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).

Atlantic Fields
County Council will vote on the Atlantic Fields zone change on January 13th !
Meeting starts at 1:00pm on Tuesday, January 13th (come early)
To go to the Atlantic Fields (CZ 2037) page for more information:>>> Atlantic Fields
Belmead

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

Today, Jan. 12, 2025, we have filed an appeal for judicial review in the Superior Court requesting that the rezoning be reversed. The appeal articulates our basis for seeking the reversal. Route 24 Alliance, Inc and the other Petitioners have no further comments.

Please make a donation to Route 24 Alliance, Inc. to help pay for the Appeal!

Send checks to: Route 24 Alliance, Inc.,

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

or use the Zelle QR Code below the map:

To go to the Belmead Farm CZ2001 page for more info: > C4/Belle Mead

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.

Spotlight Delaware's Podcast re Belmead, Atlantic Fields & Cool Spring (Nov 7):

https://spotlightdelaware.org/2025/11/07/beyond-the-headlines-podcast-triple-play-of-sussex-county-development-decisions/

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).

To go to the Atlantic Fields (CZ 2037) page for more information:>>> Atlantic Fields

Belmead

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

Please make a donation to Route 24 Alliance, Inc. to help pay for the Appeal!

Spotlight Delaware's Podcast re Belmead, Atlantic Fields & Cool Spring (Nov 7):

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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