| We Sussex Countians are fortunate in many
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| | year.Historic Appreciation and
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| ways as we have a wonderful quality of
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| | Preservation:
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| life here.Climate:
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| | Lewes, Milton and Georgetown all have
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| Our climate for one thing is the best in
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| | (in that order) substantial historic
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| the region. The United States Department
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| | preservation districts. Purchasing and
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| of Agriculture has a map that shows the
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| | restoring as well as maintaining these
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| temperature zones for plants (and
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| | historic homes and shops is a major and
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| people). This map shows Delaware in the
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| | growing contributing factor to our
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| same climate band as mid-Texas, northern
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| | economy and local aesthetic beauty. There
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| Georgia, and the Carolinas. Delaware is
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| | are hundreds of homes in Lewes and Milton
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| by far the northern most place for this
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| | with extensive restoration work done.
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| climate. Southern Delaware, although not
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| | Some of these are now Bed and Breakfast
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| delineated on this map is shown as one
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| | Inns. Many of these Historic sites are
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| zone more southerly in the more detailed
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| | listed in the national or state register
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| maps you get for planting flowers and
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| | of historic places because of their
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| vegetables as shown in gardening
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| | importance to community, their place in
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| texts.Sussex County Delaware has a winter
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| | state history or prehistory, or due to
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| climate and temperature that equals the
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| | significance in architecture, archeology,
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| Carolinas, Georgia and northern Florida.
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| | or culture. Many of these places are not
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| It has a summer climate and temperature
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| | suitably listed by beautiful never the
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| that is more like New York and
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| | less and important to all of us. Sussex
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| Massachusetts. The reason for this is the
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| | County has listed several buildings in
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| tempering effects of the large bodies of
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| | the National/State Register in recent
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| water that surround Sussex County have
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| | years. Retaining our existing stock and
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| more local effect on keeping us cool in
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| | extending the longevity of historic
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| Summer and Warm in winter than the land
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| | resources keeps the past vivid in our
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| does. The closer you get to the water the
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| | daily lives. Travelers tend to plan
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| more this is true. The Eastern Sussex
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| | longer trips around historic
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| area is almost identical to Boston
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| | sites.Education:
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| temperatures in the summer and Tampa
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| | Education is a critical element in our
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| temperatures in the winter.Driving and
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| | community's quality of life. Our vision
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| Commuting Distance:
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| | for the future creates a world-class
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| In Sussex County we feel we are far
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| | education system that is challenging and
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| enough from everything and close enough
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| | diverse enough to encourage the highest
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| to all that's important. While we enjoy
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| | levels of student and faulty achievement,
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| and idyllic rural and resort lifestyle
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| | works in partnership with families and
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| here, we are a couple of hours to the
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| | the community, and provides life-long
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| cities. When I lived in L.A. most of us
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| | learning opportunities. Sussex Technical
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| drove two or more hours each way to work.
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| | & Community College, Wilmington College,
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| Southern Californians spend 4 to 8 hours
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| | Goldey Beacon Business Schools,
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| a day in their cars - no wonder the car
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| | University of Delaware and more are
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| culture is so strong there. In two hours
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| | active campuses here in Salt Water Sussex
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| we can be past Wilmington to Philadelphia
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| | County. A thriving economy is essential
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| and beyond; past Baltimore and into
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| | to the education system. Healthy families
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| Washington D.C. and beyond and to the
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| | ensure that students are ready to learn.
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| south we can reach Norfolk in just over
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| | A vibrant arts community and our unique
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| two hours. The slowest part of each of
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| | natural environment provide opportunities
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| these trips is the first 45 minutes which
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| | for hands-on learning. We have numerous
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| are on our picturesque Colonial roads,
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| | work study programs particularly in
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| but then we hit the open roads and the
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| | education, the arts, health care, law
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| miles click on by. We are about 90
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| | enforcement, oceanography,
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| minutes to any of four International
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| | environmentalism and commercial boating.
