MILTON, Del.- A housing development proposed to be built on Round Pole Bridge Road outside of Milton's town limits is getting pushback from neighbors.
The development, called Twin Masts, would bring 249 single family homes if approved by the Sussex County Planning and Zoning commission.
The proposed new neighborhood would be on over 130 acres and also include pools and a pickleball court. The development has brought numerous concerns from neighbors, including more traffic on a windy and narrow Round Pole Bridge Road, building near a floodplain and the loss of trees.
Neighbor Janet La Digabel says Round Pole Bridge Road cannot support this many new homes.
"Round Pole Ridge Road is a local farm road, as was stated by the DelDOT Expert in the hearing," she said to CoastTV. "It's a local farm road and because this parcel is in state investment level four the state of Delaware will not improve the road."
The developer did say during a presentation at the Sept. 28 Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission that no homes or roads would be built in floodplains- and there have been multiple studies done by DelDOT and other agencies on traffic in the area.
The proposed plot of land for the development is right by Hudson Field airport- which is another big concern for some neighbors.
John Chirtia, who has been a pilot for decades, has concerns with homes being right in a landing zone for planes if they have an emergency during takeoff.
"If it gets approved, I as a pilot would like to have a safety zone. We call them runway protection zones. So if I have an emergency, I have a place to land," he said. "I don't want to land into a house, kill people, and as importantly, kill myself too."
The developer argued that the land is outside of an FAA protected zone, and they resubmitted their plans to address concerns and critiques from neighbors.
CoastTV reached out to the developer for an interview, but didn't hear back. The Planning and Zoning commission decided to defer any voting to a future meeting.