I interpret the faux lighthouse that sits at the Five Point intersection on Route 1 as a warning of the dangers of not only this highly congested intersection, but also the immediate area around it.
This traffic island is less than a block from the Belltown church, Church Street, Lewes, which is seeking a variance to use the church as an emergency homeless shelter and to construct an additional facility on the opposite side of Church Street.
I feel this is an inappropriate location for the homeless shelter, as it will increase what is already heavy traffic but will also lock the 18-24 residents into this site, as there are few places for them to go.
Residents at the shelter will also endure high air pollution due to the heavy/standing truck and car usage surrounding this traffic island. Additionally, noise pollution will be a constant reminder of their bleak circumstance, rather than a quest for a better quality of life.
If Immanuel Shelter is seeking to serve the homeless, then a location farther west of the Five Points intersection would be better. If Immanuel Shelter is seeking to preserve the Belltown church and its history, then turning it into a museum would be best.
I am strongly opposed to the variance the Belltown church is seeking to turn into a homeless shelter, due to traffic and pollution concerns.
Eleanor Oudshoorn
Lewes