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Traffic Advisory - November 9, 2020
Virginia Beach – Motorists are advised that HRSD is scheduled to perform sanitary sewer work that will require the temporary closure and detour for motorists traveling west on Bayside Road at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road. Lane closures are scheduled nightly from 7PM to 5AM from Tuesday, November 10 to Friday, November 13, 2020 as well as Monday, November 16 through Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
Construction Notice Update #7 for the City of Newport News - November 2020
--Early Morning Work to Occur--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, continues work to replace a sanitary sewer pipeline located along Huxley Place. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a potential for one brief period of 24/7 "around the clock" work to install a utility connection.
News Release - November 16, 2020
Virtual meeting scheduled via Skype
VIRGINIA BEACH -- In adherence with CDC recommendations of physical distancing to minimize the spread and exposure to COVID-19, the next meeting of the HRSD Commission will be a virtual meeting held via Skype on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Commission agendas are posted on www.hrsd.com/commission three business days prior to each scheduled meeting.
Construction Notice Update #5 for the City of Virginia Beach - October 2020
--Notice of Upcoming Flagging Operation--
Elizabeth A. Taraski, Ph.D., Commissioner
Dr. Taraski, a member of the Commission since June 8, 2017, is the president and CEO of the Nansemond River Preservation Alliance in Suffolk, Virginia. Dr. Taraski also serves as Chair, Restoration Advisory Board, Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot and Vice President of the Suffolk Rotary Club. Dr. Taraski previously served in senior management positions at Christopher Newport University and the University of Richmond. Before moving to Virginia in 1988, Dr. Taraski was Director, Administration and Industrial Relations, Multi-lifecycle Engineering Research Center, New Jersey Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. from Seton Hall University; a Master of Science degree from New York University, a Master of Education degree from Rutgers University and completed her doctoral internship at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, NYC. Dr. Taraski resides in the City of Suffolk.
Appointed: 05/25/2017
First Full Term: 06/08/2017 – 06/07/2021
Second Full Term: 06/08/2021 – 06/07/2025
Third Full Term: 06/08/2025 – 06/07/2029
Executive Search Committee Member: 2021 – 2022
Finance Committee Member: 2024 to present
Stephen C. Rodriguez, Chair
Mr. Rodriguez, a member of the Commission since October 5, 2012, is the retired owner and president of Cruco Inc., which provided construction services in Hampton Roads. He currently works as the Cost Estimating Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Cost Estimation Office. Mr. Rodriguez previously served as chair of the Foundation for Virginia Natural Resources, chair of the OBX Hospital Board, and past president of the Deep Creek Ruritan Club. He has also served on the Chesapeake School Board, the Chesapeake Hospital Authority, the Chesapeake Economic Development Authority, and the board of directors of Opportunity, Inc. He is an alumnus of Old Dominion University civil engineering technology and earned a certificate in civic leadership. Mr. Rodriguez resides in the City of Chesapeake.
Appointed: 10/05/2012 (filled an unexpired term)
Unexpired Term: 06/08/2012 – 06/07/2016
First Full Term: 06/08/2016 – 06/07/2020
Second Full Term: 06/08/2020 – 06/07/2024
Third Full Term: 06/08/2024 – 06/07/2028
Commission Chair: 2022 to present
Commission Vice-Chair: 2021-2022
Executive Search Committee Member: 2021-2022
Finance Committee Member: 2013-2022
Operations and Nominations Committee Member: 2014-2015
Willie Levenston, Jr., Vice-Chair
Mr. Levenston, a member of the Commission since September 9, 2014, earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and holds multiple accreditations in Management Skills Development, Data Transmission and Communications Systems. He retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 2008 after more than 40 years of service. In his capacity as Supervisor Electronics Engineer, Mr. Levenston was responsible for Surface Ship Exterior Radio Communications, Secure/Communication Information Processing, Naval Tactical Data Systems, Search Radar, Electronics Countermeasure/Navigational Aids, and the Submarine Communication sections. Mr. Levenston resides in the City of Portsmouth.
Appointed: 09/09/2014 (filled an unexpired term)
Unexpired Term: 06/08/2011 – 06/07/2015
First Full Term: 06/08/2015 – 06/07/2019
Second Full Term: 06/08/2019 – 06/07/2023
Third Full Term: 06/08/2023 – 06/07/2027
Commission Vice Chair: 2024 to present
Executive Search Committee Member: 2021-2022
Finance Committee Member: 2022 to present
Operations and Nominations Committee Member: 2016 to present