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Suffolk City Manager Recognized at COMPA Luncheon
Suffolk City Manager Selena Cuffee-Glenn was recognized by the Conference of Minority Public Administrators at the 28th annual conference Friday, October 1. Cuffee-Glenn was recently selected as a recipeient of a 2010 Distinguished Publice Service Award by the organization.
COPMA is a national organization primarily devoted to providing professional developement opportunities for all of America's minority public administrators. COMPA became a section of ASPA ( American Society for Public Adminstration) as a result of concern for institutional and social barriers to the professional development and employment of minority administrative talent in all levels of public service.
The award was presented during the Conference Luncheon in Williamsburg on Friday, October 1, 2010.
Award recipients were selected based on a solid track record of distinguished public service by strengthening families and/or commuities, a commitment to professionalism and sensitivity of public service that affects change in the community and dedicated leadership, crativity and integrity.
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The Award-Winning East Suffolk Recreation Center
The State of Virginia now knows what we have known all along. East Suffolk Recreation Center is a phenomenal facility! On September 12, 2010, the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society, at its annual conference in Hampton, VA, awarded the City of Suffolk Department of Parks and Recreation with Best Statewide Renovation of an Existing Facility in the 50,000 -100,000 population category.
The award was judged on the following criteria:
-Innovative nature of the facility-design, construction, handling of constraints, etc.
-Effectiveness in addressing the goals as defined in terms of community needs, demands, and successful completion
-Efficiency in use of resources
-Effectiveness of design factors: such as ADA accessibility, LEED Certification, maintenance consideration, aesthetics, security and safety, environmental concerns, etc.
-Meets the needs of the population served
-General excellence of the facility
The Virginia Recreation and Park Society is a private, non-profit professional organization, founded in 1953 and incorporated in 1956. Its purpose is to unite all professionals, students, and interested lay persons engaged in the field of recreation, parks and other leisure services in the Commonwealth of Virginia, into one body.
For more information on this award or on how you can participate in all that East Suffolk Recreation Center has to offer, please call 757-514-4500.
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"Start and Grow Your Suffolk Business" Seminar Series
The City of Suffolk's Economic Development Department along with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pleased to offer a series of seminars titled "Start and Grow your Suffolk Business".
This FREE seminar series will be held every Tuesday, beginning October 5, 2010, and will run until October 26th, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Suffolk Workforce Development Center, 157 N Main Street, 2nd floor.
Upcoming seminar topics:
October 19 ~ Real Estate Search & Lease Negotiations.
This session will cover best practices when determining the best location for your business. It will also include an overview of how to negotiate the most favorable leasing option possible, in order to avoid costly pitfalls that some businesses face.
October 26 ~ Finance.
Hear what the bank is looking for, and the things that impact your loan package. An SBA representative will also give an overview on the Small Business Administration Loan Guaranty Program.
To register or for further information, contact Jennifer Schmack, Suffolk Economic Development at 757.514.4047 or jschmack@city.suffolk.va.us
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Suffolk to Host The Legends of Sleepy Hole Haunted Forest
Do you know the Legends of Sleepy Hole? Join Suffolk Parks & Recreation for a night of fright at Sleepy Hole Park. On Friday, October 29, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Sleepy Hole Park will transform from a lush, serene setting into a forest full of surprises and scares.
Sleepy Hole Park is located at 4616 Sleepy Hole Road, Suffolk, VA. This event is for ages 10 & up, but there will be a fun area for children to enjoy.
The cost is $5 per person with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the City of Suffolk's United Way Campaign.
For more information about this event, please call Lori Carter at 757-514-7267.
Interested in volunteering as a character or at Legends of Sleepy Hole? Call Jason Pittman at 757-514-7268 for more information.
