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Development is like a runaway train

August 9, 2024

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The areas of Lewes and Rehoboth are like a runaway train with an unhappy ending.  

New residential developments, including multi units, and proposed mega shopping strips are crowding an already-tight infrastructure. Road construction is like getting a root canal while sitting on hemorrhoids while you sit in traffic. Route 24, Robinsonville Road, Plantation Road, just to name a few, and the infamous Route 1.

It’s time to institute a two-year moratorium on permits for any new construction.    

Progress is necessary, but there will be a diminishing return on attracting new residents and visitors if uncontrolled development continues to occur.

Joe Dikdan
Lewes
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