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| ABANDONED WATERCRAFT Notice is hereby given that the following watercraft has been abandoned for more than 60 DAYS on the property of North Point Yacht Sales, 8109 Yacht Haven Rd., Gloucester Point, VA 23062. 804-885-4090. Alden, 1997, Anthem, 51′, #ADN490070797. Application for Watercraft Registration/Title will be made in accordance with Section 29.1-733.25 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA if the watercraft is not claimed and removed within 30 days of first publication of this notice. Please contact the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources with questions. 14t3 |
| ABANDONED WATERCRAFT Notice is hereby given that the following watercraft has been abandoned for more than 60 DAYS on the property of North Point Yacht Sales, 8109 Yacht Haven Rd., Gloucester Point, VA 23062. 804-885-4090. Beneteau 1985. 32′. Named SURPRISE #BEY03131L586. Application for Watercraft Registration/Title will be made in accordance with Section 29.1-733.25 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA if the watercraft is not claimed and removed within 30 days of first publication of this notice. Please contact the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources with questions. 14t3 |
| ABANDONED WATERCRAFT Notice is hereby given that the following watercraft has been abandoned for more than 60 DAYS on the property of North Point Yacht Sales, 8109 Yacht Haven Rd., Gloucester Point, VA 23062. 804-885-4090. Walker Bay, inflatable, 11’11,” EWVGE691H617, gray. Application for Watercraft Registration/Title will be made in accordance with Section 29.1-733.25 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA if the watercraft is not claimed and removed within 30 days of first publication of this notice. Please contact the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources with questions. 14t3 |
| NOTICE OF ABANDONED WATERCRAFT Notice is hereby given that the following watercraft has been abandoned for more than 60 DAYS on the property of Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina, LLC, 308 Railway Road, Port Haywood, VA 23138, 804-725-3223. Baha Cruisers, 24 foot, 1994 white & blue hull, VA-3294-AJ. Application for Watercraft Registration/title will be made in accordance with Section 29 of the Code of Virginia if this watercraft is not claimed and removed within 30 days of first publication of this notice. Please contact the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources with questions. 12t3 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS MATHEWS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Please take notice that on April 16, 2026, at the regular monthly meeting of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors beginning at 6:00 PM, public hearings will be conducted as follows: ORDINANCE 26-01 TO UPDATE CODE REGARDING THE MATHEWS MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO NINE Ordinance 26-01 would expand the number of the members of the Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees from five to nine and readopt a completely updated Ordinance pertaining to the creation and operation of the Mathews Memorial Library CHANGE MEALS TAX RATE FROM 4% TO 6% This Ordinance would change the amount of the meals tax collected from four percent (4%) to six percent (6%) effective July 1, 2026. A copy of these Ordinances may be obtained by emailing mcadministration@mathewscountyva.gov or calling 804-725-7172. All interested citizens are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Any person with a disability requiring assistance to participate is asked to contact mcadministration@mathewscountyva.gov prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Following the public hearing, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors may take action on the proposed Ordinance pertaining to the Mathews Memorial Library. 14t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS MATHEWS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Mathews County Planning Commission hereby gives notice that on April 14, 2026, at 7 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard, at the Historic Courthouse located at 27 Court St., Mathews, Virginia, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following: Application #202600230: Requested by Cynthis Montague (Property Owner) and Cynthia Montague Properties LLC (Applicant) for a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 175-5.3(B)(19) of the Mathews County Zoning Ordinance to allow for a retail store. The property is identified as Tax Map Parcel 44-A-41 and is zoned Rural (RU). The application, supporting documentation and ordinances pertaining to the public hearing are available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, County Administration Building, 50 Brickbat Road, Mathews, Virginia, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Any written correspondence or telephone inquiries concerning this matter should be directed to the Office of Planning & Zoning, P.O. Box 839, Mathews, VA 23109, (804) 725-4034 or emailed to mcadministration@mathewscountyva.gov. Any person needing assistance to participate in the public hearing is asked to contact the Administration office at 804-384-9924 in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 14t2 |
| PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, April 13, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center Auditorium, Gloucester, Virginia to consider the following: ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 16 – TAXATION – SECTION 16-106 PREPARED FOOD AND BEVERAGE The Board of Supervisors will consider an ordinance amendment to the Prepared Food and Beverage Tax ordinance, commonly called the Meals Tax. As the Board considers the FY27 County budget and possible revenues to support that budget, it may consider an increase in the Meals Tax from 4% set in 1997 to the State maximum of 6%. The preceding is a summary, not the full text, of the Ordinance. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of all of the Ordinance provisions and does not substitute for the full text of the draft Ordinance, which is available for review on the web at www.gloucesterva.gov/publichearings, and in the County Administrator’s Office at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.gov/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to express their views on this matter. Public comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing by three different methods: To submit comments online, complete the Public Comment Submission form (www.gloucesterva.gov/publiccomment). Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate the public hearing on which you want to comment. Comments may also be submitted by calling and leaving a message at 804-824-2760. Follow the prompts to leave comments for this specific public hearing, and clearly indicate your name (including spelling if needed) and your magisterial district. Finally, comments may be submitted by US Mail to County Administration, ATTN: PUBLIC HEARING, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top, and all such comments must be received by the scheduled date of this hearing. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through these methods must be received by 4:30 p.m. on April, 13, 2026, and will be read or played aloud during the public hearing up to the set time limit of 3 minutes. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author /submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” Persons requiring assistance to submit comments for the meeting should contact the Gloucester County Administrator’s office at (804) 693-4042. Maria Calloway, Acting County Administrator 13t2 |
| PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, April 13, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center Auditorium, Gloucester, Virginia to consider the following: ORDINANCE TO ORDAIN CHAPTER 16 – TAXATION – ARTICLE IX CIGARETTE TAX AND AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION CIGARETTE TAX AGREEMENT AND BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION CIGARETTE TAX BOARD In accordance with Virginia State Code Section 58.1-3830, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will consider an ordinance to assess a tax upon the sale of cigarettes in the County. As the Board considers the FY27 County budget and possible revenues to support that budget, it will consider the ordinance to levy a tax of $.0.2 cents per cigarette. The Board will also consider an ordinance to approve the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Agreement and become a member of the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board (CBRCTB). The CBRCTB is an independent Authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia which administers the cigarette tax ordinance provisions of its member localities. The CBRCTB has 20 member jurisdictions, and Gloucester County would become the 21st member. The preceding is a summary, not the full text, of the Ordinances. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of all of the Ordinance provisions and does not substitute for the full text of the draft Ordinances, which are available for review on the web at www.gloucesterva.gov/publichearings, and in the County Administrator’s Office at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.gov/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to express their views on these matters. Public comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing by three different methods: To submit comments online, complete the Public Comment Submission form (www.gloucesterva.gov/publiccomment). Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate the public hearing on which you want to comment. Comments may also be submitted by calling and leaving a message at 804-824-2760. Follow the prompts to leave comments for this specific public hearing and clearly indicate your name (including spelling if needed) and your magisterial district. Finally, comments may be submitted by US Mail to County Administration, ATTN: PUBLIC HEARING, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top, and all such comments must be received by the scheduled date of this hearing. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through these methods must be received by 4:30 p.m. on April 13, 2026, and will be read or played aloud during the public hearing up to the set time limit of 3 minutes. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” Persons requiring assistance to submit comments for the meeting should contact the Gloucester County Administrator’s office at (804) 693-4042. Maria Calloway, Acting County Administrator 13t2 |
| Public Notice – Environmental Permit PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the withdrawal of ground water in Gloucester County, Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: March 26, 2026 to April 27, 2026 PERMIT NAME: Ground Water Withdrawal Permit issued by DEQ pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations. APPLICANT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER: Gloucester County Public Utilities, 7384 Carriage Ct., Gloucester, VA 23061; GWI000539 NAME AND LOCATION OF WATER WITHDRAWAL: Gloucester County Water System; 8214 Reservoir Ridge Rd., Gloucester, VA 23061. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Gloucester County Public Utilities has applied for a reissuance of a permit for the Gloucester County public water supply system. The permit would authorize the applicant to withdraw a maximum of 242,200,000 gallons per year and 31,000,000 gallons per month from the Potomac aquifer. The ground water withdrawal will support domestic and commercial uses. The top of the Potomac aquifer at the proposed withdrawal site was determined to be 700 feet below land surface. An aquifer is a body of rock or layer of sediment in the ground in which ground water is stored and transported. DEQ has made a tentative decision to issue the permit. The draft permit can be viewed at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/public-notices/water/water-withdrawal. AFFECTED AREA: The radial distance from the wells to where computer modeling predicts the aquifer may experience one foot of drawdown due to the withdrawal is illustrated on a map that can be viewed in the draft permit linked above. HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by hand-delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses or email addresses of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by the commenter/requester. A request for public hearing must also include: 1) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 2) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 3) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit. CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Nicole Reungoat; DEQ Central Office, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218; Phone: 804-698-4192; E-mail: nicole.reungoat@deq.virginia.gov. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named above by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above. 