| 0010 – LEGALS |
0010 – LEGALS |
| Gloucester County Chesapeake Bay Preservation and Erosion Commission: Notice is hereby given of a Gloucester County Chesapeake Bay Preservation and Erosion Commission hearing to be held Wednesday, June 10, 2026, immediately following the Wetlands Board hearing, which begins at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Colonial Courthouse, Court Circle, Gloucester, Virginia. All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and express their views on these matters. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing by two different methods: An online form is available on the County’s website at: www.gloucesterva.gov/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate your comments are for this specific public hearing. 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 one of these methods prior to the scheduled public hearings must be received by the County, no later than close of business on June 10, 2026, will be read during the public hearing. “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 or public comment period, shall be ready only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” The following applications seeking a buffer modification to the required 100-foot resource protection area will be heard by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation & Erosion Commission: CBPEC 26-12 Matthew and Megan Brown seeking authorization for encroachment into the 100′ buffer for replacement of a dwelling at Tax Map 13-1 in Gloucester County. CBPEC 26-13 Peter E. Wilcox Rev. Living Trust and Robin Stone Wilcox Rev. Living Trust seeking authorization for encroachment into the 100′ buffer for replacement of an existing dwelling at Tax Map 40-164 in Gloucester County. Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing. Applications may be reviewed in the Environmental Programs Office, 6489 Main Street, Suite 235, during regular business hours. Rachel Strawn, Chairman Gloucester County Wetlands Board Chesapeake Bay Preservation & Erosion Commission 21t2 |
| Gloucester County Wetlands Board: Notice is hereby given of a Gloucester County Wetlands Board hearing to held Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The hearing will be held in the Colonial Courthouse, Court Circle, Gloucester, Virginia. All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and express their views. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to public hearing by two different methods: An online form is available on the County’s website at: www.gloucesterva.gov/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate your comments are for this specific public hearing. 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 one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received by the County no later than the close of business on June 10, 2026, and will be read during the public hearing. “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 or public comment period, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” The following application will be heard by the Wetlands Board: VMRC 2026-0429 Robert W. & Cheryl A. Jones seeking authorization for construction for installation of a riprap revetment to replace existing failing timber bulkhead at Tax Map 51C(4)-8 in Gloucester County. Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing. Applications may be reviewed in the Environmental Programs Office, 6489 Main Street – Suite 235 during regular business hours. Rachel Strawn, Chairman Gloucester County Wetlands Board Chesapeake Bay Preservation & Erosion Commission 21t2 |
| LEGAL NOTICE Mathews County Wetlands Board hereby gives notice that on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 7 PM, in the Mathews County Historic Courthouse, 27 Court Street, Mathews, VA, the Board will hold public hearings regarding requests for authorization of the following applications: Katrina Smith, 314 Bay Shore Point Road, VMRC 26-0653, TM# 38-A-42 – Request to remove an existing riprap revetment and replace with a 22’x150′ revetment with Class II stone, using existing riprap as a core. Construct a 10’x150’x2′ berm composed of compacted fill dirt, with a portion under the revetment, along a section of the Mobjack Bay shoreline. Michael Dowd, 1743 Point Breeze Road, VMRC 26-0694, TM# 17-2-3 – Request to construct a 220′ armor stone sill with Class II & III stone, 70 cu. yds of sand nourishment and 1300 sq. ft. of wetland plantings, along a portion of Stutts Creek shoreline. James Martin, 649 Cobbs Creek Lane, VMRC 26-0745, 4-A-139A – Request to construct two offshore breakwaters, approximately 100′ & 36′ in length, using Class I & II Armor stone, and a 124′ marsh toe sill with backfill and Spartina Alterniflora plantings, maintenance of existing revetment with Class I stone, along a section of the Piankatank River. Donald Korb, 81 Island Drive, VMRC 26-0807, TM# 11A413-4A – After The Fact Application to request a 5’x43′ timber bulkhead in the same footprint with a 10′ return, and 5’x8′ timber steps to the water, and demo existing 4’x60′ timber groin in the same footprint, along a portion of Chesapeake Bay shoreline. Interested parties are invited to attend the meeting. Applications may be reviewed at the Mathews County Wetlands Board office, located in the County Administration Building, 50 Brickbat Road, Mathews VA, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm or online at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/index.php. KATY WALDEN, CHAIRMAN MATHEWS COUNTY WETLANDS BOARD 21t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Pursuant to Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Gloucester County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on May 26, 2026, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia, to consider the following. APPLICATION NO. (BZA) SE-26-01 – A Special Exception request by Thomas A. Walsh, Applicant, on behalf of Bread of Life Community Food Pantry, Inc., Property Owner, to the Gloucester County Board of Zoning Appeals under Article 14 of the Zoning Ordinance, Administrative Procedures §14-16, Special Exceptions. The applicant is requesting to modify SE-21-03 to accommodate a larger sign (40 sq ft maximum) pursuant to Section 12-6 of the Zoning Ordinance. Section 12-6 was amended to allow additional signage as part of a Special Exception request subsequent to the approval of Bread for Life’s original application (SE-23-01). The subject property is located at 7840 John Clayton Memorial Highway Gloucester VA 23061 and is more formally identified as Tax Map parcel 25-111B, RPC #26307 and consists of 2.29 acres, the property lies within the Ware Magisterial District and is zoned Suburban Countryside (SC-1). All interested parties are invited to attend this hearing to express their views. