This is it.

This is about one of the most important Public Hearings on Indigo Dunes.

They want to fill in existing wetlands on Pleasure House Point & they need approval.

What they are asking to do could very well set a negative precedent for the entire Commonwealth if approved.

Archaeologist Randy Amici contends that a fort existed at Cape Henry in the early 17th century and that an English settlement was established at or near what is now Baylake Pines, a neighborhood off Shore Drive, near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

“It is something that nobody who has studied the period has come across before, which is surprising,” said Nicholas Luccketti, principal archaeologist for the James River Institute for Archaeology.

Think there could be significant ‘finds’ at property in between the First Landing & the possible location of HenryTowne?

Read more at Pilotonline.com.

Chris Groffman is hard to reach. ?Can you send me the questions by e-mail?? Groffman asks when reached by cellphone earlier this week. He?s in the middle of shooting a film, he explains.
Read more at Pilonline’s Under The Boardwalk Blog.

It was rumored the New JPA for Indigo Dunes was submitted to show less of an impact than their original plan but it clearly states the new plan will destroy more wetlands under the City’s Wetlands Board Jurisdiction.

In JPA #1 it states that “Of these amounts, only 0.90 acres of vegetated tidal wetlands and 0.44 acres of non-vegetated tidal wetlands are within the jurisdiction of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board.” Or 1.34 acres.

The JPA #2 says that “of the planned impacts, only 1.51 acres are within the jurisdiction of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board.

Why the increase with the new JPA? Is this too an error? If it is an error, if and when will it corrected? When will the public be notified so they know? Should the scheduled Wetlands Board Hearing still go forward on February 19th?

Source:
Joint Permit Application for Indigo Dunes #1
First PDF File, page 69.

Source:
Joint Permit Application for Indigo Dunes #2
Second PDF File, page 31.

Wetlands Board Member Contact Info.
Mr. Bryan Plumlee is the new Chairman.

Shelter officials were relying on donations, but as of Wednesday they were desperate for fish to buy.

The pelicans rescued in Rudee Inlet a few days ago are getting much healthier but the SPCA Wildlife Rehab center needs more fish. Please Help!

They’re hungry and would love some fish! To donate please contact Laura at LRNow using her [encode=lbaity@lynnhaven2007.com]email address[/encode].

They’re having a Blood Drive on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 from 10am-4pm here at the hotel.

Goal is 50 pints so please stop by!
Blood Drive Flyer.[1pg PDF]
VirginiaBeachResort.com.

On Friday, we contacted the appropriate City staff who are reviewing Indigo Dunes’ New JPA.

Based on an early quick review there are again, numerous errors that we pointed out.

Today, less than 2 weeks from the scheduled Wetlands Board Hearing, we’ve found out more documents about the project were submitted on February 1st that the public has not yet been able to view.

As before, when we asked for the JPA to be corrected & resubmitted for review, we’ve asked the new JPA be corrected including receipt of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science review, before the Wetlands Board can hear it.

Also, many (all?) of the renderings of the proposed grades are not consistent with the elevation profiles on the same page. And…The difference in these depictions is confusing.  Which proposal is correct?

Click ‘Read more’ to read the letter we sent to regulators Friday .

The fire was in one of the white houses located between Yellow Fins & Croakers last night. Fortunately no one was hurt. East bound Shore Drive was closed for some time.

Thanks to Chris G. for the photos.

Current as of 12:10PM Saturday. Both suspects still at large considered armed & dangerous.

Saturday article in Pilotonline.com. [Not accurate in that there are 2 suspects and not 1 according to Police.]
More at WTKR.com.
More at Pilotonline.com.

According to Police:
Suspect vehicle is possibly a black Acura or Nissan Altima. 2 suspects ,one black male with a shotgun. White male, camie hat, black ski mask, green rain jacket, or blue denim jacket, 25-30 years old 150/160 lbs. Both last seen on foot in general area of the bank.

At least 11 more malnourished and frostbitten brown pelicans were rescued Thursday, one day after nine unhealthy birds were captured. Wildlife rehabilitators, animal rescue volunteers and staff with the [SPCA] spent much of the day wrangling the pelicans around Lake Rudee…

You too can help! They’re hungry and would love some fish! To donate please contact Laura at LRNow using [encode=lbaity@lynnhaven2007.com?Subject=I Have Fish]her email address[/encode].
More at VBSPCA Wildlife Program.

What?! Yes… it can be very confusing!

Learn more about what DEQ, Wetlands Board, Army Corp, etc have jurisdiction/authority over and as a special bonus…find out what the heck MLW, Subaqueous Lands & more means.

Tidal wetlands & Pleasure House creek.

This is a sample entry. You can delete it from your Control Panel.

The 3 page letter [PDF] dated December 20th, 2006 by Shawn E. Smith, Principal Environmental Planner, reports approval of Indigo Dunes would certainly set a dangerous precedent.

Go to NoIndigoDunes.com and join the Google Group on that page.

The following was posted in the No Indigo Dunes – There are Alternatives Google Group:

Due to popular demand!

As you know, ‘The Petition’ is only for Virginia Beach residents and landowners.
Many of you have asked how your voice can be heard so we’ve come up with a solution at tonight’s SDCC meeting.

Here’s 2 options.

1. Post your thoughts, include your name and where you live under this ‘discussion’ and we’ll ensure Virginia Beach City Council hears your voice.

2. Mail your thoughts, include your name and where you live, to:

Ocean Park Civic League, Inc.
c/o No Indigo Dunes!
P.O. Box 55385
Virginia Beach, VA 23471

Also….remember you can always tell everyone you know about http://www.NoIndigoDunes.com and you can donate funds or purchase No Indigo Dunes stuff.
Info at this link:
http://www.sdcc.info/more.php?id=794_0_1_0_M

See ya on February 19th!

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As we mentioned last week, Indigo Dunes has made some changes.

The original post with their first JPA.

The new JPA:
Indigo Dunes New JPA 1 [9M PDF]
Indigo Dunes New JPA 2 [4.7M PDF]
Indigo Dunes New JPA 3 [11K PDF]
Indigo Dunes New JPA 4 [5.8M PDF]
Indigo Dunes New JPA 5 [1.9M PDF]

[encode=tsolanic@gmail.com?Subject=Trouble with New JPA]Please email if you have problems opening any files.[/encode]

I just received the email notice shown below stating that Fort Story’s HDD & 119th will be leaving on Monday January 29th.  The Community is being asked to do whatever you can to participate in giving them a nice send-off.  Similar to what we do when they return.

If you are interesting in helping out, please contact Roger Maphis at rmmaphis@cox.net or 412-2027.

Sincerely,
Todd Solomon

Rearranged the home page & NoIndigoDunes.com. Added 8.5″x11” Poster[1pg PDF] & more items to purchase to raise funds at this link too. Finally, updated News Feeds to RSS Feeds.

We recently asked the City for the new changes to the proposed Indigo Dunes.
Here’s an overview of the changes & initial comments from the City. [5pg PDF]

We’ll be posting more details when we can as the first hearing is less than a month away & that does not give the public a lot of time to review the documents.

Engineers for the developer make the claim that the existing wetlands and canals were manmade and therefore not worthy of protection under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Not only doesn’t this follow the logic or letter of the law and regulations, a look at aerial photographs (going back to 1937) clearly show the proposed development is on a point of land that has historically been wetlands.
Direct link to their first post about Indigo Dunes.