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| Airports - take your pick: Dulles,
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| | Our region will continue to enhance the
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| Reagan, Baltimore Washington or
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| | strength, depth and diversity of our
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| Philadelphia. We have air commuter
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| | region's education system. Educational
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| service 45 minutes away in Salisbury or
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| | excellence is fundamental to our
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| Newcastle. Charter service is available
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| | competitive economy, a healthy
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| in Georgetown right here in the middle of
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| | environment, self-sufficient families,
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| Sussex County.Telecommuting and
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| | and an outstanding community. Our
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| Teleworking:
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| | elementary schools, middle schools and
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| Sussex County, especially just west of
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| | high schools in the Cape Henlopen School
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| the beach areas is a rapidly growing area
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| | District and nearby areas are usually at
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| for telecommuting. The ultra-high-speed
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| | or near the top of the Delaware education
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| cable access to the Internet is available
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| | system success gradients.Health Care:
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| anywhere that Comcast Cable television
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| | Health and wellness are fundamental to
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| service is. This cable modem service is
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| | community prosperity. A healthy community
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| about 10-30 times faster than dial-up
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| | embraces all aspects of health. Our
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| service and makes all the difference if
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| | vision of a healthy future focuses on
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| you are on line all day like Kate and I
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| | healthy behavior and prevention which
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| are. Although the cable modem costs about
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| | allows people to celebrate and live life
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| $50 a month, you can split it and without
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| | to its fullest and ensures accessible
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| a drop in speed have two or three people
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| | care to encourage the best health
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| in your home on the same hookup - that
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| | outcomes. State of the art technology
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| makes it very cost effective. I
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| | will allow people with critical needs to
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| specialize in helping those who do, or
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| | get care in their own community.
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| want, to telecommute or as they say in
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| | Dedicated and caring doctors, nurses and
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| Europe and the Federal Government, to
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| | caregivers are at the heart of our health
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| telework. We have helped numerous people
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| | care system. A thriving economy and good
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| move in and work from home. The various
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| | jobs ensure that families have access to
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| government agencies are now pressing more
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| | health care. A clean environment offering
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| and more people to telework at least a
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| | rich recreational choices supports
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| few days a week. If you go to the various
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| | healthy families. Affordable, accessible
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| federal web sites most if not all of them
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| | health care is essential to our vision of
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| have criteria and jobs for teleworkers -
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| | families that can support our economy and
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| check it out. And don't forget your
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| | schools as well. Beebe Hospital
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| favorite jobs anywhere - you may be able
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| | headquartered in Lewes has developed (to
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| to work here and have a job in any other
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| | a great degree under the auspices of my
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| place on earth or at least any other
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| | father, Joe Hudson) a large number of
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| place in America.Crime:
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| | clinics and satellite health care
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| Our crime, what there is of it, is
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| | facilities spread frequently around the
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| mostly out of state speeders on the
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| | area.Healthy communities focus on
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| highways. Some of our visitors are of the
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| | wellness, prevention and access to
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| opinion (right or wrong) that our major
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| | quality medical care. When health care is
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| source of state income in Delaware is
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| | hard to find or expensive, people may
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| fines from speeding tickets. That is the
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| | delay treatment, often making their
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| primary function of our police on a daily
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| | health problems worse. Timely access to
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| basis. We are certainly not crime free
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| | appropriate health care benefits
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| but we are safer than most places. In
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| | everyone.Beebe Hospital is certainly the
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| fact of our serious crimes, most are DUI,
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| | fastest growing and largest employer in
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| Driving Under the Influence and still our
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| | the beach resort area and growing fast to
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| statistics are that of a very peaceful
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| | support our retirement communities as
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| and laid back rural area.Size and
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| | more and more people retire here at
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| Density:
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| | earlier and earlier ages and remain more
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| Sussex County is the largest county east
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| | and more active in life, business and
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| of the Mississippi River with 938 square
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| | recreation. We have a wonderful school of
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| miles! Sussex has almost the exact same
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| | nursing attached to the hospital as well:
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| size as the other two counties of
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| | The Beebe Hospital School of
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| Delaware combined; yet we have only about
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| | Nursing.Beach and Natural Environment
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| 15% of the state population with our
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| | Areas:
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| 120,000 people. That relates to only 128
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| | And this, our beach area, is of course
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| people per square mile, compared to
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| | what we are nationally famous for. The
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| almost 1100 people per square mile in our
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| | natural environment is the very
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| northern county, New Castle.Financial and
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| | foundation of community well-being. We
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| Economic Vitality:
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| | are in late transition from a farming
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| Southern Delaware is uniquely a haven
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| | community to a resort and arts community.