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing by three different methods: 1. An online form is available on the County’s website at www.gloucesterva.info/citizencomment. Please follow the instructions on the citizen comment submission form to indicate your comments are for this specific public hearing. 2. 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. 3. 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. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on May 26, 2026, and will be read or played aloud during the public hearing up to the time limit set by Chairman. “Form Letter,” 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 this 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. This application, SE-26-01, is on file in the office of Planning and Zoning, County Office Building Two, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia 23061, and may be reviewed during normal office hours or on the County’s website at https://gloucesterva.gov/meeting-portal. The Office of Planning and Zoning may be contacted at (804) 693-1224 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. James Wayne Horsley, Chairman Gloucester County Board of Zoning Appeals 20t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GLOUCESTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Colonial Courthouse, located at 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia on June 4, 2026 beginning at 6:30 PM to consider the following: Conditional Use Permit CUP-26-04- An application by Stephenson’s Childcare and Development Center, Inc. (Michael Allen, applicant) for a Conditional Use Permit to (re)establish and operate a child daycare center on approximately 0.83 acre (TM# 45E(3)-4 and -5, RPC#s 23778 and 43589) situated in the SF-1 Single Family Detached Residential zoning district. The property is located in the Gloucester Point Magisterial District at 2876 Abingdon Heights Drive (SR 1308) which is off of Powhatan Drive (SR 1304). The Comprehensive Plan identifies this area as mixed-density residential within the Development District and in a “transitional:” area within the Hayes Village Development Area. The Development District is intended (currently and planned) to be the County’s principal population, service, and employment center. Additionally, the “transitional” area of the Hayes Village is intended to “be primarily residential, but made up of more intensive residential uses such as apartments, condominiums, and town houses” and “also include a mix of commercial uses, but at a lower commercial density than in the Core Area.” The SF-1 District is intended to preserve existing residential areas and provide for future areas and provide for future areas of similar character, infill residential development is encouraged, and permitted uses are limited to detached single-family dwellings plus certain additional uses such as schools, parks, churches, and certain public facilities that serve the residents of the district. The application proposes to re-open and resume operating a Child Day Care Center utilizing an existing building that was used as a childcare facility for several decades but which had to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The County amended its Zoning Ordinance to accommodate child day care centers (by CUP) in the SF-1 District with the adoption of CA-25-02 in February of 2026. The preceding is a summary, not the full text of the application. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of the full application and does not substitute for the full text of the application, which is available for review in the Gloucester County Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs located at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia or on the department’s website at www.gloucesterva.info/planning. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.info/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to express their views on this matter. Public comments may also 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. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received by the County prior to the public hearing and no later than 4:30 PM on June 4, 2026 and will be read or played during the public hearing. “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 attend the hearing should contact the Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs at (804)693-1224 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. John C. Meyer, Jr., Chairman Gloucester County Planning Commission 21t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GLOUCESTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Colonial Courthouse, located at 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia on June 4, 2026 beginning at 6:30 PM to consider the following: Rezoning Z-26-01 An application by Moises Castro (care of Verdad Real Estate and VEREIT Real Estate, L.P., property owner) to amend Gloucester County Zoning Map to reclassify 2.80 +/- acres from B-1, Business (conditional), to B-1, Business. The purpose of the application is to remove all the proffers voluntarily committed to under Rezoning Application Z-03-05. The property is located in the Gloucester Point Magisterial District at the northwest corner of the intersection of Route 17 South and Hook Road (SR 1219/Guinea Road (SR 216) and is identified as Tax Map Parcel 50-186 (RPC No. 14378). The applicant has stated that, upon removal of the proffers from the property, they desire to construct a 7-Eleven gas station and convenience store on the property. The Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Plan identifies this area as Village Scale Mixed Use. Furthermore, the Gloucester Point/Hayes Village Development Area Plan identifies this area as part of the Village Core Area. These regions can support commercial development in a pedestrian-oriented, village-scale environment. In addition, these regions should allow and encourage small retail, service, and office uses designed to serve the needs of the immediate neighborhood and customers traveling to village centers and from other communities. The preceding is a summary, not the full text of the application. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of the full application and does not substitute for the full text of the application, which is available for review in the Gloucester County Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs located at 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia or on the department’s website at www.gloucesterva.info/planning. The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at: https://www.gloucesterva.info/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to express their views on this matter. Citizen comments may also 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. