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William T. Pipkin: construct a 50 linear foot replacement timber bulkhead (Towles Creek)

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In plain words

William T. Pipkin (V.M.R.C. #25-0819) is asking to construct a 50 linear foot replacement timber bulkhead.1 The work would be along the shoreline of Towles Creek and 545 Harveys Neck Road.1 The request came before the Wetlands Board on May 13, 2025.2

Summarized from the county’s records, September 28.

Where each sentence comes from
  1. “construct a 50 linear foot replacement timber bulkhead” … “along the shoreline of Towles Creek and 545 Harveys Neck Road”The matter as the records title it
  2. “Request by William T. Pipkin (V.M.R.C. #25-0819)”May 13, 2025 · Wetlands Board · In the minutes

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The official wording

Request by William T. Pipkin (V.M.R.C. #25-0819) to construct a 50 linear foot replacement timber bulkhead along the shoreline of Towles Creek and 545 Harveys Neck Road. 5.

Words the law defines

  • Wetlands board
    “‘Wetlands board’ or ‘board’ means a board created pursuant to § 28.2-1303.”

    Code of Virginia § 28.2-1300, Chapter 13. Wetlands

What’s happened

  1. Tue13May

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The records

Gathered from Northumberland County’s agendas, minutes and notices. Checked October 26.

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How a wetlands permit is decided

Work in tidal wetlands and along the shoreline, such as riprap, bulkheads and sills, needs a permit. The county's Wetlands Board decides these applications after an advertised public hearing.

Applications are also filed with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, which assigns the application number used to follow a request.

The law: Va. Code § 28.2-1302 (Adoption of wetlands zoning ordinance; terms of ordinance). This describes the general process, not this decision.