Viewpoints

Sprawl monitor

Jim Paterson
1 day ago

Lewes building permit fee hike surprises couple

Barbara Kraus-Blackney and Kevin Blackney
1 day ago
We understand the good intentions of our civic-minded public servants seeking budget solutions to...

Veteran suicides continue to rise

Geary Foertsch
1 day ago
I am writing to comment on Bill Shull’s excellent report titled, “Ceremony closes out field of...

Belle Mead is wrong site for C-4 zoning

Judy-Rose Seibert
1 day ago
There is a proposed C-4 commercial planned district up for its Sussex County Council hearing...

County officials need to listen to public

Bill Mailander
1 day ago
It is remarkable that the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission continues to recommend...

Consider cumulative impact and domino effect

Eul Lee
1 day ago
There are several reasons to oppose rezoning Belle Mead from AR-1, agricultural-residential, to C-4...

Little thought goes into common-sense planning

Bryant Liggett
1 day ago
The following is a response to the letter sent in by Carol Stutts on Sussex County being a bustling...

Pause New Road development until bridge is replaced

Deirdre Taylor
2 days ago
I agree 100% with the July 11 editorial titled “DelDOT must find solutions.” Furthermore, the Tower...

Water safety is top of mind

2 days ago
Tragedy struck the Cape Region this past week as two lives were lost to drowning . These are grim...

From the lighthouse

2 days ago
A window inside the East End Lighthouse frames a sunny view of the Delaware Breakwater inner wall...

Designated pollinator zone

3 days ago
Leslie Walsh recently snapped some photographs at the butterfly garden in Lewes Canalfront Park.

Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse stands off Bowers

4 days ago
Fourteen Foot Bank is an oval shoal in Delaware Bay situated three-and-a-half miles from the...

Scouting offers leadership skills corporate America...

J. Ray Teat
4 days ago
The programs of Scouting America are more relevant today than ever before. About 84% of current...

Sand fleeing

Jim Paterson
4 days ago

Fourth Street Forest is in good hands

Megan Steele
4 days ago
For recent critics or those simply questioning the Open Space Alliance's efforts to save the Fourth...

Nicola Pizza family thanks Everhart

The Caggiano Family and Nicola Pizza staff
4 days ago
Thank you, Carol Everhart! We would like to thank Carol for her years of service to the communities...

Sussex is becoming a bustling metropolis

Carol Stutts
4 days ago
When does the insanity end? What kind of justification could the Sussex County Planning &...

Temporary light needed to create Route 1 traffic breaks

Fred Oswald
4 days ago
In reading a recent viewpoint concerning Route 1 road safety, I had this thought. Perhaps this is...

Let’s hold elected officials accountable

Barbara Schaut
4 days ago
In what has become the worst summer of traffic in the Cape Region, has anyone seen or heard from...

Route 24 already too developed

Mark Boemio
5 days ago
As a Saddle Ridge resident, I feel there has been too much development in Sussex County, especially...

Everhart is a doer, creator and innovator

Hoyte Decker
5 days ago
There have been individuals, city employees, elected officials, business people, even residents or...

Route 24 cannot handle Belle Mead

Kit Zak
5 days ago
In 2014, a fire destroyed the Mid-Atlantic Family Practice building, a million-dollar structure. I...

Ducks should not be fed bread

V James
5 days ago
Ducks should not be fed bread. It offers little nutritional value and can lead to health issues...

DNREC on water advisories: Better safe than sorry

Chris Flood
1 week ago
My family and I were among the thousands of people who spent some portion of their day July 3 in...

DelDOT must find solutions

1 week ago
The indefinite delay of the New Road bridge replacement project in Lewes is a threat to public...

City pity

1 week ago

Does planning & zoning ever deny a project?

Neil Trugman
1 week ago
I recently read an article where the chair of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission...

Belle Mead traffic impact study doesn’t include...

Rosalind Mailander
1 week ago
The following letter was sent to Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Shanté...

Yield sign needed at Route 9 intersection

Donna L. West
1 week ago
Cars are entering the Route 9 intersection from Plantation Road roundabout in the right-turn...

DelDOT needs to take immediate action to improve...

Jerry and Christine LaForgia
1 week ago
Earlier this week (once again), there were a few serious accidents on Route 1 south of the recently...

Wind power's opponents reveal ulterior motives

Greg Layton
1 week ago
When evaluating public debates, I find it helpful to determine whether arguments are made in good...

