The Gloucester County Wetlands Board approved two shoreline improvement applications during a meeting Jan. 11 in the colonial courthouse.

Winston C. Dowell Jr. was given permission to install 365 linear feet of Class 1 rock revetment, said Linda Walthall, administrative coordinator for Gloucester Environmental Programs. The revetment will be placed adjacent to property situated along the Northwest Branch of Sarah Creek at 1969 Tillage Lane.

G.C. Tillage, Inc., sought authorization to construct a new commercial pier 12’x112’ with a 12’x24’ L-head and to extend an existing four-foot lower dock approximately 32 feet to match the length of a 112’ pier.

Walthall said the board approved the placement of the commercial pier project that was within the board’s jurisdiction. The proposed project is adjacent to property situated along the Northwest Branch of Sarah Creek behind 7775 Tillage Estate Lane.

Following its meeting, the wetlands board sat as the G...