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Property owner wins approval for living-shoreline with FlexiMat after VIMS review and public discussion
Summary
The wetlands board approved a living-shoreline plan using articulated concrete block matting (FlexiMat/Lehi Mat) and plantings for a steep, eroding bank on Taylors Creek after agency review from VIMS and extended discussion with the applicant’s agent.
The Lancaster County Wetlands Board approved a living-shoreline application for property owner Bob Sledd, represented by Chris Davis of Native Shorelines, to stabilize an eroding high bank on the western branch of Taylors Creek using a mix of articulated concrete block matting (branded in the record as FlexiMat/Lehi Mat), low stone reefs and marsh plantings.
Chris Davis told the board the project uses FlexiMat at a steep point, with plantings of Spartina patens at the toe and marsh vegetation designed to establish through the mat. Davis said the design was intended to combine…
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