SAVE LEWES DELAWARE AND PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BY ADHERING TO THE LEWES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND REJECTING THESE POORLY PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
Why is this important?
1. THE PROPERTIES TARGETED FOR THESE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED IN THE LEWES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PRESERVATION BECAUSE BUILDING ON THEM WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE AREA. THE COMPREHENSIVE HAS THE FORCE OF LAW.
2. THE PROPERTIES TARGETED FOR THESE DEVELOPMENTS CONSIST OF WETLANDS AND THE ONLY REMAINING WOOD IN LEWES. DESTROYING THEM WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR OUR CITIZENS AND LOWER PROPERTY VALUES
3. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS VERY SMALL TOWN IS NOT IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, INCREASE FLOOD WATER RUNOFF, CLOG EVACUATION ROUTES, DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES, AND EVENTUALLY RAISE TAXES.
4. THEY VIOLATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MITIGATION OF FLOOD WATER MANAGEMENT, THUS RAISING OUR FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS.
5. THESE POORLY PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS IGNORE TENETS OF GOOD CITY PLANNING.
