Virginia Coastal Program: 2004 Coastal Grant Project Description and Final Summary
Project Task:
FY 2004 Task 44
Grantee:
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
Project Title:
MPPDC Coastal Resources Technical Assistance Program
Project Description as Proposed:
MPPDC’s Coastal
Resources Technical Assistance Program provides ongoing support
to member localities of the PDC as well as community level groups:
Mathews County Blueways, York River Water Trails, Middle Peninsula
Land Trust, Mattaponi and Pamunkey River Association, and Friends
of the Dragon Run. For the federal FY 04 grant, the work program
will consist of four distinct tasks:
(1) MPPDC staff will provide coastal management support to local
government, local wetlands boards and local planning staff. MPPDC
staff will provide GIS analysis of development proposals, land conversion,
land use plans, and local land use ordinance implementation. Geographic
data distribution and analysis results, as well as maps of wetlands,
land use, floodplains and public access will be available via the
coastal resources data server at www.MPPDCGIS.com.
(2) Support of local planning staff development in compatible planning
techniques. MPPDC staff will convene monthly-quarterly meetings
with local community level planners, the Middle Peninsula Water
Resource Committee, and other appropriate committees to assist with
coastal planning
(3) MPPDC staff will provide direct support for the implementation
of the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority annual
work plan.
(4) MPPDC staff will coordinate site clean up efforts for the Brown
Tract. The Brown Tract was acquired in 2003 by the Middle Peninsula
Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority.
Federal Funding:
$27,500.00
Project Contact:
Lewie L. Lawrence - 804.758.2311: llawrence@mppdc.com
Project Status:
Grant Closed
Final Product Received:
Project Summary Provided by Grantee:
Coastal management Support: Mapping assistance provided by MPPDC staff typically included GIS assistance for elected officials understanding spatial relations for large scale development projects; GIS analysis to assist the Middle Peninsula Land Trust; assistance for grant preparation from various agencies, such as Bay Aging and various citizen groups; and assisted small business needing demographic and aerial imagery.
As part of its local planning coordination efforts, the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission has conducted monthly planning meetings to facilitate exchanges amongst the communities as well as with other state and local organizations.
Local Planning Coordination: MPPDC staff led discussion on application of coastal regulations amongst localities such as deed restrictions for activities within Resource Protection Areas; discussions of legislation pending before the Virginia General Assembly impacting localities; proffer policies; stormwater permitting changes; development of total daily maximum load limits for segments within the area; water reuse; waterfront public access issues; updates on the York River and Small Coastal Basins Roundtable; implementation of CBLAD regulations; required nutrient reductions; impacts of alternative on site disposal systems; as well as presentations from localities on pending or recently approved development projects.
Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority: Access Authority Staff continues to engage local community leaders in a discussion related to the provision of public access across the Middle Peninsula. Staff continues to facilitate the acquisitions process for the distribution of CELCP funds within the Dragon Run watershed. Access Authority Staff and Board of Directors began the process of prioritizing neglected road endings for future public access site improvements.
Browne Tract Maintenance and Management: The Brown tract, acquired by the Access Authority in 2003 is in need of coordinated debris and trash clean up. Ditches and walking paths in rural communities are catchment areas for bottles and trash. Access Authority staff met with Dave Harmon, Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center Superintendent, and reached an agreement to have inmates visit the Browne Tract on a rotational basis and clean debris from the ditches. Inmates visited the site on several occasions. The first clean up yielded around a dozen bags of trash. Volunteers have bush hogged logging trails and removed debris on site as needed.
Disclaimer: This project summary provides the federal dollars initially awarded to the grantee. Due to underexpenditure or reprogramming of grant funds, this figure may change. For more information on the allocation of coastal grant funds, please contact Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Program Manager, at 804.698.4323 or email: Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov
A more detailed Scope of Work for this project is available. Please direct your request for a copy to Virginia.Witmer@deq.virginia.gov
