Virginia Beach is appealing to Circuit Court a decision by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to allow the destruction of some wetlands on the site. The VMRC decision and the city’s appeal are based on the Sandlers’ initial application.

The Sandlers will have to start the city approval process from the beginning with the revised plan, according to Kay Wilson, an associate city attorney.

The Sandlers’ representatives disagree. The changes in wetlands impacts are just modifications of the original request, Williams said.

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DEQ Hearing Information for Monday night.

“We’re very encouraged; we think we have a great project,” said Debra Williams, a Sandler spokeswoman. “If people really look at what we have in there, they’ll realize we’re cleaning up a mess.”

Part of the “mess” they are going to bulldoze, & fill in with unknown fill to “clean up”.