Some cities want bridges and schools from the federal stimulus plan.

Virginia Beach wants all of that and sand, too.

Beach officials are concerned the Obama administration will disqualify
sand replenishment
projects from receiving stimulus cash and have launched a pre-emptive
lobbying effort.

Mayor Will Sessoms sent a letter to members of the city's
congressional delegation asking
that Virginia Beach get $10 million to replace sand at the Oceanfront.

The city needs the sand as protection against hurricanes and to lure
tourists, said Phillip
Roehrs, the city's water resources engineer.