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Scenic Manor bringing 319 new homes to Mulberry Knoll Road in Lewes


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. ....

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County P&Z recommends approval for Evans Farm project


The Evans Farm project, proposed for the intersection of Railway Road and Old Mill Road, near Ocean View and Millville, includes 200 apartment units and was recommended for approval by the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission, 4-1. The Sussex County Council will make the final decision on approval of the project.Coastal Point • Submitted
Some nearby residents are expressing disappointment in the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommendation last week to approve construction of 200 new apartments on a parcel near Millville and Ocean View, despite nearly five hours of opposition at the March 25 public hearing on the application.
“Sussex County has completely lost its mind with regards to development,” resident Don Shope told the Coastal Point. He lives in Bethany Bay, which was also developed by Linder & Co., the developer of the proposed apartment complex. ....

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Sussex County P&Z recommends 200 apartments be approved in Ocean View despite strong opposition


By Susan Canfora
Despite nearly five hours of testimony on Tuesday, March 25, opposing building 200 apartments  at the intersection of Railway and Old Mill roads in Ocean View, the Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval.
At the Thursday, April 8 meeting, the project was recommended for approval  by a 3-1 vote, with Commission President Robert Wheatley and Commissioners J. Bruce Mears and Holly Wingate in favor, Commissioner Kim Hoey Stevenson opposed and Commissioner R. Keller Hopkins absent.
Although requirements were made before approval, one of the residents opposed, Dave Bartlett, called them “boilerplate conditions” such as asking that trees are planted and existing soil not be disturbed and verifying where the bus stop will be for students attending Lord Baltimore Elementary School. ....

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