This article was updated to include a link to the upcoming meeting and comments from local community members.
DAGSBORO, Del. - Another housing project is being proposed in Sussex County. Sea Cliff Housing Development would be on the south side of Piney Neck Road at the corner of Adams Road.
The property area would be 150 acres and include 443 new residential mixed single-family, multi-family, and townhouse homes. The land includes 12 acres of forest area, with an estimated 11 acres to be removed.
Several community members have reached out to CoastTV to voice concerns regarding the proposed development. Specifically, residents are worried that this project will disrupt transportation, strain local school capacities, and exceed the limits of water and sewer infrastructure.
"Residents along Piney Neck Road and the surrounding rural corridor are already experiencing strain on essential infrastructure, and a development of this scale would intensify those challenges," say community resident David Roath.
The land is currently an agricultural area owned by Ocean View Farms Inc., which signed the application to the state. The project now seeks rezoning and site approval from the Delaware Land Use Service, with a meeting scheduled for July 29.
