On Feb. 7, I served as the League of Women Voters of Sussex County observer when consultants McCormick-Taylor presented their draft of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Goals and Objectives to a joint public meeting of the planning and zoning commission, the county council and a host of county officials, including County Administrator Todd Lawson. The recently appointed county director of planning & zoning, Janelle Cornwell, oversaw the lively exchange of ideas which followed virtually every goal and objective listed.
The amount of preparation invested in this project and the frequently cited effort to represent the diverse concerns of the public was evident throughout these discussions. It was a tremendous asset for members of the public to have been provided with the document under review prior to this meeting. Although this meeting was open to the public for observation only, it would have been difficult to comprehend the exchange of ideas without this document in hand.
On behalf of the LWVSC, I would like to thank Janelle Cornwell and her team, the planning and zoning commission and the county council members, for their ongoing commitment to develop an innovative 2018 comp plan which will serve the needs of current and future Sussex County residents.
The public can review the draft document on the www.Sussexplan.com webpage, where they can also make their viewpoints known. The league encourages residents to attend the P&Z commission meetings where the public's comments are welcomed and recorded. The P&Z agenda, the meeting calendar and audios of prior meetings can be found at their website: https://www.sussexcountyde.gov/agendas-minutes/planning-%26-zoning-commission.
Consult the LWVSC website: http://www.sussexlwv.org/ for information on scheduled forums to assist the public in understanding these and related issues.
Sue Claire Harper
chair, LWVSC Land Use Committee
Rehoboth Beach
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