Thirteen and a half acres of forest were cleared at the Richmond County Fones Cliff site, without local permits and erosion and stormwater controls. Developers say it was a misunderstanding. “We had heard some activity, tractors,” said Richard Moncure, with the Friends of the Rappahannock, expressing his concerns at a recent Richmond County Board of Supervisors meeting. Read or listen to Pamela D’Angelo’s report at Virginia Public Radio.