There seems to be a disconnect between the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) and the James River Water Authority (JRWA). At issue is an anticipatory burial permit from the authority to build its water intake and pump station at Point of Fork, which was formerly the capital for the Monacan Indian Nation.
A Central Virginia water authority is appealing decisions by a state department related to a controversial planned water intake and pump station project in Fluvanna County.
A host of issues have emerged in recent months that look to complicate the James River Water Authority’s plans to construct a water pump station at the confluence of the James and Rivanna rivers.
The courts have long recognized that government has the power to regulate properties based on aesthetic and historic features, an attorney affiliated with the University of Florida told a historic preservation forum Wednesday.
An urban historian, a research professor and a lawyer/scholar make up the panel of historic preservation experts who will be in Palm Beach on Wednesday for a forum on historic districts.
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