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| for the self employed. The economic
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| | Our best and most optimum future relies
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| vitality of Sussex County, especially
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| | on a clean environment that attracts
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| eastern Sussex County, is primarily that
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| | tourists as well as high quality
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| of self employment in addition to jobs in
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| | residents and entrepreneurs. A
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| education, law enforcement, lodging,
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| | world-class educational presence here
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| health care, Real Estate of course, Real
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| | supports environmental protection. Our
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| Estate law, residential and commercial
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| | highly educated tourists and residents
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| building and construction, which is
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| | are another factor ensuring our
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| related, and retail management. Part of
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| | increasingly strong accent on an ever
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| the reason for our overall economic
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| | improving environment. A strong economy
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| health is that our owner operated
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| | is essential to restoration projects.
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| businesses are so diverse. There are no
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| | Well-planned land uses and infrastructure
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| huge corporations employing thousands of
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| | investments can protect and enhance the
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| people in high paying jobs that can crash
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| | environment. Environmental vitality is
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| or affect our economy in any way. We also
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| | essential to our vision of a sustainable
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| have a growing and vibrant arts community
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| | economy. An unmatched environment also
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| of fine artists, writers, and musicians
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| | supports year-round recreation to attract
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| who live here and gain income from a wide
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| | a more diverse mix of tourists and our
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| national and international area. As the
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| | favorite and more diverse mix of
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| teleworking era grows here this
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| | teleworkers and retirees.The National
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| self-employed base will grow and
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| | Parks & Recreation Association recommends
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| diversify even more.Cultural Values:
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| | 7 acres of community parks and 20 acres
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| We have so many cultural events in the
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| | of regional parks per 1,000 population.
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| so called off-season that we are
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| | We are far, far, beyond that ratio. Our
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| developing another season which some are
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| | beach area is one of our largest park
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| calling the aesthetics season to
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| | assets and boasts a variety of
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| complement the beach tourism season. The
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| | recreational facilities including ball
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| arts are a measure of the richness of our
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| | fields, golf courses, and a variety of
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| lives, our community and our economy. The
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| | water sports and enjoyment opportunities.
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| arts are a multi-million dollar industry
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| | Keeping up with parks maintenance is a
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| here when our aesthetics season visitors
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| | constant area concern which we do quite
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| rent rooms, rent homes for the several
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| | well.Parks offer a place to relax,
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| day events, eat at our restaurants, shop
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| | recreate, and visit with friends. A
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| at our hundreds of outlet stores and
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| | combination of developed parks and
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| otherwise spend time and money in our
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| | natural areas provides a mixture of
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| various establishments. We have a couple
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| | activities like playing sports and
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| of local pre-university schools which
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| | walking a quiet trail. Trees, grass and
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| feature art and music education which
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| | other vegetation clean our air.
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| studies show enhance problem solving and
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| | Relocating individuals often cite parks
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| abstract thinking abilities of students
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| | and schools as deciding factors for
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| in whatever field they may end up in;
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| | moving to our region. Trails can connect
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| arts or not.Many of us are working to
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| | neighborhoods and contribute to healthy
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| further enhance the emphasis on the arts
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| | active lives. Trails enhance mobility and
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| here. There are many ways we can
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| | access to public lands. The hundreds of
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| individually work to increase our
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| | miles of trails and bike paths have
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| cultural assets. One business could
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| | increased constantly in our beach region.
