| MPPDC's Coastal Resources Technical Assistance Program
provides ongoing support to member localities of the PDC:
Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Mathews,
Middlesex Counties and Towns of Tappahannock, Urbanna, and
West Point, as well as community level groups: Mathews County
Blueways, Middle Peninsula Land Trust, Mattaponi and Pamunkey
River Association, and Friends of the Dragon Run. For FY 2002/2003,
this grant funded work program will consist of four distinct
tasks:
(1) MPPDC 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. MPPDCGIS will also assist
with GIS data cordination for the Virginia Coastal Zone as
needed.
(2) Support of local planning staff development in compatible
planning techniques. MPPDC staff will convene monthly-quarterly
meetings with local community level planners, the Dragon Run
Steering Committee, the Middle Peninsula Water Resource Committee,
and other appropriate committees to assist with coastal planning
(3) MPPDC staff will provide direct staff support for the
implemtation on the Middle Peninsula Cheaspeake Bay Public
Access Authority Act, enabled by theVirginia General Assembly.The
Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Act
allows participating localities by resolution to declare that
there is a need for a public access authority to be created.
If an operating agreement is developed for the purpose of
establishing or operating a public access authority for any
such localities, these localities may form the Middle Peninsula
Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority (Authority).
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