Rick Downes May 14, 2021 No matter where I drive from Route 113 all the way east to Route 1, as well as surrounding back roads, two things are guaranteed, road construction and new subdivisions. Because of Sussex County’s lack of planning, we now live in an age where no matter what road you drive, you will be faced with flags, stop signs, or worse, road closures. I find it amazing that on every copy of the Cape Gazette’s front page are tales of our council approving yet another subdivision off a small, one-lane farm road. Does anyone coordinate the road construction? Seems the old moratorium of road work not being done during the season has become folklore! What used to take 20 minutes to get to, now takes 40 minutes if you’re lucky. The closing of roads does nothing but overload already congested roads, making the entire left side of Route 1 north a huge traffic jam. Seems everyone now lives west of Route 1, and every artery to get there is now under construction! When will Sussex County stop approving subdivisions? This county alone has approved the destruction of tens of thousands of acres of farmland and forest without a single nod to the incredibly vulnerable ecosystem which is the reason people want to live here. So what happens when every square mile of land has a subdivision on it? What happens when every country road now is four lanes and is as packed as 24 is now? Does one council person or P&Z member take a single moment to estimate how long before this is reality?