With the oceans lapping up further into the coastline a public meeting will be held this afternoon at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes to examine the impact of sea level rise.
WBOC reports that this is the first such public meeting being conducted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
They will help provide public input on the potential options developed by the state in meeting this threat and will give residents a chance to learn about the possible impacts to homes, infrastructure, natural resources and the economy.
Meetings are also scheduled for February 19th in New Castle and February 25th in Dover.
Wicomico County Sustainability Project
What is sustainable development in Wicomico County?
That’s the question Robyn Stuber is exploring in her doctoral thesis at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte through input from local residents.
She is hoping that her effort will lay the groundwork for the County’s first plan aimed at preserving and promoting its environmental social and economic assets.
Jack Lennox, director of Wicomico County Planning and zoning told the Salisbury Daily Times that emphasis on one or two concerns can come at great expense of the third.
Stuber says her study will include a mail-in survey to random residents, a focus group and follow-up questions.
She mailed out 800 letters a little more than a year ago.
So far, she has gotten back 50.
She will now turn to focus groups in June to finish the project.
Stuber told the paper that she chose Wicomico Count because of its nearness to the Chesapeake Bay and its lack of a sustainability plan.
