REPORT ON WETLANDS MEETING WITH CORPS OF ENGINEERS (UPDATED 3-5-09)

On February 24, Florence, Mitchell Patterson, and Howard Corey met with Robert Claudio from the county and Elaine Holley the Corps of Engineers to discuss the wetland. The following is summary of this meeting:

1) No permanent changes to the wetland can be made without the approval of the Corps. This includes the cutting of trees. Some drainage ditches which feed the pond are clogged up.

2) The water level in the pond seems to be too high, causing the water flow from the wetlands to be much too slow.

3) There were other flaws found with the drainage pipes that the county will review.

4) The pond is currently going through a certification process with the county. Certification is the responsibility of the developers.

5) Suggestions for getting rid of the geese were a low fence and/or flowers on our side of the pond or a barrier of mulch around the pond on our side. Also, signs will be put up citing the county ordinance which prohibits feeding geese.


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TOWN MEETING ON ZIP CODE CHANGES

We received the following notice:

"BERMUDA DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING NOTICE

WHO: Dorothy Jaeckle
Bermuda District Supervisor

WHEN: Monday, February 23 – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Colonial Heights Baptist Church
17201 Jefferson Davis Highway

TOPIC: Potential Zip Code Modifications
in Chesterfield County

SPEAKERS: County Staff"

Our Chester Village Green ZIP code (23831) is NOT involved in the potential modifications. If you would like more information, click on the following link:

http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2009/0218/news/006.html

CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO EXAMINE WETLANDS PROBLEM

If you would like to meet with the Corps of Engineers about our wetlands (& mosquito) problem on February 23, 10:00 AM, at the Arts Ctr. office), please contact our HOA manager, Florence Harrison (see left sidebar).

VIRGINIA WILDLIFE TO ADVISE ON GOOSE PROBLEM

If you live or walk near the common areas surrounding the pond or Arts center, you have notice the amount of geese droppings has increased many folds.

In addition, the geese have now spread out into other areas of Chester Village Green.

In an effort to control the droppings and the number of geese in the area, Tom Bidrowski from the Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries has agreed to come out on 3-3-09, 10:00 AM, at the Arts Center Office to review and discuss our situation. (If you would like to meet with them, please contact our HOA manager, Florence Harrison, see left sidebar.)

Due to a last minute scheduling conflict,Tom Bidrowski, Waterfowl Project Leader, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, has rescheduled his visit to Chester Village Green to Tuesday,March 3,2009 at 10:00 AM, at the Arts Center Office.


Our goal is to control the number of geese and their roaming areas.

COLLAPSED FOUNTAIN SQUARE BUILDING TO BE REBUILT

In its evening news broadcast on Feb. 6, NBC-12 News reported that the owner still intends to rebuild the buildings that collapsed last September, but has no present timetable, because of the current economic situation.