by Drew Bellinger, WDEL July 8, 2026 A battle over a proposed mixed-use development of the 73 acre Belmead Farms along Route 24 in Lewes is now headed to the Delaware Supreme Court after the project's developer filed a motion to dismiss an appeal challenging the project's approval. Back in January, the Route 24 Alliance appealed the Sussex County Council's decision to rezone the land for the Belmead Farms development. Now, Capano Management, the project's developer, has filed

by Torie Seagraves , CoastTV o r SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - Justine Cuccia has filed as a Democratic candidate for Sussex County Council District 4 in the 2026 election, challenging the seat currently held by Douglas B. Hudson of Ocean View, who is serving his second consecutive term. Cuccia, a lawyer andeducato r, said she brings more than 20 years of grassroots leadership to the race. She has co-organized three “No Kings” rallies in Bethany Beach, including the March 28 event t

Leader of Sussex Preservation Coalition challenges incumbent John Rieley by Kevin Conlon, Cape Gazette, March 13, 2026 Five years after Jill Hicks tried unsuccessfully to block a housing development near her home outside Lewes, she announced March 11 that she is taking her fight to limit growth much broader. “It’s time for me to move from advocacy to action,” she told about 50 people gathered in Georgetown Public Library March 11, as she announced her candidacy for a Sussex C

by Kevin T. Conlon, Cape Gazette, January 13, 2026 Gasps rose from the audience Jan. 13 as Sussex County Council unanimously rejected a zoning change request for the proposed 665,000-square-foot Atlantic Fields retail development on Route 24 near Rehoboth Beach. The entire council voted to deny the change of zoning for the 73.5-acre site from AR-1, agricultural-residential, to C-4, planned commercial district. The property is on the northeast corner of the Mulberry Knoll Roa