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Cool Spring Proposed Development By The Numbers

 

• 637 acres on the northeast side of Rt. 9 and Hudson RoadCoolspring will be twice the geographic area of Ellendale, 30% larger than Greenwood, and half the size of nearby Milton

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• 5,624 projected population.  Currently, Cool Spring would be the 4th largest city/town in Sussex County, exceeded only by Seaford (8735), Georgetown (7873), Millsboro (7637)

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• 566 additional school-aged children for Cape Henlopen School District – Estimate provided by the Developer, unconfirmed by the Cape Henlopen School District

 

• 1,922 Residential Units, approximately 918 single-family homes, 716 duplexes/townhouses, and 288 multi-family.  Approximately 175 units to be included under the Sussex County Rental Program
   

• 450,975 sf Commercial and Non-residential Space includes grocery store, convenience store with 12 gas pumps, retail shopping, restaurants, bank, 100-room hotel, theater, YMCA, Assisted Living, educational facility (150 student junior college), medical/dental offices

 

• 208 acres of forest, 104 acres to be removed.

 

• 29.6 acres of non-tidal wetlands endangered.

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• CSC could nearly triple the traffic on Rt.9. DelDOT estimates Coolspring will generate 33,359 additional vehicle trips per day

​       DelDOT Rt.9 AADT (2023 Annual Average Daily Trips) = 12,737 

       Ripple effects well beyond Hudson Rd/Route 9 location

 

• Capacity of Lewes and Milton fire departments already stretched thin. Calls to Lewes VFD rose 42% in 2021-2022 due to rapid development. Lewes considering discontinuation of EMS services.

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• Sussex County currently qualifies as a “medically underserved area” with shortages of general practitioners, dentists, mental health specialists, cardiologists, psychologists, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, and dermatologists.

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Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination Has Rejected Cool Spring Crossing applications FOUR  times!

 

 

SPC Opposes Coolspring Development, because:

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• Violates current Future Land Use Map (FLUM) and undermines future FLUMs

 

• Violates policies for State Investment Level 4 area - poor use of taxpayer money

 

• Traffic: Route 9 near capacity and nearly triples. Insufficient plans to expand Rt. 9

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• Such a large project should be postponed until the Route 9 Corridor Study is complete and recently formed Land Use Reform Working Group issues recommendations to County Council

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• Massive size will strain schools, emergency services, healthcare

 

• Endangers environmentally sensitive areas

 

• Negative impact on health, safety and welfare because of its location on major east-west corridor