On September 7th, the Beach’s Board of Zoning Appeals sided with residents who argued that the city doesn’t own or lease the land off Long Creek and therefore can’t use it for a transfer station. The board overturned a decision by the Beach’s zoning administrator, who had ruled that the city has a long-term easement there for dredging operations and therefore the transfer station was an appropriate use of the land.

Click here to read the rest of the Virginian-Pilot Article http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/va-beach-zoning-board-opposes-dredge-transfer-plan