What to know as Sussex weighs changes to growth plan for Delmar area

Tony Russo

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What to know as Sussex weighs changes to growth plan for Delmar area
This land west of Delmar is in an area officials say was slated to be a developed area in the comprehensive plan. Somehow, that didn't make it into the plan, and now a change is proposed. Photo by Tony Russo

Update: Sussex County Council approved this plan change Tuesday.

It was supposed to be a simple process. Robert Horsey, a Laurel developer, wanted to plan a large-scale project for an unincorporated area south of Delmar. The original plan had fallen through during the financial crash of 2009, and Horsey petitioned for a change to the current comprehensive plan that would nearly double the area’s planned density.