Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Kent County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
7 issues in roads
Route 13 widening force main relocation
A Phase 2 professional services amendment with Century Engineering was scheduled for the force main relocation tied to the Route 13 widening project — infrastructure work that affects a major county corridor.
Head Start Lane private road conditions
Head Start Lane is a private road with no snow removal and terrible potholes; residents and a local pastor have pushed for 15-20 years to have it returned to public maintenance. New development traffic could make conditions worse.
Pintail Crossing school bus stop and road safety
Commissioners and residents worried the original bus stop on McGinnis Pond Road sat in a curve with poor sight distance. The developer redesigned it to sit inside the subdivision with a bench, sidewalk, and cul-de-sac turnaround, which flipped two votes and secured approval.
Cut-through traffic on the Bufflehead stub connection
DelDOT requires the street stub connecting Pintail Crossing to the existing Pintail Point neighborhood to stay. Residents fear commuter traffic will cut through their community past a bus stop with no sidewalks, though the developer says most drivers will use the direct McGinnis Pond entrance.
Turkey Point Road traffic and safety
Neighbors estimate roughly 600 new cars from surrounding developments will use two stop-sign exits onto fast-moving roads, with a history of accidents at the interchanges.
Traffic and cut-through concerns on McGuinness Pond/Waterfowl
Residents project 200+ daily car trips and fear drivers will cut through Pintail Point's sidewalk-less, 20-foot-wide streets to reach Route 1. They want a second entrance on Barrett's Chapel and no connection to Bufflehead Drive.
Barratts Chapel Road safety and capacity
Commissioners warned that Barratts Chapel Road is too narrow and unsafe for the traffic generated by new subdivisions, with no shoulders for disabled vehicles. The developer is widening its frontage and paying into DelDOT's transportation improvement district, but commissioners say the state needs a broader fix before more development arrives.