"God creates men, but they choose each other." -- Niccolo Machiavelli

Welcome to Pasture Point.  We hope the following is a list of services, activities, and other information will ease your transition into Hampton’s finest neighborhood.

Neighborhood Information -- Get Involved

We have some great opportunities to get involved with the neighborhood, meet your neighbors, and just generally make a difference in the quality of life here.  A couple of suggestions:

1. Join the Neighborhood Watch Program.  This is a new program for Pasture Point, but it is making a difference.  It is helping to keep the neighborhood safer and your property values higher.  We still need a couple of Block Captains for a few small areas of the neighborhood.  For more information contact Phil at 650-5417.

2. Join the Beautification Committee.  This committee was actually the beginning of the Pasture Point Neighborhood Association.  We are currently working with the City on the development of River Street Park.  For more information contact Tamara at 224-2437.  Click here for more information.

3. Join the Entertainment Committee.  This committee organizes the food and refreshments for our regular association meetings.  This committee also organizes all the social activities of the neighborhood, like our picnics, yard sale, and receptions.  For more information contact Mary at 723-8815.

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The Serious Stuff -- But Necessary

The following links and information cover all the basic information about City services, public safety, utilities, voting, health care, public schools and regional higher education opportunities, and parks and recreational opportunities that you will need to know about when living in Pasture Point.

City Services

ü Trash Days – Every Tuesday

ü Recycling Days – Every Other Tuesday

ü Street Sweeping Days – Fourth Wednesday of the Month

ü Garbage, bulk trash, limbs, leaves and yard waste are collected every week

All items must be at the curb by 7 a.m. or your cans may not get emptied.  More information on everything you could ever want to know about waste pickup in our neighborhood: http://www.hampton.gov/publicworks/solid_waste.html

Public Safety

ü Police Division

ü Fire and Rescue Division

ü Office of Emergency Management

Neighborhood Schools

ü Smith Elementary

ü Spratley Middle School

ü Phoebus High School

Our Voting Location

Hampton City Hall

City Council Meetings

Council meetings are regularly scheduled for the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Council Chambers, 8th Floor, City Hall (within walking distance of Pasture Point) at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are televised live on City Channel TV-47 Hampton.

Hampton City Taxes and Fees

ü City of Hampton Taxes and Fees

 Health Care

ü Sentara CarePlex Hospital

ü Riverside Regional Medical Center

ü Mary Immaculate Hospital

Utilities

ü Electric Power:  Dominion Virginia Power

ü Telephone:  Verizon Communications

ü Cable TV:  Cox Communications

ü Natural Gas:  Virginia Natural Gas

ü Water:  Newport News Water Works

Recreation and Leisure

ü Parks and Recreation

ü Hampton History Museum

ü Hampton Public Library

ü Conventions & Visitor's Bureau

ü Virginia Air & Space Center

Other Local and Regional Educational Opportunities

ü Hampton University

ü Thomas Nelson Community College

ü Christopher Newport University

ü College of William and Mary

ü Old Dominion University

ü Norfolk State University

ü Virginia Wesleyan College

ü Regent University

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The Fun Stuff -- Not Necessary But Great to Enjoy

Downtown Hampton (within easy walking distance of our neighborhood) hosts a number of activities throughout the year that are one of the great things about living in Pasture Point.

Hampton Bay Days

Held every year the first weekend after Labor Day weekend.  This three-day festival brings thousands of visitors to downtown Hampton.  While the festival is a lot of fun and well worth attending, it can be tedious for those of us who live close by.  Traffic in and out of downtown is restricted or blocked throughout the weekend, and expect cars that you have never seen to be all over our driveways, yards, and streets.  To keep the festival goers out of your driveway (especially on Saturday night when they have the big fireworks display), you will need to put some kind of barrier up.  Otherwise, it is just one of those things you grin and bear once a year to live in such a great location.

December 1, 2007 • 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The holidays couldn’t be brighter with Downtown Hampton’s Winter Wonderland Holiday Tree Lighting kicking off the season. The evening will glisten with the official lighting of the Holiday Tree and illuminates with a dazzling display of holiday fireworks! The event also includes festive music, horse and carriage rides, children’s activities and winter treats like hot chocolate, apple cider and roasted nuts.
New this year will be a holiday bazaar!

November 22, 2007 through March 2, 2008
A Rockefeller Center right in the heart of Hampton, the rink provides more than 5,000 square feet of icy surface for public skating, special events, skating demonstrations and more. A series of special events are held each month.  Click here for more information

Every Saturday, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. • April – September, 2008
Hampton takes to the streets every Saturday night for a fun-filled street fair featuring live musical entertainment, cold refreshments, and plenty of activities for the young and old. Click here for more information

Hampton Crab & Blues Fest
April 27, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Hampton Crab & Blues Fest will feature succulent
seafood, tasty microbrews and the best of blues.

May 17, 2008 • 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Showcasing more than a dozen Virginia Wineries, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the region, and highlighting some of the finest art around, Hampton’s  Wine and Jazz Festival will offer something for all the senses.  Click here for more information

9th Annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival
May 31 & June 1, 2008
Set sail for Hampton’s Blackbeard Festival where living history and family fun go hand-in-hand. Immerse yourself in1780s Hampton with live entertainment, pirate camp, children’s activities, sea battles, fireworks and more, as Hampton reenacts and celebrates the demise of Blackbeard, one of the fiercest pirates ever known.
Click here for more information

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Thinking About Remodeling or Renovating?

Because of the large numbers of fine vintage homes in Pasture Point, there are probably more yellow Building Permits in Pasture Point than any other neighborhood in the area.  To encourage people to remodel or renovate homes in our neighborhood, the City has developed a number of vary attractive incentive programs ranging from tax abatements to architectural fee subsidies.  Before you begin, it is well worth your time to check these programs out.  For more information, contact the City's Neighborhood Office Staff at727-6460 and tell them you live in Pasture Point.

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