Accomack Residents Give Preferences for Use of ARPA Funds
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May 13, 2022
Accomack Residents Give Preferences for Use of ARPA Funds
By Carol Vaughn ESCADV is asking for $250,000 said. Additionally, plans for a second
Accomack County supervisors heard from the ARPA funds. “We have raised about half of that building include office space and an ar-
from residents at a town hall meeting ESCADV in August 2021 purchased between donations and some grant ea for nurses to perform examinations
held Thursday, May 5, to receive com- the former G.F. Horne Assisted Liv- funds, as well as the sale of our office” of sexual assault victims, rather than
ment about proposed uses of the sec- ing campus in Onancock, which after and the former shelter, she said. victims having to go the hospital.
ond installment of federal funds com- extensive renovations will allow ES- ESCADV has applied for addition- “Just last month, we had 27 hotline
ing to Accomack County as result of CADV to provide expanded services. al grants and is asking towns in both calls. Nine of them were for sexual as-
the American Rescue Plan Act. The plan is to open a larger emer- Shore counties to contribute to the ex- sault,” Strain said, adding, “… So the
The second installment, expected gency shelter in one building on the pansion cost. calls are coming in. The services are
to come to the county as early as this campus as early as July 1. “This property is going to allow us to needed.”
week, is around $3.1 million, similar to The total cost to renovate all three have families each have independent Since July 1, ESCADV fielded 194
the amount received a year ago in the buildings is around $1.8 million, Strain space,” Strain said. (Continued on Page 4)
first round.
The Board of Supervisors will de-
cide at a future meeting on uses of the
Housing Forum Seeks To Address 1,000-Unit Housing Shortage
money. Story and Photo by Stefanie Jackson
According to the U.S. Treasury, the Elaine Meil, executive director of
money may not be used to replenish the Accomack-Northampton Planning
rainy day funds, for debt service pay- District Commission (A-NPDC), had
ments, to offset a reduction in tax rev- staggering statistics to share with par-
enue resulting from changes in law re- ticipants of a housing forum hosted by
quired by the ARPA, or to undermine Congresswoman Elaine Luria on Mon-
mitigation practices recommended by day in Eastville:
the Centers for Disease Control. Accomack and Northampton coun-
At the April 20 board meeting, Ac- ties are short 1,000 housing units, and
comack County Administrator Mike A-NPDC can produce only 10 to 20
Mason recommended the board consid- units per year.
er three priority projects for the ARPA “Obviously, that’s not something
funds: covering the cost of Accomack’s that one independent group is going
share of the regional public safety com- to be ever able to fix. It’s going to take
munications system not covered by a a whole host of developers and people
recently awarded federal grant (ap- … to make up that particular gap. It
proximately $892,000 to $1.56 million); needs to be done by the whole commu-
conducting a sewer collection system nity and not any one individual,” Meil
feasibility study for northern Acco- said.
mack County (an estimated $50,000); A-NPDC historically has assist-
and an additional $500,000 for broad- ed low- and very-low-income house-
band expansion on the seaside. holds that earn less than 30% of the
Shelley Strain, executive director of area median income, which is approxi-
the Eastern Shore Coalition Against mately $46,000 in both Accomack and
Domestic Violence, asked the board to Northampton counties. Congresswoman Elaine Luria, right, talks about affordable housing
include the organization in their plans Due to issues in the private hous- while Ramona Chapman, Virginia Department of Housing and Commu-
for the ARPA money. (Continued on Page 6) nity Development capacity development specialist, listens.
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a $4,990,091 grant award for the tem, said, “We are grateful for con-
Eastern Shore Rural Health Sys- tinued support from the Health Re-
tem through the U.S. Department of sources and Services Administration
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~ ARPA Hearing ~
eral other organizations that advocate the town hall in support of the request the student dental health program in
for migrant workers. to stand. public schools.
(Continued From Front Page) “The camps are often in rural or re- Cecilia Hernandez translated from “We have seen over 100,000 patient
hotline calls, of which 104 were related mote areas of the county, which makes Spanish to English for another speak- visits since we opened those doors,”
to domestic violence and 42 were about access to reliable broadband difficult,” er, migrant worker Lionel Blas, who Clay said.
sexual assault — up from 10 calls about he said. works and lives on the Shore from Two school dental facilities, at Pun-
sexual assault in 2017, which Strain AWAC in March made a presenta- March to October. goteague and Metompkin Elementary
attributed to improved outreach. tion to the Eastern Shore of Virginia He said more than 1,000 migrant Schools, are more than 20 years old.
