does not perform this work; it is contracted out.

She stated that homeowners could trim (or contract to have trimmed) any tree on their own property without a permit and that there was no need to check with the City arborist before doing so. She further stated that her office has pruning guidelines available to interested homeowners and contractors.

If Ocean Park residents are interested in clearing these streets, it seems that homeowners can either arrange for it individually or band together to contract a number of trimmings at one time and perhaps have it done more economically. Is there an interest in organizing a tree-trimming schedule for affected streets?

I would be happy to help coordinate such a schedule. Now is the best time to prune trees, during their dormant season. Comments welcome. grace@sdcc.info

Grace

Pruning tips

A Guide to Successful Pruning Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar from Virginia Cooperative Extension.