Accomack supervisors debate ditch maintenance policy changes, landowner easement concerns

May 21, 2025

County staff proposed revisions to the ditch maintenance policy that would allow temporary easements for high-priority projects and require removal of landowner-installed features; supervisors and staff debated perpetual versus temporary easements and landowner notice procedures, and tabled final action to next month.

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Accomack County officials debated revisions to the county's ditch maintenance policy on Tuesday, examining whether perpetual easements should remain the standard or whether multiyear temporary easements would help secure more landowner cooperation.

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