VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Five houses will be built on the land owned by Wycliffe Presbyterian Church off Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach council approved Tuesday night.
However, getting approval was not straightforward, and in the end, a modified version of the original development plan for the land off Great Neck Road passed in a 7-4 vote.
The modifications remove the office space and the plan to fill in a pond that the developer, BHC, LLC (Bishard Development Corporation), originally proposed in addition to the five houses.
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Five things to know about BC’s land title agreement with Haida Nation
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The agreement was reached before a 2026 court date between the two governments and without the involvement of courts or the treaty process
Published April 15, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 5 minute read
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Louise Mandell, a legal counsel and Aboriginal title and rights expert who worked on the agreement with the Haida. Photo by Stuart McNish /PNG
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1,117 land titles given to farmers in Cauayan City, Isabela
Vice President Sara Duterte (left) talks with Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella and Senator Imee Marcos (right) during the region-wide distribution of e-titles and CLOAs to farmer-beneficiaries at the FLDy Coliseum in Cauayan City on Wednesday, April 17. (Photo by Villamor Visaya Jr.)
CAUAYAN CITY — At least 1,117 electronic land titles and certificates of land ownership were given to 901 farmers in the Cagayan Valley region, while 80 farm machines and equipment worth P23.64 million were distributed to 3,105 agrarian reform beneficiaries in a region-wide mass distribution held here on Wednesday, April 17.
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