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through one of these methods prior to the public hearing must be received by the County no later than 4:30 PM on June 4, 2026 and will be read or played during the public hearing. “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 or public comment period, 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 attend the hearing should contact the Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs at (804)693-1224 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. John C. Meyer, Jr., Chairman Gloucester County Planning Commission 21t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS MATHEWS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION & BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Mathews Planning Commission and County Board of Supervisors hereby give notice that on May 26, 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 and the Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on the following: Application #202600198: Requested by The Towers, LLC & Cellco Partnership (DBA Verizon Wireless) and James & Esther McFarland (Property Owners) for a Conditional Use Permit for the purpose of constructing and operating a 199-foot telecommunications facility pursuant to Secction 175-25.4 by Resolution 25-04. The property is identified as Tax Map Parcel 11A216-C located on Cherry Point Rd. on Gwynn’s Island and is zoned Residential-2 (R-2). 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 these matters 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 hearings is asked to contact the Administration office at 804-384-9924 in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 20t2 |
| ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 MIDDLESEX COUNTY J&DR -JUVENILE Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in re: CARLTON, AMELIA JEAN The object of this suit is to: SEEK CUSTODY & VISITATION OF AMELIA JEAN CARLTON (8/23/2000). It is ORDERED that the UNKNOWN FATHER appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 07/29/2026 at 09:00 AM. Entered 05/11/2026 Ashley Kilgore, Deputy Clerk 20t4 |
| 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 Tuesday, June 2, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia to consider the following: AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE FEES, RATES AND CHARGES FOR COUNTY WATER AND SEWER SERVICE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 19, WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE, ARTICLE i, IN GENERAL, SECTION 19-4.4 OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY CODE The Board of Supervisors will consider an ordinance to revise the fees, rates and charges for County water and sewer service pursuant Chapter 19, Water, Sewers and Sewage, Article I, In General, Section 19-4.4 of the Gloucester County Code. The proposed amendment is intended to increase the monthly sewer and water charges for all customers and increase sewer and water application and development fees. 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 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 Tuesday, June 2, 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. George Bains, Interim County Administrator 20t2 |
| 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 Tuesday, June 2, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia to consider the following: AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE FEES FOR THE GENERAL PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER FROM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY CODE The Board of Supervisors will consider an ordinance to updating fees for the General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities in Chapter 6 of the Gloucester County Code. The proposed new ordinance is warranted because under current state legislation, it is necessary to update the fees which will take effext on July 1, 2026. 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 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 Tuesday, June 2, 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. George Bains, Interim County Administrator 20t2 |
| PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia to consider the following: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP-26-01 An application by Pearfield Land & Timber, LLC (Joseph Fary, applicant, and Hexagon Energy, developer) to allow a 50 +/- acre portion of 245 +/- acres of land to be used as a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility (as shown on the associated Conceptual Master Plan) through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The CUP is intended to provide for uses for which, due to their unique characteristic or potential impact on adjacent land uses, are not permitted in certain zoning districts by-right but may be acceptable under certain circumstances and with specific conditions to offset potential impacts. This application intends to allow for the establishment of a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility on TM 17-39, 17-40, 17-41, 17-44, 24-2, 24-3, 24-3A and 24-5 (RPC 30552, 16794, 13785, 42893, 21334, 42896, 42897, and 42898), along Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), north of the intersection of US Route 17 and Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), in the Petsworth Magisterial District. This property is located in the RC-1 (Rural Countryside) Zoning District and Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities are permitted by Conditional Use Permit in the RC-1 district. This district aims to conserve farm and forest land, encourage agricultural activities, preserve natural features and the rural landscape, create attractive rural developments, and respect existing features of the rural landscape. Furthermore, in the RC-1 district, when low density residential development occurs, impacts to agricultural lands, farming and silviculture, and sensitive features should be minimized. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the area ths area as Rural Residential and Rural Resources, which is mainly rural with low-density residential development while maintaining and conserving the character and economy of agrucultural and forested lands with limited supporting businesses. In these areas, non-traditional agricultural and other uses may be suitable if the infrastructure can support them. The applicant has provided various Conditions of Approval for the Board of Supervisors to consider, including consistency with a Conceptual Master Plan, security fencing, a vegetative buffer, emergency personnel access, a Pollinator Plan, a Decommissioning and Restoration Plan, and a Construction Management and Mitigation Plan. The Board of Supervisors may require additional conditions as they deem necessary. The preceding is a summary, not the full text, of the application. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of the full application does not substitute for the full text of the application, 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 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 Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and will be read or played aloud during the public hearing. “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 or public comment period, 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. George Bains, Interim County Administrator 20t2 |
| PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia to consider the following: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP-26-02 An application by Farin Woods, LLC (Joseph O’Connor, applicant, and Hexagon Energy, developer) to allow a 50 +/- acre portion of 523 +/- acres of land to be used as a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility (as shown on the associated Conceptual Master Plan) through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The CUP is intended to provide for uses for which, due to their unique characteristic or potential impact on adjacent land uses, are not permitted in certain zoning districts by-right but may be acceptable under certain circumstances and with specific conditions to offset potential impacts. This application intends to allow for the establishment of a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility on TM 17-7 (RPC 21071), along Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), north of the intersection of US Route 17 and Fary’s Mill Road (SR 606), in the Petsworth Magisterial District. This property is located in the RC-1 (Rural Countryside) Zoning District and Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities are permitted by Conditional Use Permit in the RC-1 district. This district aims to conserve farm and forest land, encourage agricultural activities, preserve natural features and the rural landscape, create attractive rural developments, and respect existing features of the rural landscape. Furthermore, in the RC-1 district, when low density residential development occurs, impacts to agricultural lands, farming and silviculture, and sensitive features should be minimized. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the area to be used for the Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility as Rural Residential, which is mainly rural with low-density residential development with existing forestry and agricultural activities as compatible uses. The applicant has provided various Conditions of Approval for the Board of Supervisors to consider, including consistency with a Conceptual Master Plan, security fencing, a vegetative buffer, emergency personnel access, a Pollinator Plan, a Decommissioning and Restoration Plan, and a Construction Management and Mitigation Plan. The Board of Supervisors may require additional conditions as they deem necessary. The preceding is a summary, not the full text, of the application. It is not intended to be a comprehensive representation of all of the full application and does not substitute for the full text of the application, 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 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 Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and will be read or played aloud during the public hearing. “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. George Bains, Interim County Administrator 20t2 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Arcola Towers proposes to build a 199-foot monopole communications tower at the approx. vicinity of Beaverdam Road, Mathews, Mathews County, VA 23109 (Lat: 37.40648 Lon: -76.31335). Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp., Sarah Creutzer, s.creutzer@trileaf.com, 303 International Circle, Suite 150, Hunt Valley, MD 21030, 410-853-7128. 21t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. James Adams (VMRC #2026-0858) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to mechanically dredge 9400 cubic yards of state-owned cubic yards of state-owned subaqueous bottom to maintain project channel depths up to minus six (-6) mean low water along portions of the East River and along the channel of Mill Creek, including several driveway channels to private piers, in Mathews County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-0858) 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. 21t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. James Martin (VMRC #2026-0745) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to rework an existing rock revetment and to construct a 124-foot long marsh toe sill and a 136-foot long rock sill with clean sand backfill and plantings of native wetland vegetation along the Piankatank River shoreline at 649 Cobbs Creek Lane in Mathews County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-0745) 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. 21t1 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VMRC #2026-0732) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to dredge 2,393 cubic yards of state-owned subaqueous bottom to achieve depths of -17 feet mean low water at the entrance to a man-made boat basin, extend an existing groin by 55 linear feet and raise its elevation to +6 mean feet low water, extend two existing jetties by 55 linear feet and raise their elevation to +8 feet mean low water, and install two steel sheet pile retaining walls each measuring 95 feet in length along the York River shoreline north of the Coleman Bridge in Gloucester County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-0732) 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. 21t1 |
| PUBLISHING NOTICE BREWED AWAKENING CAFE, LLC Trading as: Brewed Awakening Cafe, LLC 6715 Main Street Gloucester Gloucester, Virginia 23061-5143 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Restaurant Wine, Beer, and Mixed Beverage On and Off Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Andrew McDaniel & Amber McDaniel, owners. NOTE: Objections to this issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first to two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or (800) 552-3200. 21t2 |
| REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROFESSIONAL AUDITING SERVICES RFP 26-023-CC Gloucester County will receive sealed proposals for the subject work, until 4:30 p.m. on June 16, 2026, in the Central Purchasing Department located at 6489 Main Street, Suite 324, 3rd Floor, Gloucester, Virginia 23061. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide Professional Services Environmental Inspection and Civil Engineering Services Stormwater Management and Erosion & Sediment Control Compliance for the County of Gloucester A copy of the solicitation may be obtained from Central Purchasing, 6489 Main Street, Suite 324, 3rd Floor, Gloucester, VA 23061, or by calling (804) 693-6235. You may also download the solicitation at eVa Virginia’s eProcurement Marketplace www.eva.virginia.gov. Christine Calhoun, VCO, VCA Procurement Officer 21t1 |
| TRUSTEE SALE OF 161 Jenkins Neck Road, Dutton, VA 23050 In execution of the Deed of Trust dated September 25, 2020, in the original principal amount of $184,594.00, recorded as Inst. 200001474, assigned as Inst. 250000396, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court for County of Mathews, Virginia, default having occurred in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and at the request of the holder of the note, the undersigned, as Substitute Trustee, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Circuit Court for the County of Mathews on May 26, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., the property located at the above address and described as containing 2.6737 acres, Lot 2, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 24, page 163, together with an unobstructed and non-exclusive easement of right-of-way for purposes in ingress and egress at all times to and from State Route No. 198 over and across a strip of land 50 feet in width, County of Mathews. TERMS: CASH. PROPERTY SOLD AS IS WITH SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE. A deposit of $20,000.00 or 10% of the successful bid amount (whichever is lower) will be required immediately of the successful bidder, in cashier’s check or certified funds only payable to or signed over to “DOLANREID PLLC, TRUSTEE,” no personal checks accepted. Balance is due within 15 days from the date of sale VIA BANKWIRE ONLY. Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower filed for and obtained bankruptcy protection, entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, or if trustee is unable to complete the sale, or if it is set aside or not fully completed for any reason except purchaser’s default, the sale shall be null and void, and the purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Upon purchaser’s default, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property resold at the risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser. Sale is subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and conditions, if any, of record, as well as inchoate liens and any other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. Real estate taxes will be adjusted to the date of sale. All costs of conveyance, deed, examination of title, recording charges, grantor’s tax and possession will be at the expense of the purchaser. All risks of casualty immediately pass to the successful bidder. Time is of the essence. Winning bidder must sign a memorandum of sale immediately upon completion of sale. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Trustee’s affidavit and a copy of the notice of sale available at the foreclosure sale. The opening bid is not announced until the sale. Current sale status available at dolanreid.com/foreclosure-sales. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For Information Contact: DolanReid PLLC, Substiture Trustee(s) 12610 Patrick Henry Dr., Ste D, Newport News, VA 23602; (757) 320-0255, Ext. 220 or Ext. 260. 20t2 |
| TRUSTEE SALE OF 3883 Stream Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061 In execution of the Deed of Trust dated June 3, 2021, in the original principal amount of $190,909.00, recorded as Inst. 210004056, assigned as Inst. 260000996, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Gloucester, Virginia, default having occurred in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and at the request of the holder of the note, the undersigned, as Substitute Trustee, will sell at pubic auction at the front entrance of the Circuit Court for the County of Gloucester on May 26, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., the property located at the above address and described as Lot 41, Poplar Springs, County of Gloucester. TERMS: CASH. PROPERTY SOLD AS IS WITH SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE. A deposit of $20,000.00 or 10% of the successful bid amount (whichever is lower) will be required immediately of the successful bidder, in cashier’s check or certified funds only payable to or signed over to “DOLANREID PLLC, TRUSTEE,” no personal checks accepted. Balance is due within 15 days from date of sale VIA BANKWIRE ONLY. Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower filed for and obtained bankruptcy protection, entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, or if trustee is unable to complete the sale, or it it is set aside or not fully completed for any reason except purchaser’s default, the sale shall be null and void, and the purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Upon purchaser’s default, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property resold at the risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser. Sale is subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and conditions, if any, of record, as well as inchoate liens and any other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. Real estate taxes will be adjusted to the date of sale. All costs of conveyance, deed, examination of title, recording charges, grantor’s tax and possession will be at the expense of the purchaser. All risks of casualty immediately pass to the successful bidder. Time is of the essence. Winning bidder must sign a memorandum of sale immediately upon completion of sale. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Trustee’s affidavit and a copy of the notice of sale available at the foreclosure sale. The opening bid is not announced until the sale. Current sale status available at dolanreid.com/foreclosure-sales. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For information contact: DolanReid PLLC, Substitute Trustee(s) 12610 Patrick Henry Dr., Ste. D, Newport News, VA 23602; (757) 320-0255, Ext. 220 or Ext. 260 20t2 |