Rt24Alliance

Route 24 Alliance, Inc.

Sussex County, Delaware

Route 24 Alliance, Inc. invites you to join us to protect our Quality of Life and to preserve the Route 24 Corridor,

including the intersecting Community Roads, from Route 113 to Coastal Highway (Route 1).

Belle Mead Farm, Belmead CZ 2001

On 12/16/25, the County Council voted 3-2 to Approve the Belmead Rezoning Application

On Monday, Jan. 12, 2025, Route 24 Alliance, Inc filed an appeal for judicial review in the Superior Court requesting that the Belmead rezoning be reversed.

We are currently pausing donations pending a Superior Court decision

***For more information on the Belmead Appeal, go to: > C4/Belle Mead

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Atlantic Fields
Atlantic Fields Developer Challenges Jan 13 denial of Route 24 Project

(see Cape Gazette link below) :

https://www.capegazette.com/article/atlantic-fields-developer-challenges-jan-13-denial-route-24-project/301013?source=mp

On January 13th Sussex County Council unanimously denied a Zone Change for Atlantic Fields!

Click here to go to the Atlantic Fields page >>>>> Rt24Alliance - Atlantic Fields C4 Shopping Center

To Send Donations by Zelle:

Note: The QR Code for Route 24 Alliance, Inc. is attached to our e-mail address: route24alliance@gmail.com, not to a phone number. (Note: Route 24 Alliance Inc is a 501(c)4; donations are not usually tax deductable.)

If you send a donation by Zelle, please:

send an email to route24alliance@gmail.com so that we can thank you for your donation. (Zelle doesn't provide your email address.)
In your email, specify if you wish your donation to be applied to Belmead or Atlantic Fields efforts. If you do not send an email with how you want your donation used, we will assume your donation is for the Belmead Appeal in the Superior Court.

Send checks to:

Route 24 Alliance, Inc.

18766 John J. Williams Hwy #343, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

For Credit Cards, use GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-Belmead-court-appeal

The GoFundMe account deposits directly into the Route 24 Alliance bank account. They do charge a 2.9% service fee + $ .30 fee per transaction, so we get more of your money to pay for the appeal if you use Zelle or send a check.

The non-expert opinions/evidences submitted by the persons most familiar with the neighborhood have legal basis for decision-making about a proposed future use of an area. So let County Council know your opinions & the evidence that you have!

Here is what the Chancery Court said on the Steen v. Sussex County Council of 1989:

"The plaintiff argued there is no record evidence in opposition to plaintiff's application, that county council based its decision on layman opinion and unsubstantiated fears, and that the offering of opinion only does not constitute probative or substantial evidence.

"The fact that opponents to Mr. Steen's application did not present expert testimony regarding the proposed use, however, is not controlling. Council could consider "the evidence submitted by the persons most familiar with the neighborhood insofar as it bears on the objective factors important to the future of the area affected by the proposed use." Anderson v. Peden, 284 Or. 313, 587 P.2d 59 (1978). See also Sears v. Levy Court of Kent County, Del.Ch., C.A. No. 465-K, Berger, V.C. (Sept. 15, 1986).

"Plaintiff has not made any showing from which the court could reasonably conclude that county council's denial of Mr. Steen's application was arbitrary and capricious; that is, not reasonably related to the public health, safety or welfare. The record before council was sufficient (if somewhat sparse) and council's findings of fact in denying the conditional-use permit indicate that it considered the appropriate factors in reaching its decision.

"Defendant is therefore entitled to dismissal of plaintiff's challenge to the denial of a conditional-use permit."

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Route 24 Alliance, Inc.

Sussex County, Delaware

Route 24 Alliance, Inc. invites you to join us to protect our Quality of Life and to preserve the Route 24 Corridor,

including the intersecting Community Roads, from Route 113 to Coastal Highway (Route 1).

Belle Mead Farm, Belmead CZ 2001

On 12/16/25, the County Council voted 3-2 to Approve the Belmead Rezoning Application

To Send Donations by Zelle:

The non-expert opinions/evidences submitted by the persons most familiar with the neighborhood have legal basis for decision-making about a proposed future use of an area. So let County Council know your opinions & the evidence that you have!

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