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Over 300 new homes are coming to the southern side of Mulberry Knoll Road in Lewes.
It s a bucolic stretch of road off Route 24 that typically sees just 280 vehicles daily, according to a 2019 traffic study. But Scenic Manor, which plans to develop about 167 acres on either side of the road, will bump traffic numbers up over 3,000, according to the same study.
The Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission approved Land Investment, LLC s plan for the 319-home Scenic Manor development on April 22.
But their approval came following an April 8 meeting in which they received a petition with over 500 signatures and heard from about a half-dozen people who oppose the planned development.
Salisbury Daily Times
Flood-prone homeowners in Lewes – about 2 of every 10 properties – could be on the hook for National Flood Insurance Program increases averaging 1,400% in coming months, according to recent data.
If the data is correct, the change could be dramatic: on average, each flood-prone homeowner in Lewes could pay $35,000 more for their insurance.
While the Federal Emergency Management Agency has not released details in advance, estimates released in February by the New York City-based research group First Street Foundation suggest thousands of Delmarva homeowners could face rate hikes when the NFIP overhaul known as Risk Rating 2.0 goes into effect Oct. 1.