ESCADV had on average 12 peo- Broadband Authority, asking the au- workers work on the Shore each year Replacing them would cost around
ple in emergency shelter on any given thority to consider establishing mobile and many who live in the Painter $266,000 each.
night during the period. hot spots near migrant camps. camp on Route 13 do not have inter- Alternatively, there is a need of
“There were 20 days where we had ESVBA is working on a cost estimate net access to enable them to commu- around 115,000 annual dental visits on
38 people sheltered,” Strain said. to provide hot spots to several camps nicate with their families. He said the Shore, of which ESRH is meeting
John Fiege, who chairs ESCADV’s in Accomack County, Willis said, not- the internet also is important to ar- around 45,000. “So there is a significant
capital campaign, also asked the board ing there are 12 migrant labor camps range medical appointments, among need there. We would like to expand our
to consider funding for the expansion on the Shore, equally divided between other needs. dental program into our Onley Commu-
project. the two counties. Eight are in “very low Sue Mastyl also asked the board to nity Health Center,” Clay said.
“You know the need,” he said. signal areas,” he said. consider funding additional broadband A roughly 3,500-square-foot facili-
Broadband Access Accomack has camps in Mappsville, expansion, including assistance with ty would enable around 18,000 annual
The Rev. Rick Willis asked the Horntown, and Painter. installation costs for remote residences. visits. That facility’s cost is “in the mil-
board to consider setting aside funding “The project could serve over 1,400 Dental Programs lions. We wouldn’t look for all of that
to provide broadband access to migrant workers who have an economic impact Matt Clay, Eastern Shore Rural but if we could find a partner on that
agricultural workers during the time on the local economy of approximate- Health chief executive officer, asked we would definitely look to do some-
they live on the Shore. ly $10 million,” Willis said, adding, “… the board to consider funding assis- thing like that,” Clay said.
“Our project is to establish mo- Accomack County has a wonderful op- tance for ESRH’s dental program. The costs do not include operational
bile Wi-Fi hot spots near some of the portunity to set a standard by provid- “There is a significant deficit here costs or equipment.
camps,” he said, speaking as a member ing these essential workers with inter- on the Shore with what is needed,” Supervisor Robert Crockett later
of the Agricultural Workers Advocacy net access.” Clay said. in the meeting said the Shore recent-
Coalition (AWAC) and on behalf of sev- Willis asked people who attended One proposal for funding is to assist ly lost three dentists. “I have talked
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with people who don’t have dentists,” he said. met April 25 to discuss the former Ac- before a decision is made about future
he said, urging the board to consider The board of supervisors voted to im- comac Primary School. By consensus, a use of the property, either to renovate
ESRH’s request. pose a tax of 10 cents per pack on ciga- recommendation was made to the board the existing building for use as a school
Supervisor Donald Hart spoke in fa- rettes, down from the original proposal of supervisors and the school board to administration building or to tear it
vor of assisting with dental facilities of 40 cents per pack. The proposed tax pursue additional in-depth studies of down and build a new building.
and funding additional broadband ex- rate was revised downward after sales the building, including a structural The board of supervisors approved
pansion, in particular for remote areas volume information was received from analysis and hazardous materials anal- entering into an agreement with the
and migrant camps. cigarette distributors. ysis, with the cost to be split evenly be- school board to have the studies
Hart also spoke in favor of ES- The proposed county fiscal year 2023 tween the school board and the county, done.
CADV’s request. budget relies on collecting $422,000 in
Supervisors Ron Wolff, Reneta Ma- tax revenues from enactment of the
jor, and Harrison Phillips agreed. cigarette tax.
Major said she was “just a little bit The ordinance takes effect July 1.
disappointed” that more people did Additionally, the board voted to join
not attend the town hall to share their the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Angie Abell, Broker
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velopment Group, suggested develop-
~ Housing~ ing a program in which building trades
(Continued From Front Page) students could intern with RMT Con-
struction in Exmore and then be hired
ing market, now the greatest housing by the company.
needs are in middle-income households There would be plenty of training
that earn 80% to 120% of median in- opportunities as the Legacy Project is
come and don’t qualify for federal as- only in the first of three phases, she
sistance, Meil said. said.
A-NPDC was not tasked with assist- Another barrier is zoning restric-
ing households earning more than 80% tions in both Accomack and Northamp-
of median income until recently, she ton counties.
said. Rich Morrison, Accomack’s deputy
Meil was “very shocked” at the sta- county administrator, had noted ear-
tistics, which appeared to justify re- lier that many of the county’s housing
marks by Luria and past candidate for needs are in areas with agricultural
the Virginia House of Delegates Finale zoning.
Norton, who both said Accomack and Northampton planning commis-
Northampton must “go big” to solve the sioner Janet Sturgis said Northamp-
housing shortage. ton is working on updating its zoning
Peer Model Early Childhood Program
Norton’s suggestion to go big was to code to promote housing development,
buy the former hospital in Nassawa- turning the conversation to another
and Preschool Applications are
dox, which is still owned by Riverside barrier to affordable housing – public
Medical Group, and convert the six-sto- opposition.
available for the ry building into apartments.
But whether the Eastern Shore’s
Sturgis lamented that a few
Northampton citizens, whom she be-
2022-2023 School Year! focus in building housing is a few
large-scale projects, many small-scale
lieves represent a minority, are pack-
ing public hearings to oppose zoning
projects, or a combination, there are changes that could promote workforce
NCPS is currently accepting applications for both the Peer barriers that must be broken down housing, with “the whole rest of the
Model Early Childhood Program (ages 2-3 by September 30) before the housing stock can be built community … going to Little League
and Universal/VPI PreK Program (Age 4 by September 30) up. and working that second job,” and no
One barrier is a lack of local trades- one available to speak in favor of the
men who are willing and able to do the proposed changes.
