Ocean View residents to make dune case to Norfolk

City of Norfolk

“Ocean View residents want to lower sand dunes that they say are taking over their property, but city officials are worried such an alteration could affect Norfolk's ability to get federal funding for flood mitigation.

Seventeen property owners in the Cottage Line area will argue their case before the city's Wetlands Board this afternoon. The residents are seeking permission to lower the dunes to about 10-1/2 feet. In one area, the dunes reach 26 feet.

These Cottage Line residents say the sand dunes near their homes have reached unreasonable heights and are blocking their views. Because the sand is so plentiful, the residents say, the removed portions of the dunes could be redistributed where sand is needed in Ocean View. But environmentalists have expressed opposition, and some city officials have said they are concerned about the requests.”

~Writes Jillian Nolin of the Virginia Pilot

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