Property request · wetlands permit
David E. Ellis: install 81 linear feet of riprap revetment (Balls Creek)
Wetlands Board decides (county’s record, Feb 10)Approved, unanimously · Feb 10
A step the records show opens the record itself.
In plain words
David E. Ellis applied to install 81 linear feet of riprap revetment along the shoreline of Balls Creek and 426 Balls Hill Road.1 The Wetlands Board handled the request, listed as Application No. 25-2653.2 On January 13, 2026, Roger McKinley, agent for the owner, asked that the project be tabled until the February 10, 2026 meeting, and the board unanimously approved that request.2 On February 10, 2026, McKinley described the project and noted a revision to skip the area where the grass is located.3 On a motion by Albert Fisher, seconded by Robert Vanlandingham, the request was unanimously approved as revised with a gap.3
Summarized from the county’s records, September 26.
Where each sentence comes from
- “David E. Ellis – to install 81 linear feet of riprap revetment along the shoreline of Balls Creek and 426 Balls Hill Road.”The matter as the records title it
- “Application No. 25-2653 David E. Ellis” … “Roger McKinley, agent for the owner, requested that this project be tabled until the February 10, 2026 meeting. On a motion by Robert Vanlandingham, seconded by Albert Fisher the request was unanimously approved.”Jan 13, 2026 · Wetlands Board · In the minutes
- “described the project and noted a revision to skip the area where the grass is located” … “on a motion by Albert Fisher, seconded by Robert Vanlandingham the request was unanimously approved as revised with a gap”Feb 10, 2026 · Wetlands Board · In the minutes
Written automatically from the county’s records. Each sentence has to quote the record it comes from, word for word, or it’s left out. The records have the final say.
The official wording
Application No. 25-2653 David E. Ellis – to install 81 linear feet of riprap revetment along the shoreline of Balls Creek and 426 Balls Hill Road.
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
- Tue10Feb
Wetlands Board · a vote
ApprovedDavid E. Ellis: install 81 linear feet of riprap revetment (Balls Creek)
After further discussion, on a motion by Albert Fisher, seconded by Robert Vanlandingham the request was unanimously approved as revised with a gap.
Moved by Fisher, seconded by Vanlandingham
- Tue13Jan
Wetlands Board · a vote
TabledDavid E. Ellis: install 81 linear feet of riprap revetment (Balls Creek)
Roger McKinley, agent for the owner, requested that this project be tabled until the February 10, 2026 meeting. On a motion by Robert Vanlandingham, seconded by Albert Fisher the request was unanimously approved.
Moved by Vanlandingham, seconded by Fisher
Meeting by meeting, newest first, in the records’ own words. Each vote names the minutes it’s written in.
The records
- Tue10Feb
- Tue13Jan
Gathered from Northumberland County’s agendas, minutes and notices. Checked October 26.