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Sussex County Halts Hearings Over New Housing Law | Dover News
Sussex County is caught in a legal and procedural whirlwind as new state law Senate Bill 23 — the Housing for Every Delawarean Act — upends their land use process, forcing them to cancel hearings and rewrite their comprehensive plan. County officials call it a “trojan horse,” warning it won’t deliver affordable housing as promised. With public hearings now potentially illegal under the law, there’s no record to defend decisions, and authority over approvals is murky. Residents and council members are left scrambling — unsure if meetings even matter anymore — as the county pauses all public…
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