To: Robin Griffith, Clerk, Sussex County Council
Sussex County (Delaware) needs our feedback on a pickeball venue
The complexion of Sussex County is changing and so are the needs for recreational outlets. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport among seniors and Sussex County is the fasting growing area for retirees. This is a vital opportunity to see the county step up and support not only youth atheletic venues, but one that supports and recognizes the growing demographics of Sussex County that loves Pickleball. Please sign this petition and let your voice be heard.
Why is this important?
Sussex County is asking the public to offer feedback on a multi-million-dollar project to create a sports complex that would serve youth and adults in southern Delaware, beginning as early as the spring of 2019.
County officials received a presentation by the Sussex Sports Center Foundation on Sept. 26, 2017, that envisions a new public facility – for residents and visitors to Sussex County – featuring soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and touch football fields, pickleball courts, playground equipment, as well as walking and cross-country trails, just off Sand Hill Road in the Town of Georgetown. The complex would serve youth clubs, local schools, and adult recreation leagues, as well as the general public.
Proposed as a public-private partnership, the foundation members have asked Sussex County to provide $1.5 million in financial support for the $4.4 million project, with the option to eventually take over ownership of the athletic and recreation complex. In addition to financial support, the project must receive land use approval from the Town of Georgetown.
To learn more about the proposal, view the information packet at: https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/PDFs/Sussex_Sports_Center_092617.pdf. To review the proposed site plans, visit: https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/PDFs/Site_Plans_Proposed_Sports_Complex.pdf. To listen to the presentation to the Sussex County Council and discussion from the meeting, visit: https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/audio/other/sports_complex_presentation_09-26-17.mp3.
Sussex County Council encourages the public to comment on the project as the Council considers the foundation’s proposal. Members of the public can offer comment in any of the following ways:
Email ([email protected])
In writing, mailed to:
Sussex County Council
c/o Clerk of the Council
PO Box 589
Georgetown, DE 19947
In person at a future County Council meeting. Citizens can provide testimony in person at the start of any scheduled County Council meeting, held at 10 a.m. Tuesdays in Council chambers, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE. Note, public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person.
Comments will be received through the month of October.
Sussex County Council thanks the public for its comments on this unique proposal and opportunity.
County officials received a presentation by the Sussex Sports Center Foundation on Sept. 26, 2017, that envisions a new public facility – for residents and visitors to Sussex County – featuring soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and touch football fields, pickleball courts, playground equipment, as well as walking and cross-country trails, just off Sand Hill Road in the Town of Georgetown. The complex would serve youth clubs, local schools, and adult recreation leagues, as well as the general public.
Proposed as a public-private partnership, the foundation members have asked Sussex County to provide $1.5 million in financial support for the $4.4 million project, with the option to eventually take over ownership of the athletic and recreation complex. In addition to financial support, the project must receive land use approval from the Town of Georgetown.
To learn more about the proposal, view the information packet at: https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/PDFs/Sussex_Sports_Center_092617.pdf. To review the proposed site plans, visit: https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/PDFs/Site_Plans_Proposed_Sports_Complex.pdf. To listen to the presentation to the Sussex County Council and discussion from the meeting, visit: https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/audio/other/sports_complex_presentation_09-26-17.mp3.
Sussex County Council encourages the public to comment on the project as the Council considers the foundation’s proposal. Members of the public can offer comment in any of the following ways:
Email ([email protected])
In writing, mailed to:
Sussex County Council
c/o Clerk of the Council
PO Box 589
Georgetown, DE 19947
In person at a future County Council meeting. Citizens can provide testimony in person at the start of any scheduled County Council meeting, held at 10 a.m. Tuesdays in Council chambers, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE. Note, public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person.
Comments will be received through the month of October.
Sussex County Council thanks the public for its comments on this unique proposal and opportunity.