A special meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 17^th at the request of Deputy City Manager Ron Williams and Venture Realty so that the city staff might receive input on Dome site project specifics.  They have targeted about a dozen “stakeholder” groups that will be part of the formal public engagement for the project, in addition to a workshop that will be open to the public at the end of January.

In late December, Venture met with Vision’s Resort Development Task Force.  The city has subsequently asked that we allow their staff to be in attendance at this additional meeting to record responses to the type of input they will be seeking at city input session.  Types of input categories will include: architecture, retail uses, infrastructure, public amenities, etc.

Following this message is what Inertia, a surfer’s publication had to say about the VB project.

Please RSVP to 757-499-7003 or sally@virginiabeachvision.com and plan to join us at the Williams Mullen offices at Town Center on Wednesday, January 17^th  at 8:30 a.m.

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“New wave pools planned for Florida, Virginia Beach, etc.

Last year, numerous new wave pool projects were announced – principally across the US and Australia. We’ll continue to watch as more new projects are undoubtedly announced this year. But two set to break ground stateside are of particular importance. The first, Kelly Slater Wave Co.’s Florida project has passed all of the necessary regulatory hurdles to begin construction. And, a development proposal that includes buy-in from popstar Pharell Williams is gaining traction in Virginia Beach. It’ll be the first public application of Wavegarden’s Cove technology if and when it opens.”