Peer Model Early ChildhoodProgram construction work. Chris Thompson, director of stra-
is a free inclusive early childhood program that serves two-three year old students located at Warren Thomas, CEO of RMT Con- tegic housing for Virginia Housing,
Kiptopeke and Occohannock Elementary Schools. The program is designed to provide students struction, the contractor building six noted the importance of sending
with and without disabilities the opportunity to learn and grow together in all developmental new homes for the New Road Legacy the right message when addressing
areas. Participants must be two years old by September 30th. Students without disabilities Project in Exmore, said many employ- the public, “because when you men-
must submit an application and complete an in person screening process which will be ees on the project come from Virginia tion housing, there’s a lot of trigger-
scheduled by appointment. Beach, Norfolk, and Richmond, and ing … subsidized housing, Section 8
The program is available Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am-1:00 pm. Spaces are limited. they do the work for less than what housing, affordable housing, work-
would be charged locally. force housing, any of those terms
VPI (Virginia Preschool Initiative)/ The local high schools and commu-
nity college offer training in build-
can … mean something different to
someone.”
Universal PreK ing trades, but Accomack technology Virginia Housing responds to pub-
is a free full day Pre-K program for all four year olds located at Occohannock and Kiptopeke and engineering teacher David Saba- lic pushback in part by describing the
Elementary Schools. Students enrolled in the VPI/Universal PreK program participate in tino said many of his students don’t scale of the housing project in ques-
engaging, language rich and developmentally appropriate learning experiences which build stay on the Shore after they graduate tion. “We’re not talking about coming
their foundational academic and social-emotional skills and assists in preparing students for high school; they go to college to study in and building something that’s total-
Kindergarten. The program is available Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am- 3:30 pm. engineering. ly out of character,” Thompson said.
Karen Downing, of Virginia Or- It’s helpful to “make it personal”
ganizing, said Tina Stratton-Taylor, and explain how the project address-
~ WHERE TO APPLY ~ Workforce Innovation and Opportuni-
ty Act coordinator for Eastern Shore
es the community’s needs and who
will benefit. For example, “this is
For application assistance or to schedule an in person screening for the Peer Model Community College, is working toward for someone who’s working at Royal
Early Childhood Program, please contact the Office of Special Programs 757-678- improving the school’s trades program, Farms, or this is (for) someone who’s
5151 x2404 or contact your local neighborhood school . To obtain an application and changes are coming soon. a teacher who’s working at … the
Ava Gabrielle-Wise, executive direc- high school down the road,” he said.
online click on the following link: https://www.ncpsk12.com/page/special-programs
tor of the New Road Community De- Rich Zabawa, a U.S. Navy com-
May 13, 2022 • Eastern Shore Post • 7
mander, shared a “trade secret” that’s cess should not be turned “upside
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key to getting things done: It’s an atti- down,” with developers expected to
tude of “yes, if,” not “no, because.” make the first move, contacting local-
It’s essential to identify decision- ities. She suggested that towns and
makers, “and if the right person’s not counties should take the initiative to
at the meetings, then you need to re- start and find ways to support hous- Eastern Shore Auctions, Inc. is selling
schedule the meeting, because all ing projects. the former Estate of Curtis Shockley, of Snow Hill, MD.
you’re doing is spinning your wheels,” Sunnybrooke subdivision home-
he added. buyers were matched to properties Auction is currently open for bidding
Earl Howerton, executive director of that would cost no more than 40% with bidding ending on
the Southside Outreach Group, a com- of their gross incomes, and to make
munity housing development organiza- homeownership more affordable, Wednesday, May 18, 2022
tion, discussed several projects his or- the houses were outfitted with en- starting at 5 pm
ganization completed in Halifax Coun- ergy-efficient appliances, Howerton
ty and elsewhere in southern Virginia said. VEHICLES:
to meet a variety of housing needs. Buyers were provided housing ‘69 GMC 4 WD pick-up (no rust or body filler) 93,890 miles
Sunnybrooke, a subdivision with 22 counseling both before and after pur-
homes in Halifax County, was built be- chasing their homes, and 16 years ‘90 Z71 Chev 71,427 miles
tween 2007 and 2009 for low- and mod- later, none have experienced foreclo- ‘93 HD Ultra Classic Renegade by Lehman Trike 40,849 miles
erate-income homebuyers. sure, he said. ‘96 Lincoln Congressional Town Sedan 29,541 miles
Many partners helped get the proj- His organization’s members real- ‘06 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 82,040 miles.
