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“Each neighborhood dredging project requires City Council approval, and the Beach needs to find multiple sites to unload the dredge spoils from the barges.”

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Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.

This is about:

[A] city proposal to put a permanent dredge transfer station on Maple Street next to the Marina Shores marina.

And:

The commission, which will present its final report in the coming months, suggested that the city use the site for only 90 working days a year, avoid bringing in barges during the summer, and haul 30 truckloads a day of dredge spoils out of the site.

“There are methods of mitigation and opportunities for controls that will eliminate or significantly reduce, many of the issues of concern,” the draft report states.

The city launched its neighborhood dredging program last year to help residents deepen their channels if they agree to a tax rate increase.

Guidelines for tonight’s public meeting re:Dredge Transfer Stations

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From an email:

We have received a number of calls about this evening’s public meeting and the guidelines for those who wish to speak.

1) Anyone wishing to speak must sign up before the meeting starts

2) Each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes.

3) If a group is in attendance and has chosen someone to speak for them, that speaker will be allowed up to 10 minutes to speak on behalf of the group.

4) Any questions to the commission from the public can be submitted in advance on cards that will be provided at the meeting. Those who wish to submit a question can get a card from Rebecca Lear and submit the card to the moderator.

5) Because the commission wants to hear from as many speakers as possible, speaking time will be only for direct comments. Any questions will be addressed through the cards that are submitted to the moderator.

6) Public comments will be taken (from those who sign up) until 9:00 when the meeting will adjourn.

The Commission will answer questions and take comments on the four following topics only:

· The feasibility of alternative dredging methods, such as hydraulic rather than mechanical dredging;

· The potential for beneficial re-use of spoils;

· An analysis of the impact on affected communities (both those receiving dredging and those in the vicinity of the existing and proposed transfer stations) with a focus on identifying sites that are sufficient to support the needs of the project but have the least potential for adverse impact for the community; and

· A proposed framework with parameters for operation of the spoils sites, including potential use of the site by the public for dredging by entities or individuals other than the City.

If you wish to sign up in advance to speak, you may contact Rebecca Lear at 385-1948, or e-mail her at: rlear@vbgov.com

The meeting will be held 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Great Neck Recreation Center, 2521 Shorehaven Drive.

Thank you.

Drew Lankford
Media and Communications
Department of Public Works
City of Virginia Beach
dlankfor@vbgov.com
(O) 757.385.8062
(C) 757.409.4353

Note: Received this email at 1129a Oct 13 2011.

Beaches and Waterways Commission to Hold Public Meeting

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News release at VBGov.com:

The Beaches and Waterways Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday, October 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Great Neck Recreation Center, 2521 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The Commission will answer questions and take comments on the four following topics only:

    The feasibility of alternative dredging methods, such as hydraulic rather than mechanical dredging;
    The potential for beneficial re-use of spoils;
    An analysis of the impact on affected communities (both those receiving dredging and those in the vicinity of the existing and proposed transfer stations) with a focus on identifying sites that are sufficient to support the needs of the project but have the least potential for adverse impact for the community; and
    A proposed framework with parameters for operation of the spoils sites, including potential use of the site by the public for dredging by entities or individuals other than the City.

Public comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker, ten minutes if you are representing a group.

Citizens wishing to comment may sign up at the meeting or by contacting Rebecca Lear @ (757) 385-1948, or rlear@vbgov.com.

A Look At Dredge Spoils

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At Tuesday’s City Council meeting (6/14), a resolution was passed by a 9-0 vote (Councilman DeSteph and Councilwoman Wilson not present) that will have a city committee conduct a study into the proposed “Neighborhood Dredging” program. The Beaches and Waterways Advisory Commission will conduct the study and will present their findings to City Council in February 2012. This is a positive step for all the residents who have sought dredging program specifics from city official and been given only general information. SDCC sought to have the city officials answer specifics concerning project scope, duration, safety program, environmental impact on Lynnhaven Basin, specifics of the Special Service District (SSD), and the impact on the neighborhoods of the dredging transfer operations. Deputy City Manager Dave Hansen and Mr. Phill Roehrs, City Water Engineer were “general” in their answers and would prefer that the impacted residents to believe that the project will be limited in scope with minimal impact. I am not that assuming or naive to believe that it will be either limited or minimal. In order for the Commission to complete its study, it must first be adequately funded by the city and given sufficient time to do research and then present its findings at a public hearing. Then the findings and recommendations will be presented to City Council who will have the option of either accepting the report or ignoring it. As the Commission is advisory, the Council can do what it wants. Without sufficient time to conduct a reasonable study or without adequate funding, all this resolution stuff that was just passed will be just that, “stuff”. Notice that the city would like to have the study completed and presented by February 7, 2012. It looks like the Commission will have much to do in a very short period of time, considering that Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years fall within the timeframe. I sincerely hope that they will have enough time to find the answers that the residents of Virginia Beach need to hear to fill in all the specifics that as of now are missing. All the impacted residents in the neighborhoods, the motorists that will be stuck behind all the dump trucks in traffic, and those who will be awakened early by the work noises are waiting.