Boy Scout enjoyed Lewes Boat Parade

Giovanni Gargano
1 week ago
Hello, I’m a Boy Scout with Troop 584 in Seaford. I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Lewes...

Many reasons to deny Belle Mead rezoning request

John Niemkiewicz
1 week ago
I grew up in Delaware and attended the University of Delaware. Most of my employment has been out...

Delay action on Cool Spring Crossing until comp plan...

Jill Hicks
1 week ago
In its recent decision on Cool Spring Crossing, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission...

Sussex Academy returns to student-centered management

Nancy Feichtl
1 week ago
I was the author of the charter and founder of Sussex Academy in 2000. From its inception, we...

Rehoboth clown show continues

Thomas Gaynor
1 week ago
I watched the Rehoboth commissioners’ workshop July 7, and was shocked by the opening proceedings...

Speak Out Against Hate agrees with letter writer

Allan Slan
1 week ago
We read the beautiful letter penned by Misti Burmeister and printed in the July 8 edition. We agree...

Delaware bill will ensure migrant children receive...

Arafat Rahaman
1 week ago
I am writing to express my strong support for House Bill 44, which seeks to ensure that Delaware...

Harbor of Refuge Light under construction

1 week ago
The outer breakwater was completed in 1901 after nearly a decade of construction. As the breakwater...

A few of many…

1 week ago

Everhart announces retirement from Rehoboth-Dewey...

Carol Everhart
1 week ago
The following letter was sent out to the membership of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber...

Parker Selby’s lifelong service is commendable

Marlene A. Saunders
1 week ago
Stell Parker Selby's tenure as the representative for RD 20 does not outshine her commendable and...

Should teachers get to pick their own evaluations?

Tanya Hettler
1 week ago
A bill sponsored by Sen. Laura Sturgeon, Senate Bill 165, titled “An act to amend Title 14 of the...

Delaware’s signs should point toward hope, not hate

Misti Burmeister 
1 week ago
Recently, I read about a new campaign spreading across Delaware: Hate Has No Home Here. These words...

Intimidation will not deter peaceful protestors

Marcia Cummings
1 week ago
On July 5, I was among the 100-plus people peacefully protesting President Trump’s policies on...

Sussex County car wash

2 weeks ago
Some call it a Sussex County car wash when the sprinkler from a farm field sprays the roadway. The...

Carol Everhart's legacy is unmatched

2 weeks ago
It’s fitting that Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carol Everhart...

Traffic controller

2 weeks ago

What constitutes affordable housing in Sussex?

Nick De Cerchio
2 weeks ago
There is a great deal of conversation concerning the importance of affordable housing in this area...

Infrastructure should trump all in Sussex County

Robert Bruce Weston
2 weeks ago
I read with interest the story “Draft regs to limit development taking shape in Sussex.” May I...

Centenarian asks for removal of Lake Gerar buffer

Kitty Cole
2 weeks ago
The following letter was sent to Rehoboth Beach mayor and commissioners with a copy provided...

Let's do our part to save ospreys

Peter Kleppinger McLean
2 weeks ago
We lost our osprey nestling recently. With an active and seemingly robust 3-week-old a few days ago...

DelDOT has kicked the can down the road

Carson Siddall
2 weeks ago
DelDOT has known Five Points has been a problem for 20 years (if not longer) and instead of just...

More must be done to end child trafficking

Joy Greenley
2 weeks ago
The following letter was sent to Gov. Matt Meyer with a copy provided to the Cape Gazette for...

Blame for high energy bills falls on past, present...

John Bobeck
2 weeks ago
In a recent letter to the editor, writer Brian Howard says Sussex County government is the reason...

Celebrating America’s independence in 1993

2 weeks ago
It doesn’t get more Americana than Lewes’ annual Fourth of July celebrations. From the old-...

Prioritizing men’s mental health saves lives

John Russum
2 weeks ago
As June comes to an end, so does Men’s Mental Health Month, but the importance of the message must...

Summer standstill

Jim Paterson
2 weeks ago

Much of Sussex County is still rural

Johannes Sayre
2 weeks ago
I thank the Cape Gazette for its analysis of new side-by-side developments proposed between Route 9...

Stop road projects that only accommodate tourists

Robert Adams
2 weeks ago
Why are elected officials so afraid of tourists? When you remove all the stoplights, of course it’s...