Ernie Morgan Award of Service Goes to The Friends 0f Sandhills

Department of Utilities a Major Player in Restoration Project

A coalition of individuals and organizations has been working hard to clean up and preserve the open space known as "The Maritime Sandhills", located between the Ocean view Elementary School and Tidewater Drive.  Once filled with trash and neglected, this unique historic, geological and biological space is now much cleaner, monitored regularly and being pursued as a permanent preservation area for future generations.

While many came forward to work on this project, local resident and dedicated Norfolk Department of Utilities employee Kevin Collins personally contributed much to this effort.  Kevin spearheaded a series of clean-up days at the Sandhills, coordinating workforce volunteers and related help from many city departments, Ocean View Elementary School, Ocean View Civic League and private businesses.

On November 21, at the Norfolk Environmental Council Annual Awards luncheon, Kevin accepted the Ernie Morgan Award of Service on behalf of the hard-working Friends of Sandhills.

Kevin Collins (center) accepted the Ernie

Award for the Friends of Sandhills.  Flanking

Collins are James English (left), Chair of the

Norfolk Environmental Commission, and

Councilman Barclay Winn (right).

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