ect done, including the Virginia De- ized that not everyone can afford to buy
partment of Housing and Community a home, such as very-low-income indi- TRACTORS/TILLAGE EQUIPMENT:
Development, which provided multi- viduals who only make $600 or $800
ple types of funding, including a Com- a month. That prompted the Miller Case International 895 diesel tractor 1070 hours
munity Development Block Grant and Homes project in South Boston, Va. The John Deere 4300 HST diesel tractor 1844.2 hours
down payment assistance. town took out the construction loan for John Deere Gator TH 6X4 1683 hours
Ramona Chapman, VDHCD ca- 46 multi-family apartments built using Frontier RC 2060 bush hog
pacity development specialist, noted low-income housing tax credits, which
VDHCD offers many programs, not
are provided to housing developers and Woods MD 172 bush hog
just for housing but for “whatever a investors to allow the units to be rented MF Model MF 41 sickle mower
community needs to build itself up, to for less than the market rate. MF Model 72 & 88 plows
revitalize itself.” The Castle Trailer Park project also Brillion 4” axle cultipackers
Virginia Housing and the U.S. De- was tailored to the needs of the com-
partment of Agriculture Rural Devel- munity. The town of Blackstone, Va., Agrotec 500 gal sprayer
opment served as mortgage lenders for was faced with the dilemma of what Vicon fertilizer applicator and more.
the Sunnybrooke project. to do about a mobile home park of 10
Perry Hickman, state director of dilapidated single-wide trailers and We will also be selling quality furniture,
USDA Rural Development, high- their tenants. glassware and other collectibles.
lighted its Section 502 programs for Blackstone partnered with DHCD
prospective homeowners: the Di- to purchase the mobile home park and PREVIEW DATE AND TIME:
rect Loan Program for very-low- and the town demolished the 10 old mobile
low-income families and the Single homes, replaced them with 10 stick- Sunday, May 15, 2022 from 1 to 2 pm
Family Housing Guaranteed Loan built homes of similar size, and sold
Program for low- and moderate-in- the homes to the tenants who had lived LOCATION:
come families. in the mobile homes. 6803 Shockley Road Snow Hill, MD. 21863
Of the $2 billion USDA Rural Devel- The town was able to cut costs by
opment spent in Virginia in fiscal year using its own public works department
2021, $1.1 billion supported its hous- to do the demolition and site develop-
CHECKOUT DATE AND TIME:
ing programs, he said. ment and update infrastructure. Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 9 am to 12 pm
The Sunnybrooke project’s local Virginia Housing’s Chris Thompson
partners included the Southside Plan- said the Southside Outreach Group’s
ning District Commission, which pro-
vided grant administration services,
success story is “an example of high-
lighting partnerships and really where
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Safe Boating Tips
Submitted Article As always, you should check the channel buoy 1 are missing. • Milford Haven: Daybeacon 4 is
In our continuing discussion of weather and tides expected during • Great Machipongo Inlet: Day- off station.
grounding in Eastern Shore waters, your trip. There are two perspectives beacon 9 and north inlet warning These boating safety tips are a
this week’s topic is measures to avoid on the best tides for boating … a low daybeacon have been destroyed. public service of Flotilla 12-02 of the
grounding and to minimize the effect tide will identify shoaling a little bet- • Chesapeake Channel: Lighted U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. If you
of the almost inevitable grounding. ter which would be a good first trip to buoy 32 is missing. have time to become a better boater
Good tools to have on hand to explore a passage … and obviously, a • Chesapeake Channel: Lighted and help the Coast Guard, call Rus-
avoid grounding on your boating ad- high tide would give you more water buoy 58 is extinguished. sell at 757-442-7029.
venture are: under your keel. Keep in mind that • Intracoastal Waterway — Eliz- Remember: Life jackets are your
• Tide table for the area in which the wind surge can affect the tide. abeth River Southern Branch: on-water safety belt. Wear one when-
you are boating, tidal flows differ When approaching shallow waters Light 22 is missing. ever you’re afloat.
between the bayside and shoreside. or questionable depth areas, mini-
• A current navigation chart. mize speed to minimize impact if you
It would certainly help to ask
someone familiar with the area
ground. Keep in mind that reducing
the speed from a planning speed for
Arcadia Evacuated for Suspected Fire
if there are any anomalies not your flat bottom boat will put more
identified on the chart. boat in the water. And stay with- By Stefanie Jackson The fire department responded
• A chart plotter would be handy in in the marked channels. Shortcuts Accomack County Public Schools and determined there was no fire;
graphically displaying your tran- through what appear to be safe wa- Superintendent Chris Holland re- the burning odor was caused by the
sit area depth and aids to nav- ters can run you over a moving shoal ported Thursday that on Wednesday, friction of an electrical motor locking
igation. There are free applica- or sandy point. May 11, at Arcadia Middle School, up in the ventilation system in the
tions, such as Marine Ways, that Next week we will discuss actions students and staff noticed an odor ceiling.
you can download to your phone to take if you go aground. like something burning in the ceil- No injuries were reported and
that give excellent charting. Aids to Navigation Notices ing. The fire department was called students returned to class, Holland
• A functional depth sounder. • Wachapreague Inlet: Buoy 1 and and the school was evacuated. said.
