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Council authorizes design work for Sugar Maple Farms Chapter 96 community improvements after HOA vote
Summary
After a homeowners association election produced a 20–15 majority in favor, Sussex County Council approved a resolution authorizing engineering design and assessment-rate determination for Chapter 96 improvements in Sugar Maple Farms.
Sussex County Council on June 24 approved a resolution authorizing the county engineer to prepare design documents and determine a uniform assessment rate for a Chapter 96 community improvements project in the Sugar Maple Farms neighborhood south of Milford.
Mark Parker of the county engineering department said the project was requested by the homeowners association in February and an election held last year produced 35 votes cast, with 20 in favor and 15 opposed. The HOA had placed the program on hold after the election while members raised process questions, Parker said, and the HOA has since given staff the go-ahead to proceed.
The short resolution authorizes the Sussex County engineer to perform improvements under the Chapter 96 program and authorizes the engineer and finance director to determine a uniform assessment rate for billing upon substantial completion. Parker told council that the engineering department had completed the statutory steps required under county code through the formal election and recommended adoption of the resolution to proceed with design for bidding.
Councilman Lloyd moved for adoption; the motion was seconded by Mister McCarran and carried unanimously (Mister McCarran: yes; Mister Lloyd: yes; Miss Gruenbaum: yes).
The action begins the design and bidding phase; the resolution directs the engineer to prepare design documents and, after substantial completion, the finance director and engineer will set a per-parcel assessment rate for properties benefiting from the improvements.
