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The Battle Over a Proposed Homeless Shelter in W. Rehoboth

Immanuel Shelter

Next week, the Sussex County Board of Adjustment will take up a question that has brought tensions to the West Rehoboth community. The Immanuel Shelter has proposed placing a permanent facility across the street from a children's center. Delmarva Public Radio's Don Rush takes a look at the battle that has erupted around the proposal. Delmarva Public Radi's Nathaniel Williamson provided reportorial work for this story.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.