Wetlands Board Public Hearings - Requests by Buffalo Rentals, Great Heron Lodge, Miller, and Northumberland County, May 12, 2026

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 28.2-1302 and Chapter 14 28.2-1400 of the Code of Virginia, that the Northumberland County Wetlands Board will hold a public hearing in the Sheriff’s Office at 195 Judicial Place in Heathsville, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, commencing at 5:00 P.M., to consider the following application for wetland and/or coastal primary sand dune and beach permits:

  1. Request by Buffalo Rentals, LLC (V.M.R.C.#26-0716) to install 146 linear feet of armor stone revetment and to construct two (2) 40’ low-profile groins along the shoreline of Hull Creek and 1212 Candy Point Road.
  2. Request by Great Heron Lodge (V.M.R.C.#26-0675) to install 170 linear feet of armor stone revetment, a 30 foot armor stone spur and 40 linear feet of armor stone sill. To construct two (2) low-profile timber groins and to repair/replace 40 feet of an existing timber groin with a 10 foot landward extension along the shoreline of Hull Creek and 1194 Candy Point Road.
  3. Request by Terrence Miller (V.M.R.C.#26-0519) to install 204 linear feet of riprap revetment along the shoreline of Hull Creek and 387 Good Life Lane.
  4. Request by Northumberland County (V.M.R.C.#25-2813) to conduct a maintenance dredge at the mouth of the Little Wicomico River.

All written comments should be received by the Building and Zoning office prior to the meeting. Comments must be mailed, faxed to (804) 580-8082 or e-mailed to pmarston@co.northumberland.va.us . Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting physically and through electronic means (telephonic). The phone number, access code and password will be published on the County Website, www.co.northumberland.va.us at least 3 days prior to the meeting. If you are physically disabled, hearing or visually impaired and need assistance with this hearing, please call the Building and Zoning office at (804) 580-8910 (Voice) or Via the Virginia Relay or TDD for assistance.
Northumberland County Wetlands Board
By: Philip H. Marston, Zoning Administrator

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