• Village Center Cottages:  Jack Lingo Asset Managment (JLAM) had two applications reviewed by Sussex County Planning & Zoning 5/25, 3pm.  The applications request approval of 102 residential units on lands between Governors and the pending planned Village Center - Shopping Center.  You may also review and comment on the two project applications by visiting the application links below under Village Center Cottages. At the 5/25 public hearing, P&Z deferred their vote to the 6/22/2023 public meeting.  P&Z approved the two Cottagegs applications at the 6/22/2023 meeting.  Sussex County Council reviewed the two applications at the 6/27/2023 meeting and deferred their voting.  12/5/2023 SCC voted to approve the Cottages with the addition of two conditions.

  • • Governors residents want security gate - CG 11/22/2024

    • Village Center Cottages plan gets nod from Sussex P&Z - CG 11/22/2024

    • Governors board opposes proposed Village Center changes - CG 9/20/2024

    • Residents get gated access to Governors near Lewes - CG 12/8/2023

    • SCC Public Comments - https://youtu.be/ViOxVo6ocIY 12/5/2023

    • SCC Village Center Cottages Approval - https://youtu.be/vWIZPAJO2zg 12/5/2023

    • Village Center plan should be modified - LTE Cape Gazette 7/11/2023

    • Governors board makes case for gate - Cape Gazette 7/4/2023

    • Sussex council defers action on Village Center Cottages - Cape Gazette 6/30/2023

    • Village Center Cottages reviewed by Sussex County Council on 6/27/2023.  After the hearing, SCC deferred their vote to a future date on the Cotttages applications.

      • 6/27/2023 SCC Video of Public Hearing:  https://youtu.be/lt04CzbuZKk

      • 6/27/2023 SCC Video of public comments:  https://youtu.be/Bt06zcutx7k

    • Village Center Cottages approved by Sussex P&Z 5-0, 6/22/2023.  Listen to meeting audio below.

      • Audio CZ1979:  

      • Audio CU2359:  

    • Village Center Cottages P&Z vote set for 6/22/2023, 3pm P&Z agenda

    • Village Center plan has 102 cottages on 25 acres - Cape Gazette 6/6/2023

    • Village Center Cottages P&Z Public Hearing Audio, 5/25/2023

Sussex Planning & Zoning to review applications for Village Center Cottages May 25, 2023 at 3pm

Village Center Cottages:  102 single homes situated between Governors and the Village Center Shopping Center.  Preliminary site plan will be reviewed by Sussex Planning & Zonning on May 25th at 3pm.  See the preliminary site plan and visit the P&Z application links below for relevant documents and to make public comments to P&Z about the project.  The project will be further reviewed by Sussex County Council on 6/27/2023.

• Village Center Cottages Preliminary Site Plan 5/25/2023

• Application CZ 1979 - J.G. TOWNSEND JR. & CO. (JACK LINGO ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC)

• Application CU 2359 - J.G. TOWNSEND JR. & CO. (JACK LINGO ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC)

• Village Center Cottages (artist render)

• Village Center Cottages - Cape Gazette. 11/17/2021

Future:  Zoning applications for Village Center Cottages are imminent.  Village Center Shopping Center  Revised Preliminary Site Plan On 8/11/2022 P&Z Agenda.

News Articles

11/19/2021 PLUS Review State Comments Village Center Cottages:  State agency comments to the 

11/17/2021 Village Center Cottages proposed along Gills Neck Road - Cape Gazette

10/27/2021 PLUS applications including DelDOT, Traffic, water, archeological and more...

10/27/2021  PLUS Review:  Village Center Cottages (2021-10-06):  Project: Review of a proposed rezoning of 16 acres from AR-1 to MR and a site plan for 93 residential units along Gills Neck Road in Sussex County.  The site is located between Governors and the Village Center Strip Center.

Documents

9/24/2009 Lingo Townsend Agreements

11/15/2015 Lewes Workshop Minutes

4/18/2016 Rezoning Applications

11/15/2016 SCC Public Packet

12/13/2016 SCC Public Packet

Developer Website

Gills Neck Village Center Facts