14t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given that on April 21, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors intends to consider the following: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE RENEWAL OF THE REGIONAL GROUNDWATER MITIGATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT The purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement is to allow Gloucester County to participate in the extension of the Regional Groundwater Mitigation Program administered by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. This Agreement establishes the administrative framework which will be used to obtain technical analysis of requests for mitigation of damages attributable to drawdown associated with operation of public water supply wells. The preceding is a summary, not the full text, of the ordinance. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of all of the ordinance provisions and does not substitute for the full text of the draft ordinance, which is available for review on the web at www.gloucesterva.gov, and in the first floor outer lobby of County Building Two at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.gov/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. Maria Calloway, Acting County Administrator 14t2 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mathews County Volunteer Fire Department (VMRC #2026-0557) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install five (5) mooring piles along the East River shoreline at Williams Wharf Landing in Mathews County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-0557) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651. 14t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. Michael Treacy (VMRC 2026-0470) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to reconstruct an existing private pier with a 5-foot wide by 44-foot long pier with an 8-foot by 9-foot deck, 3-foot by 30-foot finger pier, two mooring pilings, a 14-foot by 16-foot deck, and a 16-foot by 44-foot enclosed boathouse along the Sarah Creek shoreline at 1707 Duck Haven Road, in Gloucester County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC 2026-0470) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651. 14t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. Paul Jensen (VMRC #2026-0392) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to construct a 4-foot wide by 56-foot long open pile non-riparian private pier along the Milford Haven shoreline at 244 Old Ferry Road in Mathews County. Your may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-0392) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to : Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651. 12t1 |
| TAX RATES 2026 ORDINANCE NO. 26-03 ORDINANCE NO. 26-03 IS AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE TO SET THE REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL PROPERTY AND MACHINERY & TOOLS TAX RATES BE IT ORDAINED by the Mathews County Board of Supervisors that the real estate, personal property and machinery & tools tax rates shall be as follows: |
| TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 5762 EAST RIVER ROAD, FOSTER, VIRGINIA 23056. In execution of certain Deed of Trust dated November 8, 2021, in the original principal amount of $50,000.00 recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court for the County of Mathews, Virginia as Instrument No. 210002046, and subsequently modified as evidenced by the recorded Modification to the Deed of Trust dated March 29, 2022, in the principal amount of $75,000.00 recorded in the Clerks Office, Circuit Court for the County of Mathews, Virginia as Instrument No. 220000605, and subsequently modified as evidenced by the recorded Modification of the Deed of Trust dated December 12, 2022, in the principal amount of $100,000.00 recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court for the County of Mathews, Virginia as Instrument No. 230000115. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Circuit Court building for the County of Mathews, 10622 Buckley Hall Road, Suite A, Mathews, Virginia 23109, on June 1, 2026, at 1:30 PM, the property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, BEING TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND THE APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE WESTVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF MATHEWS COUNTY, VIRGINIA, CONTAINING 0.279 OF AN ACRE, BE THE SAME MORE OR LESS, AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY VIRGINIA STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE NO. 660; ON THE EAST BY THE LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF DAREL L. BECKWITH AND BARBARA J. BECKWITH; AND ON THE SOUTH BY VIRGINIA STATE HIGHWAY NO. 617; SAVE AND EXCEPT FOR THAT SMALL PORTION OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL CONVEYED TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF VIRGINIA STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE NO. 660, CONVEYED TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BY CERTIFICATE DATED JUNE 17, 1958 AND RECORDED IN THE AFORESAID CLERK’S OFFICE IN DEED BOOK 59 AT PAGE 120, WHICH PORTION CONTAINED 0.13 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS, OF WHICH 0.09 WAS INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY AND 0.04 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS, WAS ADDITIONAL LAND CONVEYED BY SAID CERTIFICATE. TERMS OF SALE: A bidder’s deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the principal balance of the subject Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee. Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that the borrower did not file for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale which affects the validity of the sale, as well as to post-sale confirmation of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, the sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of his deposit without interest. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, we advise you that this firm is a debt collector attempting to collect the indebtedness referred to herein and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. Substitute Trustee: Hunter Hanger & Associates, P.C., 2000 Arctic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. For more information contact: Hanger Law, attorneys for Hunter Hanger & Associates, P.C., 2000 Arctic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, (757) 351-1510, website: www.hangerlaw.com. 13t2 |