by Bruce Julian
WEEMS—Lancaster County has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to help develop the new Carter Cove County Park in Weems. The grant, pursued by a citizen board appointed to help with public access, is a major step in the goal of getting better public access to the waters surrounding Lancaster County.
The five-acre parcel for the new park was acquired by the county earlier this year. Proposed amenities include a kayak/canoe launch, fishing pier, picnic shelter, and a boat ramp with courtesy dock. The county purchased the property to increase public access to Virginia’s waters….
