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Pleasure House Point preservation initiative

Through a partnership with Trust for Public Land, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the City of Virginia Beach and the local community, the largest undeveloped parcel of land on the Lynnhaven River (122 acres) may be preserved instead of converted to high density development. The Trust for Public Land has initiated a plan to purchase the property and sell parcels to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the City of Virginia Beach, and a yet to be determined commercial developer. Citizens and community groups have rallied in an effort to raise $4 million so the entire property may be preserved as natural area, rather than having a portion commercially developed.

The goal of this community-led campaign is to supplement the funds already committed for the purpose of acquiring the Pleasure House Point property for the people of the City of Virginia Beach, to increase the proposed municipal park and natural habitat preserve. The Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Foundation has agreed to participate as the designated 501(c)(3) organization.

To donate or get more info, go to Recent Posts and follow the link to this story.

General Info About This Site

Welcome to the new Ocean Park Civic League Website. This site functions as the archive of OPCL business. It contains newsletters, bylaws, community issues info, meeting minutes, budget reports, etc. Visit Recent Posts (on the lower right) for neighborhood news and check the  Calendar  (above) for upcoming events.

Ocean Park also has a Facebook site that can be reached under the “Links” entry above or below right, under “Links”. Some news items will be published there but it is primarily for social interaction between the members and residents of Ocean Park. 

Finally, a new addition from our History Committee, is a web site that will detail some of Ocean Park’s history. This site is still evolving but already has some interesting pictures and information. The link is right here (Ocean Park History) and also under “Links” above.

Please visit these sites often to stay in touch with our community!