VIRGINIA BEACH — A public works plan to fill a bowl-shaped borrow pit with material dredged from navigational channels and stormwater projects has met resistance from the city’s Planning Commission, neighbors and wildlife groups who are concerned about the environmental impacts.
The City Council is scheduled to vote on modifications to a conditional use permit for the Oceana borrow pit on Tuesday, though a vote could be deferred, according to Councilman Worth Remick, who represents the district.
Excavation of the former sand pit at 560 Oceana Blvd. was completed in 2016, and it has become a lake. The city acquired the 19.5-acre site in 2017, and Department of Public Works wants to fill the lake with silt, clay and sand from dredging operations, specifically from navigation channels in the Lynnhaven River basin and stormwater projects…