We the undersigned residents of Sussex County, Delaware, oppose the approval of the proposed Coral Lakes Cluster Subdivision of 315 homes at the 152 acres of the Adkins-Novosel property, located west of Robinsonville Road, across Webb’s Landing Road.

This site is environmentally inappropriate and unsuitable for this project. The plan poses both flooding risks and considerable impacts to wetlands, the destruction of a large mature forest and its unspoiled ecosystem and wildlife habitat. The cluster development will have its entrance on Robinsonville Road, a road that is already facing an unsafe and unacceptable amount of traffic when considering the additional 994 homes already approved for the following subdivisions: Acadia, Beach Tree Preserve, Chase Oaks, Kindleton, Outer Banks, and Tidewater Landing. The Coral Lakes is projected to add approximately 2,900 vehicle trip ends per day to Robinsonville Road.

The PLUS Review (Planned Land Use Service) of 2020-11-05 states “Because the majority of this site is within the Level 4 area, which is inconsistent with the Strategies for State Policies and Spending, and because of issues noted by DNREC, the state cannot support the development of this site as reviewed.” That means the State is warning the County that if this project is approved, the State will invest little, to nothing, to the area’s infrastructure.

We maintain that approval of this proposed cluster subdivision by the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission will result in direct injury or harm, destroy the unspoiled ecosystem, and have a negative impact on the quality of life to the undersigned and other residents of Sussex County.

WE URGE YOU TO DENY THIS APPLICATION.