Another company plans move to county business park
Sussex County has a second tenant in its Delaware Coastal Business Park near Georgetown.
At its April 24, county council approved a 99-year lease with DGS Properties LLC for a 2.24-acre frontage parcel. Operating under Creative Floors South Inc., the company supplies flooring materials.
The new building will be located across the street from the 40,000-square-foot Atlantic Industries Corp. facility, the first company to locate in the park.
County engineer Hans Medlarz said the company will pay the total lease of $196,000 up front.
“They are eager to start site design,” Medlarz said. “They should have permits in hand by late fall.”
Councilman I.G. Burton, R-Lewes, asked Medlarz if there was excitement in the business community about the county's industrial park.
“There is excitement,” he answered. “Soon the connection road will be in place and roughing in lots will allow us to see where future construction will be.”
Atlantis relocated from Milton to the industrial park in early 2018. Founded in 1962, the company makes injected molded plastics as parts for defense, medical, pharmaceutical, consumers, industrial, and automotive markets.
At its March 14, 2017 meeting, county officials announced the purchase of the 74-acre King Farm along Park Avenue adding to the existing footprint of the adjacent Sussex County Industrial Park and Delaware Coastal Airport. The county purchased the property for $2.2 million from Georgetown Airport LLC.
The purchase allowed the county to expand its leasable space offerings for as many as 10 to 12 future tenants on lots from 2.5 acres to 4 acres. The current park has 20 businesses that employ about 900 people.
Council approves $300,000 in change orders
In addition at the April 24 meeting, council approved a series of change orders totaling $300,000 to complete ongoing work at the Coastal Airport xxx and industrial park.
Included is $550,000 for airport upgrades and paving of Taxiway C; construction repairs on the airplane tie-down apron; $65,000 for stormwater drainage repairs; $85,000 for the Baltimore Avenue road extension; and $45,000 for utility relocation to make way for a new maintenance building.
Medlarz said the change orders will fall within the budget because $300,000 is being deferred from projects that will be delayed until the next budget year. The total budget for all work being done is $7.3 million.
Council also approved $100,000 in emergency funding to replace 12 water valves in Dewey Beach where the county operates a central water system.
