“In a highly developed watershed, it’s a very serious loss,” said Karen Forget, executive director of Lynnhaven River Now, a nonprofit environmental group.

Over the past three years, there has been a permitted loss of 1.25 acres of wetlands in the river’s watershed, which stretches for 64 miles. The plans for Indigo Dunes calls for the elimination of 2.35 acres, Forget said.

Read & comment at Pilotonline.com.

The proposal still includes destroying wetlands, riparian buffers, all mature trees on the site, and the filling in of Pleasure House Point with up to 7-8ft of unknown fill.
The State Water Control Board will hold a 1 or 2 day Hearing in Richmond tentatively scheduled on July 28th.

This is far from over. Conditional Permit obtained so far is from Army Corp of Engineers. It has conditions that are strongly believed they can not meet. This Hearing, & Hearing coming up in Richmond is for a Conditional Permit. Other Permits required are a Wetlands Permit, Chesapeake Bay Area Preservation Board Permit, Conditional Use Permit from City of VB, City Council approval & others.

Thanks to DEQ for providing the public an evening Hearing.

Thank you for coming out and writing your emails expressing your concerns with a project that would destroy Pleasure House Point.