On the York River, conflicts are becoming increasingly common between waterfront property owners, recreational and commercial boaters, aquaculture industries and others seeking to use the Commonwealth's water resources. The historical balance between working waterfronts and residential development is shifting to a waterfront that is predominantly...
Lewis L. Lawrence, Executive Director, Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission, was interviewed to document the Commission’s experience in establishing the country’s first Public Access Authority. The Public Access Authority was established to identify, acquire and manage water access opportunities in the Middle Peninsula of Virginia....
Virginia’s Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority, the first entity of its kind in the United States, was enabled under the leadership and auspices of the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. The Authority was created to identify, acquire, and manage passive and low-impact water...