We started coming to Rehoboth Bay Mobile Home Park in the 1970s. My father-in-law bought a home there. We loved being close to the water. This region was much more rural then. Driving on Old Landing Road, we saw mostly farm fields, and Airport Road had a small, private airport. The roads were scenic then.
We've lived in Lewes for the past 15 years. Sadly, progress and development are inevitable in Sussex County. But we do not understand why county and city elected officials, entrusted with the preservation of the quality of life in this region, do not require all developments to build berms and plant screen shrubbery (not a few skinny, baby trees) where new homes are located close to roads and encroach on what's left of the natural scenery.
Some of the older developments on Old Landing Road have nice berms and screen bushes and trees that keep the road scenic. A problem example is New Road in Lewes and the townhomes being built there by Canary Creek. The backs of these homes face the road with hardly any screening. They are an eyesore. The county and the city should require all developers to remove only the number of trees and greenery that are on the footprint of a home, no more. All new developments should be required to plant natural screening. Landscapes should be preserved. We residents should demand this.
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