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Commission approves VIMS living‑shoreline project in Gloucester after neighbor protest
Summary
The commission approved VIMS’ York River living‑shoreline project (rock spur and breakwater with sand backfill and plantings) after a protest from an adjacent owner who warned it would erode his beach. Staff and the applicant argued the design will trap sand and stabilize the shoreline; two commissioners abstained and the motion carried.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission approved a Virginia Institute of Marine Science project to construct a 110‑foot spur and a 135‑foot breakwater with clean‑sand backfill and native wetland plantings along the York River at the VIMS Gloucester Point campus. Staff recommended approval, finding the project is a living‑shoreline design consistent with state policy and that the rock structures will…
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