How do you think Laurel should grow? What do you value about the community - whether you live here or not? The town is working on its 10-year growth plan, or comprehensive plan, and the Laurel Plan Advisory Team will establish guiding principles to direct recommendations in the plan and, hopefully, future decision-making by the town. The anonymous online survey has 28 questions, and most of them can be answered quickly, so it takes about [...]
Join the Laurel Planning Advisory Team as we begin work on the 10-year update of Laurel's Comprehensive Plan. Our goal is to ensure we are reaching out into the community to represent all residents of Laurel, not just those who show up for meetings. We want to create a readable, informative plan that you don't need to be a planner to understand. So we need your involvement. You will learn a lot about Laurel and [...]
Contributed by Ed Lewandowski. Cut-off buses full of watermelons seen traveling the back roads and busy byways in southwestern Sussex County, DE are synonymous with summers in this part of the state. These buses are used to transport the watermelons from the field to the auction and packing houses for sale and transport to points across North America. Many of these watermelons find their way to Laurel's farmers' market, also known as "The Block," which [...]
Laurel's new kayak and canoe launch will be officially christened this Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m. The launch, located on the south bank of Broad Creek at Popular Street, was built by the Laurel Rotary Club. The celebration will be held in conjunction with Delaware Technical and Community College’s Road Scholar partner program - "Delaware Coastal Exploration: A Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure" presented by expert Jim Rapp from May 22-27. Jim, an outdoor enthusiast [...]
Join the Laurel Planning Advisory Team as we begin work on the 10-year update of Laurel's Comprehensive Plan. Our goal is to ensure we are reaching out into the community to represent all residents of Laurel, not just those who show up for meetings. We want to create a readable, informative plan that you don't need to be a planner to understand. So we need your involvement. You will learn a lot about Laurel and [...]
Join the Laurel Planning Advisory Team as we begin work on the 10-year update of Laurel's Comprehensive Plan. Our goal is to ensure we are reaching out into the community to represent all residents of Laurel, not just those who show up for meetings. We want to create a readable, informative plan that you don't need to be a planner to understand. So we need your involvement. You will learn a lot about Laurel and [...]
A Family Jeep Jamboree at Trap Pond State Park, sponsored by the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. This is the inaugural event, and it begins with a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8, in the Cypress Point Pavilion. Events continue throughout Saturday with a Jeep Show and Shine, Jeep games, scavenger hunt, and a nighttime concert by the Bo Dickerson Band. For more information and registration, check the official event website.
The first meeting of the Town's comprehensive plan advisory team will be 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the Laurel Public Library. The gathering is open to the public. The plan update, which will guide growth in Laurel for the next 10 years, is required by the state. But the town has an opportunity to create a living document that straightforwardly addresses the needs and concerns of all Laurel residents. One goal of the Plan Advisory Team [...]
The Ramble waterfront redevelopment project is moving forward. A comprehensive stormwater management feasibility study has been completed by Foresite Associates, and treatment options will be reviewed with the Laurel Town Council during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 4. The designs being recommended will serve The Ramble waterfront redevelopment plans and are aimed at protecting and improving the water quality conditions of the Broad Creek. With new emphasis on Laurel's waterways as a top paddling [...]
It's beginning to look like spring out there. To celebrate the greenery and the blooms, we are launching a Reimagine Laurel Instagram contest. It will run the month of April, and the winner will receive a $50 gift card to Abbotts on Broad Creek. The subject can be anything in the Laurel area - including Trap Pond, historic sites, people, picnics, ponds, parks, pansies - anything that evokes spring and new beginnings. Use the hashtag #april19956 [...]
