My family STRONGLY supports HB 1659, a critical bill that would fund grants through a Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. This bill would allow funding to support the erosion repair to the area joining our small community with the Leesylvania State Park. This popular state park provides access to thousands of visitors seeking nature trails, bird viewing, kayaking, boat access points, sailing lessons, fishing, family barbecues, and most importantly a home to a variety of species. The sole burden of the cost of the erosion repair would be crippling to the Newport Estate residents. Such grants are made for moments such as this…helping to preserve our treasured natural habitats. This community desperately needs the help of HB1659. Thank you for your consideration.

I strongly support the passage of HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. Having been a resident of Newport Estates since 2006 and active members of our community and local government, our neighborhood is still resolving issues created by the developer 20+ years ago due to sub-standard soil that was never completely corrected. We have friends and neighbors who were directly impacted and displaced during the previous incidents. Regrettably, our neighborhood is experiencing slope failure again. The demographics of our neighborhood include retirees on fixed budgets as well as new families building a life here. Lack of support for bill HB1659 will result in significant financial impacts to households within our community. Our HOA does not have the additional funds for another restoration project of this complexity and magnitude. This bill will allow our government to provided critical financial support for soil restoration in our neighborhood.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. This bill will allow our government to provided needed financial support for soil restoration in our community. Unfortunately, we are experiencing slope failure in because developers had not properly corrected it during construction. Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration project of this magnitude.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. I have been a homeowner at Newport Estates since January 1998. I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. This bill will allow our government to provide needed financial support for soil restoration in our community. Unfortunately, we are experiencing slope failure because developers had not properly corrected it during construction. Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration projects of this magnitude. There would be significant financial impacts to households within our community without financial support this bill would allow.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. Our Newport Estates HOA does not have the funds for a restoration project of this magnitude and, without the financial support this bill would provide, home owners will incur a significant financial impact to rectify the problem.

I support HB1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. Our community is desperately in need of this support to save serval homes from soil erosion due to the slope behind some of our homes.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. This bill, submitted by our representative, would allow our government to provide needed financial support for our community to address a slope failure issue that has occurred because the original developers did not properly correct it during construction about two decades ago. Our Newport Estates HOA does not have the funds for a restoration project of this magnitude and, without the financial support this bill would provide, home owners will incur a significant financial impact to rectify the problem.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

I support this bill because this bill will allow our government to provided needed financial support for soil restoration in our community. Unfortunately, we are experiencing slope failure in because developers had not properly corrected it during construction. Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration project of this magnitude. Significant financial impacts to households without financial support this bill would allow. Thank you.

 I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.       •    This bill will allow our government to provided needed financial support for soil restoration in our community.      •    Unfortunately, we are experiencing slope failure in because developers had not properly corrected it during construction.      •    Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration project of this magnitude.     •    Significant financial impacts to households without financial support this bill would allow. 

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund

 I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.   • This bill will allow our government to provided needed financial support for soil restoration in our community.  • Unfortunately, we are experiencing slope failure in because developers had not properly corrected it during construction.  • Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration project of this magnitude. • Significant financial impacts to households without financial support this bill would allow. 

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. This bill will allow our government to provided needed financial support for soil restoration in our community. Unfortunately, we are experiencing slope failure in because developers had not properly corrected it during construction. Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration project of this magnitude. Significant financial impacts to households without financial support this bill would allow. Thanks for your consideration to this urgent and needed issue in our Woodbridge, VA community.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Find.

I am in support of this bill. This bill is crucial for securing the financial assistance needed to restore our community’s soil, which has been severely impacted by slope failure. The issue stems from developers who did not adequately address the slope during construction, leaving the problem unresolved. Our Homeowners Association (HOA) is not equipped with the financial resources to fund a restoration project of this magnitude, and without the support that this bill would provide, households in our community will face significant financial hardships. This bill offers an essential lifeline, helping to mitigate the potential economic impact on residents and ensuring that the necessary environmental repairs can be made.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. The erosion is an ongoing issue that the homeowners have had to deal with because the developers never took care of the issue during construction. Without the approval, the cost would add a significant burden to each homeowner that we can not afford.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. This bill will allow our government to provided needed financial support for soil restoration in our community, without which there will be rather significant financial impacts to hundreds of families in the community. Thank you for your concern and support in this matter.

“ I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.”,

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund. Our HOA does not have the funds for restoration project of this magnitude.

I support HB 1659 Local Foundation and Soil Management Fund.

Please approve this bill for a temporary easement to fix soil/erosion damage that will negatively impact homeowners. The cost benefit analysis clearly paints this easement as the best solution. Furthermore, the environmental impact is minimal and nature will spontaneously restore the land back to original condition. Finally, this soil conservation benefits the State park that this easement encroaches upon. As a citizen with common sense, this easement is a win-win solution that everyone benefits from. Please approve this bill. V/R, Stephen Bonner...

I am an original homeowner living adjacent to the land that is eroding within the easement behind our street's homes. I was directly affected by a prior landslide in 2007, with a complete loss of my backyard. That slide resulted in my family being forcibly vacated from our home for over three months, while reconstruction took place. Direct access to the area being reconstructed was afforded by the construction of a temporary road from Neabsco Rd, which allowed numerous truck loads of poor-quality soil to be removed and subsequently replaced by more effective soil and crushed stone. I am grateful to Prince William County and the Newport Homeowners Association for coordinating with all parties to restore my property and allow me to return to my home. I am also grateful that a temporary road could be constructed to access the worksite, which increased the efficiency, safety, and speed to restore my property and that of the association.

My name is Heather, and I live on Kings Mountain Rd in the Newport Estate community of Woodbridge, VA. My husband and I enthusiastically support this bill for several reasons. Our property borders Leesylvania State Park— in particular, a strip of eroded land that was once environmentally remedied and has since deteriorated again. We’d like to see this land restored and properly protected, especially considering the history of the land. In addition, as parents to five and lifelong public servants, we worry about the safety of our children and the integrity of our home should this issue continue to go unaddressed. This bill would provide the opportunity for our community to remediate this land once again.