Property request · wetlands permit
Wetlands Board Public Hearings - November 10, 2026
Wetlands Board decides (county’s record, May 12)Approved, unanimously · May 12
A step the records show opens the record itself.
In plain words
The Northumberland County Wetlands Board will hold a public hearing on applications for wetland and/or coastal primary sand dune and beach permits.1 The requests include riprap and armor stone revetments, bulkhead work, pier work on the Chesapeake Bay, and a kayak launch on Henrys Creek.1 Great Heron Lodge, LLC asks to revise a previously approved application along the shoreline of Hull Creek and 1194 Candy Point Lane.1 That revision would add a 55 linear foot extension to an existing armor stone revetment and install 42’ & 52’ low-profile armor stone groins.1 On May 12, 2026, the Board heard Application No. 26-0675 from agent Craig Palubinski and owner Samantha Futtrell and unanimously approved it for three years.2 The hearing is set for Tuesday, November 10, 2026, commencing at 5:00 P.M.1
Summarized from the county’s records, October 21.
Where each sentence comes from
- “Northumberland County Wetlands Board will hold a public hearing” … “application for wetland and/or coastal primary sand dune and beach permits” … “install 75 linear feet of armor stone revetment” … “replace an existing community pier along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay” … “install a 30’ x 25’ kayak launch” … “Request by Great Heron Lodge, LLC (V.M.R.C. #26-0675) to revise a previously approved application” … “along the shoreline of Hull Creek and 1194 Candy Point Lane” … “install a 55 linear foot extension to an existing armor stone revetment and install 42’ & 52’ low-profile armor stone groins” … “on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, commencing at 5:00 P.M.”Wetlands Board Public Hearings - November 10, 2026 · full text
- “Craig Palubinski, agent, described the project” … “Samantha Futtrell, owner, said she was greatly in favor of this project” … “the Board unanimously approved for three years”May 12, 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.
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
Coastal primary sand dune
“‘Coastal primary sand dune’ or ‘dune’ means a mound of unconsolidated sandy soil which is contiguous to mean high water, whose landward and lateral limits are marked by a change in grade from ten percent or greater to less than ten percent, and upon which is growing any of the following species: American beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata); beach heather (Hudsonia tomentosa); dune bean (Strophostyles spp.); dusty miller (Artemisia stelleriana); saltmeadow hay (Spartina patens); seabeach sandwort (Honckenya peploides); sea oats (Uniola paniculata); sea rocket (Cakile edentula); seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens);”
Code of Virginia § 28.2-1400, Chapter 14. Coastal Primary Sand Dunes and Beaches
What’s happened
- Tue20Oct
Wetlands Board
- Public hearing notice published: Wetlands Board Public Hearings - November 10, 2026 (notice, Oct 20)
- Tue12May
Wetlands Board · a vote
ApprovedWetlands Board Public Hearings - November 10, 2026
After review of the project, Robert Vanlandingham made a motion to approve the request for three years. George Rew seconded the motion and the Board unanimously approved for three years.
Moved by Vanlandingham, seconded by Rew
Meeting by meeting, newest first, in the records’ own words. Each vote names the minutes it’s written in.
The records
- Tue20Oct
Wetlands Board
- Tue12May
Gathered from Northumberland County’s agendas, minutes and notices. Checked October 26.