Dear DTLW Advocates,
Thank you for continuing to stand with us as we work to secure dredging funds for the Little Wicomico River Jetty. Your voices truly matter. This week brings two important opportunities to stay engaged and help move this project forward.
🤝 Tuesday, February 9, 2026 — 10:00 AM to Noon
Constituent Hours with Joe Schumacher (for Congressman Wittman)
📍 Lancaster Community Library
16 Town Centre Dr, Kilmarnock, VA 22482
https://wittman.house.gov/officehours/
Rob Wittman formally submitted the Little Wicomico River Jetty as a priority WRDA project and testified before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, stressing impacts to watermen, local businesses, and public safety — including Smith Point Sea Rescue — and committing to work with the committee and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move this critical project forward
Please stop in to:
Thank Joe for his assistance and express your thanks to him regarding their recent work and public statements committing to working to secure dredging funds
Ask about next steps in the federal funding process
Let them know how much this project matters to public safety, local businesses, and Chesapeake Bay access
Find out how we can best help support the effort going forward
🏛️ Thursday, February 12, 2026 — 5:30 PM
Northumberland County Board of Supervisors Meeting
📍 General District Courtroom
220 Judicial Place, Heathsville, VA 22473
Attend in person or call in to hear the latest county updates and thank the Board for their continued support of the Little Wicomico River Jetty dredging effort.
When appropriate, please also ask about the status of the Community Project Funding request that the County and Northern Neck Planning District Commission is required to submit to Rep. Rob Wittman.
Look here for an agenda and call-in details -they should be posted soon:
https://www.co.northumberland.va.us/board-supervisors/page/board-supervisors-meeting-85
Every conversation counts. Showing up, saying thank you, and asking informed questions makes a real difference. This is how grassroots advocacy moves projects across the finish line.
Every call, every visit, every voice matters — thank you for being part of this community effort.
Dredge the Little Wicomico River Jetty, VA!