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10 • Eastern Shore Post • May 13, 2022
ACCOMACK COUNTY ANNOUNCES Captains Cove Residents Gird
Themselves for Battle Against
New Residential Development
By Carol Vaughn provided by Aqua’s facilities in Cap-
CLEAN-UP
A group of Captains Cove residents tains Cove.
is speaking out against a townhouse Captains Cove residents at hear-
development proposed to be built adja- ings before the planning commission
cent to the Captains Cove community. spoke in opposition to the project, cit-
Captains Cove Concerned Citizens ing concerns about traffic and the add-
(CCCC) was founded years ago to ad- ed burden on water and sewage facili-
vocate for residents on various is- ties, among others.
sues; the group’s latest cause is bring CCCC members plan to speak at the
up concerns about the townhouse hearings Wednesday.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022
development. The group also has hired an
Two CCCC members, Chairperson attorney.
Teresa Birkhead and Linda Reece, de- “We have already paid the attorney
The Accomack County Department of Public Works is pleased to announce tailed the group’s concerns in an inter- to retain him for an injunction. … If it
the countywide “Spring Clean-Up” to be held on Saturday May 14, 2022. In an view with the Post. does get approved, we’re going to stop
effort to encourage citizens of Accomack to remove unsightly refuse from their “We just accidentally came upon the it by an injunction,” Birkhead said.
yards, homes, and communities, the Accomack County Board of Supervisors application and rezoning for this proj- “We only get four minutes each to
will waive tipping fees at the North Landfill and South Transfer Station for ect,” said Birkhead, adding, “It wasn’t speak so we are going to blast them
residential waste and recyclable materials brought in on this day. The waiver even shared with the members of the with all these documents,” Birkhead
will also be open to non-residents possessing an Accomack County Solid Waste community, even though they are the said.
Decal. Commercial for hire waste haulers will be required to pay standard same developers for this community Additionally, CCCC planned to send
tipping fees. and the townhome project.” a letter along with legal documents the
The main reason the group got in- group has researched to officials in ad-
Landfills will be open on Saturday May 14, 2022 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm to volved is “because it’s a community vance of the hearing.
accept residential garbage, yard waste, and construction/demolition debris. The that they propose piggybacking off of CCCC members have spent “hun-
landfill will also accept the following recyclable materials: what we pay for. We pay for our roads. dreds of hours” at the Accomack Coun-
The developer doesn’t own these roads, ty Clerk of Court office researching
• Tires (car and small truck only “LIMIT” 12 per person/day)
doesn’t have the right to give our roads documents related to Captains Cove,
• Used Motor Oil, Scrap Metal, and car and truck batteries.
to another community,” according to Birkhead said.
Recycling materials, such as plastic bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles, any #1 Birkhead. “We have deeds, the transfer,
or #2 plastics, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, telephone books, The Accomack County Board of Su- declarants, articles of incorporation.
cereal boxes, metal and aluminum cans, may be recycled at any of the County’s 7 pervisors will hold public hearings to There are even some things in our by-
Convenience/Recycling Centers “FREE” year round. receive comments about the proposed laws — these are things that cannot
development Wednesday, May 18, at be changed by a developer. These are
Landfills and Convenience Centers will not accept materials deemed to be 6:30 p.m., at Metompkin Elementary things that have to be changed legal-
hazardous, such as: Paint, Pesticides, Biological hazards, asbestos, and heavy School in Parksley. ly,” Birkhead said.
metals. Please check with the attendants at these sites as to where and how to The Accomack County Planning Issues with covenants, deed re-
dispose of hazardous materials. Commission in two 6-3 votes in March strictions, contractual matters, and
recommended the board of supervi- other record documents (specifically
The Department of Solid Waste looks forward to working with the citizens of sors approve the rezoning and a con- the right of the new development to
Accomack County on this program and encourages everyone to mark their ditional use permit for the townhouse access Captains Corridor and Aqua’s
calendars for the second Saturday of May every year! A “FALL CLEAN-UP” will development. ability to provide water and sewer
also, be held on the second Saturday in October. This year’s event will be CCG Note LLC has requested the utility service) were raised in public
October 8, 2022. For additional information, please contact the Public Works county conditionally rezone 24.41 hearings and in letters presented to
Department in Accomac at (757) 787-1468. acres, the former Hastings/Mariner the Accomack County Planning Com-
farm on State Line Road, from res- mission, according to Rich Morrison,
PLEASE DO NOT LITTER! idential to village development and
applied for a conditional use per-
Accomack’s deputy county admin-
istrator of planning and community
Interested in Adopting A Roadway? mit to build a 140-townhouse and
commercial mixed-use development
development.