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| support art in public places. An
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| | Funding issues make development of trails
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| individual can contribute time, money, or
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| | challenging.The natural environment, our
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| expertise to cultural organizations. All
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| | beach and wetland areas as well as our
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| these efforts will help stimulate an
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| | farm land, is what most people list first
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| on-going cycle of learning, investment,
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| | when talking about our region's quality
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| and growth in our region. And, of course
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| | of life. This is an area that clearly
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| the most important thing we can do is
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| | shows what a positive impact people can
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| attend and invite friends in from out of
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| | have with relatively small individual
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| town to attend as many of these events
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| | contributions. Our region's water quality
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| and functions as possible.Tourism:
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| | and air quality are wonderful and have
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| For many decades, tourism has been the
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| | improved tremendously over the last 50
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| backbone of our local, eastern Sussex
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| | years. Regional investment in the natural
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| County economy. We are well known, in
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| | environment can ensure that we continue
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| Rehoboth Beach, as The Nation's Summer
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| | to enjoy the natural benefits we can not
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| Capital. Our other beaches are regionally
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| | easily replace: reducing pollution,
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| favored above all others: Dewey Beach for
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| | processing waste, improving water and air
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| the skim board surfing and parties;
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| | quality, and moderating the damage of
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| Bethany Beach for the bedroom community
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| | flooding. Investments in our community's
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| family oriented beachy place and Fenwick
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| | "green infrastructure" are critical to
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| Island for the fine homes and fine
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| | the health of our families as well as to
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| beaches that are revered by those who
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| | our tourist-based economy and those
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| relish home life without adjacent
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| | investments are being made by our various
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| commercial activities. Of course Fenwick
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| | governmental divisions and by our
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| Island is very close to thousands of
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| | individuals. Our largest park style land
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| commercial enterprises in Ocean City
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| | owner in fact, is Delaware Wild Lands a
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| Maryland.Visitors bring money into our
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| | private organization devoted to securing
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| local economy, support local businesses,
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| | the quality of life for all Delawareans
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| which provide jobs, and they pay for gas,
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| | and doing it well.Land Use and Zoning:
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| rooms, home rentals and room sales taxes.
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| | The land use choices we make are the
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| We increasingly enjoy higher returns from
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| | blueprint for our community's design. Our
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| our visitors thus maximizing on our
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| | vision of the future provides effective
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| investments. Bringing millions and
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| | infrastructure that enables us to work,
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| millions of visitors to our Delaware
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| | raise our families, and educate our
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| Beach area affects not only our economy
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| | children. Our land use supports our
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| but also our transportation system, our
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| | quality of life while protecting the
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| water system and our natural environment.
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| | environment. Community infrastructures
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| Studies show that different types of
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| | attract tourists as well as high quality
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| visitors have different impacts. For
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| | visitors, retirees and entrepreneurs. Our
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| example, visitors who attend an arts
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| | region will foster sustainable
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| event typically stay longer and spend
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| | development that meets the needs of
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| more money.Tourism is evolving. Our Bed
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| | present generations without impairing
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| and Breakfast establishments for instance
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| | future generations' ability to meet their
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| are a major factor in bicycle tourism,
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| | own needs. A strong economy is essential
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| bird watching and corporate and executive
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| | to good land use planning and
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| think-tank retreats. We are developing
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| | infrastructure provision. A respect for
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| different types of visitors to our area
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| | the environment helps maximize the use of
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| while maintaining our lifestyle, economic
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| | land and infrastructure.Involved
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| vitality, and environmental quality.
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| | neighborhoods are essential for a
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| Emphasizing outdoor recreation, clean
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| | thriving community. Smart land use and
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| air, wide-open spaces and beautiful
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| | high quality infrastructure are essential
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| scenery, we can attract "eco-friendly"
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| | if we are to achieve our vision of a
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| visitors. Camping, for instance, is a
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| | robust economy, world-class education,
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| large and growing eco-tourism feature
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| | and a safe community. We are expanding
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| where thousands of our campsites host
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| | rapidly as more and more people arrive
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| those who enjoy the area and often stay
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| | here for short, medium or permanent
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| right at the camp most of the time.
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| | residential and business life. As our
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| Canoeing and kayaking, sea kayaking, the
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| | Quality of Life is what most people come
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| kite festival, jet skis and other
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| | here to enjoy; part time or full time.
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| personal watercraft as well as boating,
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| | ENJOY!Copyright 2000-2005 by Hudson is a
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| fishing, sailing and that most usual of
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| | Realtor of 35 years professional
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| all eco-tourism pursuits; beach walking,
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| | experience and a lifetime in America and
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| are all growing by several percent each
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| | Delaware.
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