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Commission asks National Guard for refined design, tables readiness center over wetlands and stormwater concerns
Summary
After an extended presentation, the Kent County commission asked the Delaware Army National Guard to return with a refined design for SLV-25-40, citing wetlands, key wildlife habitat and stormwater management concerns; commissioners voted unanimously to table the item pending clearer engineering and mitigation plans.
The Kent County Regional Planning Commission on Jan. 15 deferred action on SLV-25-40, a proposed 36.3‑acre National Guard readiness center near Fast Landing Road and Route 1, after applicants and engineers presented concept plans and environmental findings. The commission voted unanimously to request a refined (non‑concept) design clarifying impacts to woodlands, wetlands and key wildlife habitat and to table the application for approximately 30 days.
Project overview and environmental issues: Mark Orndorff, representing the Delaware Army National Guard, said the project entered federal planning in 2019, was included in the future‑years defense plan and that NEPA and environmental condition‑of‑property analyses are underway. Orndorff apologized that a Kent County wetland regulation had been overlooked earlier in the planning sequence and said…
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