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Suffolk Competes in National Recycling Competition
Suffolk Mayor Linda Johnson announced today that Suffolk is participating in the Cans for Cash™ City Recycling Challenge. The contest, sponsored by The United States Conference of Mayors, Novelis Corporation and Keep America Beautiful, Inc., challenges cities across the country to collect recyclable aluminum beverage cans. The Challenge lasts four weeks, it officially started on October 1 and will end on October 29, 2010. Cans for Cash™ is co-sponsored locally by Sims Metal Management. "This challenge is a great, fun way to remind people in our community to recycle, which is so important to achieving an enjoyable quality of life. Recycling is easy to do and great for our city and the environment," said Suffolk Mayor Linda Johnson. "By showing that the City of Suffolk is committed to recycling, we are showing the rest of the nation one more reason that Suffolk is a great place to live, work and raise a family."There will be two drop-off locations wherein citizens can take their cans for the challenge: Public Works Sanitation Complex, 277 Pine St. and Public Works Operations Complex, 866 Carolina Rd. Cans may be brought to the drop-off locations Monday- Friday, between 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Cans may be put in the 14-yard container on site, marked Cans for Cash. "We hope this challenge will ignite citizens who aren't already recycling, to do so. And those who are, to continue. Donating cans towards the challenge is an excellent way to do your part toward a more sustainable community," said Hattie Lester, Suffolk Litter Control Coordinator.
Also on October 23, 2-4 p.m., the Suffolk Clean Community Commission will sponsor two aluminum can recycling drives, accepting only cans for the Cans for Cash recycling challenge. The drives will be Bennett's Creek Park (3598 Bennett's Creek Park Rd.) and Public Works Operations Complex (866 Carolina Rd.).
Suffolk will be competing with other cities for up to $15,000 in awards, which are to be used to support recycling efforts. One $5,000 award will be presented to the city collecting the most total tonnage of recyclable aluminum cans per capita, another for the city with the most innovative ideas for promoting recycling and another $5,000 award to the city submitting the best recycling video in the American Recycler Video award category. If Suffolk wins, the funds will be used to support the Clean Community Commission's new battery recycling program.
The Aluminum Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group representing aluminum producers, reports that recycling is good for the environment and municipal finances because aluminum is the most valuable material in the household recycling bin. Last year, just under $1 billion was paid for recyclable aluminum beverage cans. Yet nearly 50% of all aluminum beverage cans produced were not recycled. In other words, nearly $1 billion worth of aluminum cans are thrown away annually.The city is making a major effort to remind households to recycle. For those individuals who have not signed up for curbside recycling with TFC Recycling, it is not too late. Visit http://www.tfcrecycling.com/suffolk/ to signup. There are also 13 recycling drop-off centers throughout the city. For a complete list of where they are, click on this link, Recylcing Locations or contact Hattie Lester at (757) 514-7604 or via email hlester@city.suffolk.va.us |
Welcome to the Neighborhood!
 Taylor's Do-it Center has opened its newest store at 3235 Bridge Road in the Creekside Village Shopping Center in Suffolk. They will hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting event on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at 10 a.m. Taylor's Do-it Center continues to celebrate its 83 years of business and service to the Hampton Roads community by helping to strengthen the local economy. Four generations of the Taylor family have guided the growth of Taylor's Do-it Centers and three of the generations were there to celebrate the opening of this, their tenth store location in Hampton Roads. Taylor's Do-it Center has been serving customers in Hampton Roads since 1927. Taylor's offers a complete line of hardware, plumbing, electrical, paint, housewares, lawn and garden, outdoor living, and many other home
improvement needs for the do-it-yourselfer and professional contractor. "Signing the lease for our new store is a key milestone for our business," said Joe Taylor, President & CEO of Taylor's Do-it Centers. "With this tenth location, we are positioning ourselves to continue to better serve our customers and our local home town community." "I am extremely pleased that Taylor's Do-it Center has become part of our community, they will be a perfect fit within the Creekside Village Shopping Center" said Mayor Linda T. Johnson. "Taylor's is a well respected, Hampton Roads business that has always been committed to the customers they serve. We look forward to them being a welcome addition for our citizens in Suffolk." Taylor's Do-it Center joined Do it Best Corp. in 1991. Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., Do it Best Corp. is the only U.S. based, member-owned hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales approaching $2.5 billion, Do it Best Corp. serves 4,300 member-retailers in the United States as well as in 42 foreign countries.
