Writing once again regarding Reserves at Nassau, behind Dutch Acres in Lewes.
Sussex County Planning and Zoning approved the rezoning request. Nothing new with that. It’s sad that three yes votes can change a whole community’s lives. I guess those 900 signatures and all of the negative feedback from our people in the community who are so against the development didn’t mean a thing.
One member said this area was appropriate for the development - wrong. I could see it if it were a large piece of empty ground, but this is an ecosystem that does not need to be destroyed. Actually, that piece of ground is landlocked and if the house on the end wouldn’t sell, there would be no entrance available.
The main concern is the Black Hog Gut that is a major drainage system for all the houses in this area. There is a huge drop-off and I know the Schell Brothers will want to fill it in.
What happens to the wetlands then, plus the two bridges they want to put across the gut. All the wildlife will have to move and those beautiful, hundreds-of-years-old pine trees will be cut down. It’s just beyond comprehension why someone would want to destroy all of that for 147 homes.
They keep pushing that “brownfield” cleanup; that dump has been there for 50 years with no known consequences. What will happen once they start disturbing that trash? Also, our little 19-foot road is so narrow that when the school bus comes, you can barely get by.
I am hopeful that the county council will hear what we are saying and take our side of things for a change. Please put your three votes on the opposite side of planning and zoning. Just say no to the Schell Brothers on this one.
You know the old saying, “Don’t mess with Mother Nature.”
Catherine Elliott
Lewes
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