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Committee urges review of city conservation easements after gaps found; Jeremy—s Way bulkhead cited as urgent
Summary
Staff told the Environmental Matters Committee it has discovered easements and conservation records that do not match deeds or plats; members asked the Office of Law to help correct records and prioritized Jeremy—s Way bulkhead concerns as a safety and maintenance issue.
Committee members were briefed on a multi‑year inventory and correction effort for city conservation easements and related recorded documents, and several members raised immediate safety concerns about specific properties, including Jeremy—s Way.
What staff reported: Staff said they found multiple instances where recorded plats, deeds, and conservation easements did not match or where easements did not appear in the deed record or on the city website. The conservation board and a Chesapeake Conservation Corps intern performed an initial reconciliation of web records and paper deeds; staff prepared a draft memo to the Office of Law describing…
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