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Suffolk Farmers' Market Extends Hours
 The Suffolk Farmers' Market will continue to operate through the fall on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a variety of local produce, plants and pumpkins. Launched in 2006, the Suffolk Farmers' Market is an open-air gathering place offering fresh, locally-grown foods, value-added products and hand-crafted goods. Held beneath brightly striped tents at "Market Park" (the mini-park adjacent to the Seaboard Station Railroad Museum at 326 N. Main Street), the Market is sponsored in part by the Obici Healthcare Foundation and is managed by the Suffolk Division of Tourism. |
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Movie Night- Cinema in the Park
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Bennett's Creek Park
Where The Wild Things Are (PG)
An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world - a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.*This event will feature an activity for children, including a costume contest.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Bennett's Creek Park
Fred Claus (PG)
Fred Claus has lived his entire life in his brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but could hardly live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas, who was just a perfect, well, saint. True to form, Nicholas (a.k.a. Santa Claus) grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a fast-talking repo man who's run out of luck and money. Eventually Fred's bad behavior catches up with him and he is sent to jail. His only recourse is to turn to his brother. Over Mrs. Claus' objections, Nicholas agrees to help his brother on one condition: that he come to the North Pole and earn the money he needs by working in Santa's Toy Shop. The trouble is that Fred isn't exactly elf material and cut out for creating toys and spreading good cheer. With Christmas fast approaching, Fred could jeopardize the jolliest holiday of the year and ruin Christmas. *This event will feature an activity for children.
Park will open at 5:30 p.m. on their respected showing dates and all films will begin at 6 p.m. Popcorn and concessions will be available. It is recommended to bring a chair and a jacket. Bennett's Creek Park is located at 3000 Bennett's Creek Park Road in Northern Suffolk.For more information, please call Lori Carter 757-514-7267.
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East Suffolk Recreation Center Community Day and Open House
 The City of Suffolk will host the East Suffolk Community Day and Open House to celebrate health, fitness and active living Saturday, October 16. Come out and take part in a number of activities geared toward the body and the mind. There will be health and fitness screenings, a bike rodeo, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and car seat inspections. You'll learn about Project Lifesaver, Gang Awareness, CSI Fingerprinting and how to become a Suffolk Police Officer. There will also be a canine demonstration, a resource fair, tours of the East Suffolk Recreation Center and Parks and Recreation Administration offices, amusements and food vendors.
The East Suffolk Community Day and Open House takes place between 12 pm and 3 pm at 138 S. 6th Street. For more information, call 757-514-7250.
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Halloween
Trick-or-Treat Hours are until 8:00pm on Sunday, October 31st.
It is unlawfull for any person over the age of 12 to Trick-or Treat in Suffolk.
Be Alert.
Stay Safe.
Enjoy Halloween!
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"Tell a Story"
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The North Suffolk Library plays host on Novermber 2nd to the "Tell A Story" Flash Fiction workshop. Flash Fiction encourages writers to tell a compelling story complete with emotional stakes and payoffs in just a few pages. You will get guidance from writers with Old Dominion University's MFA program in creative writing. They will assist you in writing your own stories, making them interesting and meaningful to others.
The free event is from 6 pm until 8 pm and is open to all. The North Suffolk Library is located at 2000 Bennett's Creek Park Road. Call the reference desk at 757-514-7150 for more information.
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Wednesday,
October 20, 2010:
7 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2010:
7 p.m.
All meetings take place in the Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Center. _______________
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441 Market Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
757-514-4000
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