Land Acquisition

Click Here: Sussex2030 Site Content

On This Page:

Angola Farmland Preserved

Todd Lawson announced at the Council Meeting of 7/28/2020:

Sussex County to Preserve Farmland in Angola Area

Sussex officials purchase 17-acre parcel near Angola

Land will be preserved to help protect important Inland Bays tributaries

Sussex farmlands preserved, thanks to all

Center for Inland Bays thanks Sussex Council

Jones Farm Preserved

Sussex, Lewes, BPW officials to purchase Jones Farm | Cape Gazette

Historic deal preserves wellhead-protection zone along Kings Highway, Clay Road

Reforestation to clean Indian River and expand wildlife area

Jointly Funded by DNREC's Fish and Wildlife and the Center for Inland Bays (CIB)

Angola Farmland Preserved

Todd Lawson announced at the Council Meeting of 7/28/2020:

On June 30, 2020, Sussex County settled with Dickson & Riley family for a purchase of a parcel, Tax ID 234.11.0056.11 for $970,000.

It is at the SE corner of Rt. 24, at the headwater of Herring Creek, for exceptional environmental value to Inland Bays and to preserve

additional open space.

Sussex County to Preserve Farmland in Angola Area

Posted: Jul 28, 2020

http://www.wboc.com/story/42424022/sussex-county-to-preserve-farmland-in-angola-area

"“There is a lot of concern out there about development in Sussex County, and for good reason,” said County Councilman Doug Hudson, whose district includes the parcel. “This shows the County is listening, balancing the rights of property owners to sell or develop their parcels, while recognizing – and doing something about – the public’s desire for more open space.”

Earlier this month, the County, City of Lewes, and the Lewes Board of Public Works announced plans to buy the Jones Farm off Kings Highway in another effort to preserve open space.

According to the County, the property was purchased from the Dickson and Riley families for approximately $970,000. The County says the money came from already budgeted realty and transfer taxes.

The Center for the Inland Bays helped Sussex County identify strategic properties whose protection would benefit waterways. While the property will remain a farm at the moment, its future open space use will be determined at a later date."