“It is clear that many residents be-
Contact VDOT at 757-787-1550 there. lieve that the developer cannot con-
Water and sewer service would be struct the project due to the covenants,May 13, 2022 • Eastern Shore Post • 11
and other record documents. The devel- The group also has concerns about
oper believes they can. These are inter- the development using Captains Cove
HERE
nal matters and the county does not en- water and sewer facilities.
force private agreements or covenants,” Additionally, the developer’s proffer
Morrison said, adding, “The planning of property to be donated for the Green-
FOR YOU
commission acknowledged that the is- backville Volunteer Fire Department
sues are being contested and may have came as a surprise to CCCC members,
to be adjudicated between the devel- Birkhead said.
oper and the residents to bring final “There are 10 lots. Most of them the
resolution.” (property owners’) association owns; a
The planning commission’s recom- handful the developer owns; and two
mendation to the board of supervisors are owned by personal people,” she LINWOOD T. JOYNER II, M.D.
specifically addressed the Captain’s said, alleging the community’s declar-
Corridor road access matter and Aqua
utility services in two conditions of its
ants specify numbered lots are on-
ly to be used for residences or utility Welcoming
new patients
conditional use permit recommenda- purposes.
tion, according to Morrison. According to Morrison, the proffer
One condition says no building per- statement provides that a 1.5-acre, pad-
mits may be issued until the entranc- ready site will be delivered to the fire
es on Captain’s Corridor are deemed department. It does not list specific lots.
RIVERSIDE EASTERN SHORE
to be lawfully established, after re- “In the event that lots are owned by
view and approval by the county ad- private individuals, the developer will FAMILY MEDICINE
ministrator in consultation with the need to work with those property own- 10085 William F. Bernart Circle
county attorney. ers to be able to deliver the pad-ready Nassawadox, Virginia
Another condition said the condi- site,” Morrison said.
tional use permit shall be null and The preferred location is on Flem-
void in the event Aqua refuses to pro- ing Road but an alternative is also of- Dr. Joyner enjoys
vide or is unable or precluded from pro- fered on Stateline Road in the event the the opportunity to care
viding water and sewer service to the developer can not deliver the site on for his patients across
development. Fleming Road. generations as a family
The developer has proffered to pro- The proffer also includes a contribu- medicine physician.
vide water and sewer services to the tion of $430,000 over time for costs of
development and access from the de- a new ambulance and a new building,
velopment to Captain’s Corridor in the Morrison said. Take care of your
Cove — those proffers became part of If the developer’s proposal included health and schedule your
the rezoning ordinance, according to having townhouse residents pay annu- appointment today.
Morrison. al fees, as Captains Cove residents do,
Although the county does not enforce “we would not have so much of an is-
private agreements, Morrison said, sue,” Birkhead said.
757-442-6600
“We are congnizant of their existence. Among the group’s major complaints
riversideonline.com/joyner
The planning commission and staff ac- is the allegation that the developer in
knowledge the fact that the Captain’s reality has representation from four
Corridor access and Aqua’s ability to members on the property owners’ as-
service the new development are con- sociation board, giving the developer a Easste
Ea terrn Shore Family Medicine
tested issues.” majority.
Birkhead said she pays $1,600 a year One board member who owns prop-
in dues to live in Captains Cove. Reese erty at Captains Cove also has ties to
pays $1,400. the developer, CCCC claims.
“Each year we pay that on top of CCCC plans to file a complaint with
what we pay for real estate taxes and so a state ombudsman about that, accord-
we’re like, okay, what are we getting for ing to Birkhead.
our money? We don’t get anything free “Our biggest complaint is, we have
anymore except for the use of a pool,” a board of directors that is supposed
Birkhead said. to act for the benefit of the communi-
The proposed development could add ty. That’s their job. That’s why we have
280 people (at two people per town- them,” Birkhead said.
house) using Captains Cove roads. CCCC members “are just tired. We’re
“And who is going to pay to repair it? tired of them taking our resources and
We do,” Birkhead said. making decisions,” she said.12 • Eastern Shore Post • May 13, 2022
47 Market Street, Onancock
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Affordable Housing Needs,
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria on and the Maryland border, is the place
Monday hosted a bus tour of Eastern to build up – it’s the “center of every-
Shore places and communities that thing” in upper Accomack County, Val-
need affordable and workforce housing erie Shrieves said.
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her guests including local concerned tour, said Horntown is full of concerned
citizens, real estate and planning pro- citizens who are “ripe to do the same
fessionals, town and county adminis- thing” as Exmore’s New Road commu-
trators, and state funding partners. nity, whose members formed an orga-
Each destination on the tour had its nization in the 1990s and bought 30
own story, told by the people who live acres, sold it back to themselves, rebuilt
Exmore 3 Br/1 Ba
and work on the Shore, reflecting on its the community, and successfully fought
Parksley Commercial Property
$179,000 MLS 55011 $117,950 MLS 55847 history and anticipating its future. for the elimination of substandard liv-
Susan Beasley 757-710-1284 Tammy Mason 757-710-2295 Horntown ing conditions.
susanbeasley@mason-davis.com tammyvmason@gmail.com A large gathering of Horntown cit- Bayside
izens welcomed the guests and dis- Another group of concerned citizens
cussed what is needed to restore their taking a page from New Road’s playbook
town. Horntown lacks not only housing are from Onancock’s Bayside communi-
but amenities such as lighting, side- ty, another destination on the tour.
