Georgetown’s planning commission votes against cottage housing repeal in Sussex County, diverging from town council

Georgetown’s planning commission voted against repealing the town's cottage housing ordinance, disagreeing with the town council's recent vote to start the repeal process. The commission stated there is insufficient evidence to support the change. The council had previously supported repealing the divisive ordinance.
The town council voted in favor of starting a repeal process for the divisive ordinance last month. The planning commission says there’s not enough evidence to support it.
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