Shore Drive Community Coalition

City’s Beach Management Plan, Cape Henry Beach, easements & negotiations to replenish the beach

To help settle the mounting debts of the Civil War, the commonwealth in 1868 sold off “the desert tract,” the elbow of land where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Didn’t know that did you?

Condo Associations, Civic Leagues, the City plus SDCC helping to moderate the discussions have been trying to work out an agreement to replenish the beaches on the east side of the Lesner Bridge.

Read entire article in Pilotonline.com.
Beach Sand Replishment Task Force[BSRTF] entries at SDCC.info.

Sand taken from dredging the Lynnhaven Inlet would be used. Ocean Park’s beaches were replenished using sand taken from the Lynnhaven Inlet. You may remember the dredge work that was done some months ago.