We trust that your family is having a wonderful summer, enjoying the many pleasures our community offers for getting out and having fun together. The strength of our community rests in our relationships with our neighbors. We have a strong spirit of community involvement and volunteerism. There are many ways for neighbors of all ages to get involved and help keep our community clean, beautiful, vibrant, and engaged.
With children home for summer break and the pool open, we are all more mindful when driving around the community. We have more walkers and bikers than any other time of year. We appreciate walkers who remember to walk facing oncoming traffic, and who allow space for cars to pass them safely.
Many thanks to Nat and Betty Brown for making the poster for our postman, Rodney Hammond, at the end of June to congratulate him on his retirement. Rodney is still delivering the mail a few days a week through the end of July, as he wraps up some final details with the USPS.
You may have noticed that VDoT has been working in Kingspoint this month to fill some potholes and repair some cracked pavement. Please watch for them to return sometime during the last week of the month to lay down a sealer coat on Kingspoint Drive. This will be a more involved operation where they will have a lane closed as they work. Please watch for flaggers and expect a bit of delay on Kingspoint Drive.
The sealer is designed to help protect the pavement and slow deterioration until they can get a contractor to complete the necessary full-depth restoration. VDoT plans schedules and awards contracts years into the future, so it will be 2025 or beyond before we can expect that restoration of several neighborhood streets.
Remember to visit the ‘Little Library’ in the Smith’s front yard at 103 Southpoint Drive to check out the available books for summer reading. The rule is simple: If you borrow a book, then donate a book, or return the book you borrowed. The library is there for everyone’s use and enjoyment. What a fun way to encourage our kids to read this summer!
Many neighbors are participating in our Redbud Initiative to replant native redbud trees, which once grew throughout this area. Any neighbor may request two free seedling trees as a gift of appreciation for their 2023 KPNA membership. There is still time to participate. Simply request your trees when you make your membership contribution. If you have not yet made your 2023 membership contribution, you may deliver it to Treasurer, Karen Schneider at any time. Find details in your 2023 Neighborhood Directory. Karen is keeping track of who has requested trees. We will order the trees in September for delivery next March. Participants will be contacted when the trees are available for pick-up next spring.
The question of whether homeowners may rent out portions of, or their entire homes for vacationers, has been a hot topic in our county for the past few years. Short term rentals are not allowed in Kingspoint for two reasons. First, Covenant 1 states that “Lots may be used for residential purposes only…” All homeowners are bound by our Kingspoint Covenants, which follow each deed. (Find the complete list in your 2023 Neighborhood Directory.) The second reason is that our zoning is R-1. Residential zoning doesn’t permit short term rentals. Anyone renting a room, apartment, or their entire Kingspoint home for any purpose other than as a permanent residence (for a minimum of 30 days), is in violation of county code. This should be reassuring to neighborhood families who don’t want vacationing strangers coming and going to short term rentals near their homes, and the many sorts of problems this situation invites. Please contact Christy Parrish, JCC Zoning Administrator, at 757.253.6671 with any questions or concerns you may have about this matter.
A major rehabilitation project along the Colonial Parkway begins in August. The project will upgrade about 10 miles of the Parkway, and will last for three years, ending at the end of June 2026. There will be disruptions and detours in various areas beginning in August. Find the proposed work schedule and detours here.
Although much of the work will begin around Yorktown, the section of the CP from our entrance towards Colonial Williamsburg will also experience closures this year. The tunnel may be closed for repairs beginning this summer through the spring of 2025. It isn’t clear from the schedule whether this will be continuous or a series of temporary closures. It appears that the portion of the Parkway from our entrance to Jamestown Island will be unaffected by the renovation project.
The next VPPSA Household Chemical Collection will be August 12 at Warhill High School from 8:00 AM-Noon.
Many thanks to Ann Hobson and her volunteers for their continued work at our neighborhood entrance. Tom Mahone and Chris Bonday are continuing their dedicated efforts to keep the grass neatly trimmed. If you are willing to join our crew of volunteers to help with maintenance chores at the entrance, please get in touch with Ann at annhobson1010@gmail.com.
If you are new to the community, or have a new family living near you, please let us know so we can visit with a copy of the Kingspoint Directory and include them in the 2023 listings.
Strangers at the Door
Kingspoint neighbors have worked together in recent years to have a ‘No Soliciting’ neighborhood. We currently have numerous ‘No Soliciting’ signs posted near the entrance to the neighborhood. The JCC Police know about our policy.
We know that strangers at the door can be a safety concern to everyone for a variety of reasons. Sales people must apply for, and receive, a peddler’s license from the JCC police to go door to door anywhere in the county. They must present this license, and their photo ID, upon request. The police do a background check on the individual and the company to make sure that everything is legitimate. We have found that these solicitors, particularly people wanting to work on trees or do landscape work, frequently come here looking for work from out of town or out of state. These folks who show up at the door looking for work, or who want to sell something, generally have no license, don’t present ID, and sometimes become argumentative when turned down. Feel free to call the police to come and check out anyone going door to door. The non-emergency number is 757.566.0112. A neighbor recently reported an argumentative salesperson who wouldn’t take ‘No’ for an answer. It is common for these
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