Commissioners approve Estuary

Despite overwhelming opposition, Sussex County’s Planning and Zoning Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday night to preliminarily approve The Estuary development. Representatives involved with the 1,052-lot project on more than 700 acres off of Camp Barnes and Double Bridges Roads, near the Assawoman Wildlife Refuge, said Tuesday that they plan to present the commission with preliminary site plans in about two months.

“The council acted carefully and wisely,” in approving the plan, said Jack Haese, The Estuary’s project manager, with the Maryland-based Michael T. Rose Company. Read more about the approval in the Oct. 6 edition of the Coastal Point.