walks, and a park or playground for the Like Horntown, the Bayside commu-
Onancock 4 Br/2 Ba
Melfa Commercial Property children, said Lynelle Johnson. nity once thrived with its own identi-
Food Service, Other $339,000 MLS 55836
$259,500 MLS 55725 Tammy Mason 757-710-2295 Horntown is looking to draw in small ty and small businesses. The commu-
Bunny Mclean 757-710-5952 tammyvmason@gmail.com businesses such as a laundromat and a nity had a baseball field and a team of
Ian Mclean 757-693-2001
convenience store; the latter is especial- players known as the Bayside Sluggers,
ly needed since the community is sus- and there were two churches, a school-
ceptible to flooding, which prevents res- house, a beauty parlor, a barbershop,
idents from venturing out past Fleming and a seafood plant that is now aban-
Road to buy essentials, Johnson said. doned and prime for redevelopment,
Onancock 4 Br/1.5 Ba Waterview!!
She also would like the town to have said Myra Riley Taylor.
Bloxom Commercial Property
Sate of the Art Poultry Farm $499,990 MLS 55828 its own marquee. There’s a large sign in The community consists of about 150
$6,900,000 MLS 55155 Leslie Lewis 757-709-8271 town pointing the way to the Chincote- privately owned lots, and about one-
Cathy Salamone 631-838-5920 leslielewisrealtor@gmail.com
ague Bay Trails End Campground, yet third have occupied homes. There are
salamonecathy@gmail.com
there’s no sign for Horntown. about 37 abandoned homes, 26 vacant
Horntown once was home to a few cleared lots, and 28 vacant wooded lots.
$379,900 1 Beach Cottage, 1 Guest House!! small businesses and had some outdoor Most households have at least one
Featured Agent!! MLS# 55773 Deep Creek Waterfront lighting, but “we’ve been forgotten … family member who is elderly or dis-
we shouldn’t be living like this,” said abled. The majority of the community
Carolyn Handy. members are single, high school gradu-
The town does have at least one ates, and employed or retired.
small business in an adaptive reuse Benefits of the Bayside community
building: the Agape preschool in the include broadband internet access and
former Horntown Methodist Episcopal drainage ditches recently dug deeper
Church, originally built in 1859 and re- by the Virginia Department of Trans-
built in 1892. portation to mitigate flooding.
Susan Beasley Blanford Persinger said Horntown Challenges include failing septic sys-
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Horntown, which is close to Chin- board of directors, but the team is ex-May 13, 2022 • Eastern Shore Post • 13
ploring possible options for state and trict will build a sewer force main that
federal funding. will pass the former Whispering Pines SSPPECIA NT
ECI A L E VE N T IINVITATION
N VI TAT I O N
Mary N. Smith Cultural site, then turn and cross the highway
Starting the Conversation
Enrichment Center toward the town of Accomac.
Mary N. Smith High School opened Morrison noted there must be a
in 1953 in Accomac; it was a high school group of at least 25 homes in one par-
for Black students and was named in ticular area before a collection system
honor of local educator Mary Notting-
ham Smith.
can be built for them to connect to the
force main and use the sewer system. How to talk about adding support
After segregation ended, the school He added that there are also oppor-
became Mary N. Smith Middle School, tunities in Accomack County for in-
which was one of three Accomack fill development in unfinished subdi-
County middle schools that closed in visions, which include Nocks Landing
2004 to prepare for two brand-new and Wishart Point.
middle schools to open that fall. New Road
Accomack County turned over the Ava Gabrielle-Wise, executive direc-
former school to the Mary N. Smith tor of the New Road Community De-
Alumni Association in 2011, and the velopment Group, said Exmore’s New
building became the Mary N. Smith Road community is more than 100
Cultural Enrichment Center, yet an- years old, stemming back to the times
other destination on Monday’s bus tour. of sharecroppers and tenant farmers in
The first floor of the building is used a post-Civil War era.
to host meetings of local organizations Fast-forward to the 20th century
and the Eastern Shore’s Boys and Girls and the historically Black community
Club, but Mary N. Smith alumni have was contending with absentee land-
more in mind for the building, includ- lords and substandard living condi-
ing housing. tions. Other neighborhoods had in-
Karen Downing said housing could door plumbing, but New Road was left Discussing care needs with a loved one can be a difficult subject to
go on the first floor of the former behind. broach. It can be a balancing act between guilt and fear — guilt over
school, or there could be businesses on Gabrielle-Wise was an approximate- wanting to move your loved one from the home they love, and fear
the first floor and apartments on the ly fourth-generation member of New about what might happen to them if you don’t. We have lovingly
second floor. The property includes Road and grew up in the community.
15 acres surrounding the school, she Her mother is the late Ruth Wise, the supported thousands of families on this journey over the last 20
added. original executive director of the New years. We can help you too.
Supporters of the Mary N. Smith Road development group.
project worked with Ramona Chap- New Road attempted to get a 100% Join us as we discuss things to consider, how to frame the
man, of the Virginia Department of subsidized sewer system in the early conversation, manage expectations, and honor your loved one’s
Housing and Community Develop- 1970s but was denied; the community feelings to ensure a productive outcome.
ment, to obtain a $10,000 pre-plan- pursued a 75% subsidized sewer sys-
ning grant; now they are working to- tem in the early 1990s but was again
ward a $50,000 grant for an engineer- denied. JOIN US
ing study. The community appealed to Exmore
Whispering Pines to extend its sewer service to New Wednesday, June 1st, at 12 p.m.
The Whispering Pines Motel and Road, and after three years, the town
restaurant in Tasley, a property that finally agreed. About halfway through Hosted by Commonwealth Senior Living at Naomi Makemie
dated back as far as the 1930s, was the process, New Road decided to ac- Presbyterian Church: 89 Market Street, Onancock, VA 23417
a frequent stop for travelers on U.S. quire part of its neighborhood, Gabri-
Route 13 for decades. elle-Wise said. Refreshments will be provided
Rich Morrison, Accomack’s deputy In 1994, the New Road Community
county administrator, noted the prop- Development Group was formed and re-
erty remained popular throughout the
1950s and 1960s but became rundown
in the 1970s and 1980s; then it was de-
ceived a $360,000 grant from the McAu-
ley Institute to purchase 30 acres.
The members of New Road started
Commonwealth
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stroyed by an arsonist’s blaze in 2013. selling the land back to themselves and
The property, now owned by Acco- began an empowering tradition that Welcome Home 757-655-7783
mack County, has been cleaned up, continues today, with most residents
and the land is flat and ready and of New Road owning their homes. th
Independent Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care
waiting to be developed, a total of six Currently underway is New Road’s
acres, he said. three-phase Legacy Project, which aims
The Hampton Roads Sanitation Dis-
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New Regional Library in Parksley On Track for August Opening
By Carol Vaughn “As of today, we have an archivist,” but we’re not doing it for you,’” Russell roof for the bandshell area as result of
A library representative asked the Bloxom said. The new position will be said, adding, “Maybe we can get some- the majority of downtown business own-
Parksley Town Council at the Monday responsible for taking care of archival one to sponsor a light.” ers choosing to make facade improve-
council meeting to have streetlights items related to Eastern Shore history. “We have asked to put lights on ments to their buildings themselves,
installed on four utility poles in an “I do think the library will be the there and A&N told us we couldn’t do it rather than going through the grant.
alleyway behind the new regional li- jewel in Parksley’s crown,” said Mayor because it’s not on our property — and Additionally, there could be money
brary, which is under construction in Frank Russell. that’s why we have come to the town,” available for wayfinding signage, he said.
Parksley. Councilman Ricky Taylor said secu- Bloxom said, adding, “…We appreciate Russell said he has not yet signed
Pat Bloxom, a library board of trust- rity lights for other businesses in town, anything you can do.” the most recent change order for the
ees member, said the lights are need- including the volunteer fire depart- The council adopted an updated project “because they’ve never told me
ed for security because staff entrances ment, are paid for by the businesses. Hazard Mitigation Plan. what they are going to change yet, and
will be at the rear of the library. Councilman Henry Nicholson said Russell gave an update about prog- how they are going to change it, and
Library officials were told the utility his only concern is about the lights ress on a bandshell under construc- how they are going to make it right.”
poles are not on library property, she bothering nearby residents, which has tion downtown, which is part of a Matthews said the change order
said. been an issue in the past. grant-funded downtown revitalization refers to a different area of the grant
Bloxom said the new library “is al- Nicholson said he will contact the project. project.
most ready to open,” giving the first of Accomack-Northampton Electric Coop- Russell said he received a call a “They are two different pools of mon-
August as the likely opening time. erative about who owns the lights and month ago from the architect, saying ey,” he said.
The library will have more than what the town can and can not do. there was a problem because electri- Taylor twice made a motion to do
20,000 square feet of space, including Russell said he will contact Acco- cal service components that were sup- away with work sessions, after Mat-
children’s and teens’ areas; a commu- mack County Supervisor Paul Muhly posed to be installed under the con- thews said the council did not fol-
nity meeting room seating 100, with a about the matter. crete floor was not installed before the low Freedom of Information Act re-
private entrance; and a large Heritage “Even though I want to support the concrete was poured. quirements for holding them in the
Center, which includes a climate-con- library 100%, can I go to the rest of the A solution is still being worked out. past. Both motions died for lack of a
trolled room to store historic docu- business owners and say, ‘Hey, we’re Councilman Dan Matthews said there second.
ments and a research area. buying them and paying their electric, likely will be money left over to pay for a The council voted unanimously
to move forward with applying for
e sh
Fr Jaxon’s & a USDA grant to purchase a police
seaFood
vehicle.
Jaxon’s Hardware The council voted 5-1, with Tay-
lor voting no, to repeal an outdat-
SPRING CLEAN UP! ed ordinance instituting a $9 per
quarter trash collection fee for resi-
Cape Center dents. Taylor said he favored tabling
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SUNDAY C. LEE HAULING The council will hold a public hear-
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