Easement Proposal

Special Meeting and Vote - Sept. 27, 2025

In September, property owners in Cherry Hill Manor will be asked to vote on a request from a developer seeking an easement through property owned by the Cherry Hill Manor Maintenance Association.

The developer, Ingerman, is planning to build an affordable senior house development on property adjacent to the neighborhood and is seeking a 50-foot easement for construction of an entrance to the development that would cross a portion of the Association's open space and connect to Colonial Court.

If the easement is approved, and the project is ultimately completed, the Association would receive a one-time payment of $30,000 and annual payments of $5,000.

An in-person meeting about the project will be held on Sept. 27, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Newark City Hall. The meeting will include a presentation from the developer. Homeowners will have the opportunity to ask questions. The meeting will conclude with an in-person vote.

On this page you will find information about the project, about the meeting, and about voting procedures. Please email board@cherryhillmanor.org with any questions.

Who Can Vote?

• Each property in the neighborhood is entitled to one vote. 

• Only properties without past-due assessment balances are eligible to vote.

• If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, you may submit a proxy vote to be cast on your behalf. Links to the proxy voting form can be found below. 

• Ingerman, a developer specializing in affordable housing, intends to construct a senior housing apartment building with approximately 50 low- to moderate-income senior housing units on the site of four lots on Barksdale Road: 1107, 1101, 1033 and 1025. Ingerman developed the Alder Creek affordable housing site on Cleveland Avenue and is currently redeveloping the George Read Village affordable housing complex on the east end of Main Street. Click Here to read a Newark Post article about George Read Village project.

• The apartment building will be be along Barksdale Road with a parking lot behind the building, with the entrance on Colonial Court. The entrance would cut through Open Space Parcel 1802400176. In the initial concept, the entrance curves around the stand of trees in the middle of the parcel. 

• According to Ingerman, most residents won't have cars, so traffic is expected to be relatively low.

• This drawing is a concept, not an official plan. If the Association approves the easement, Ingerman will seek funding for the project and begin the process to seek approval from the City of Newark’s Planning Commission and City Council. There will be additional opportunites for public comment as part of this process. All properties within 300 feet of the parcels would get mail notifications from the City in advance of these public hearings. The Association will keep residents informed of the hearing dates via our email list.

• The timeline for construction will be dependent on when Ingerman can secure the necessary funding and the timeline of the City's approval process.

Click Here to view or download a larger map of the concept plan

Click Here to view or download a map of Open Space Parcel 1802400176.

Proxy Voting

• If an Association member can't attend the meeting, they can designate another person to cast a proxy vote for the property. 

• The President of the Association can cast proxies for people, and will cast the vote as directed by the Member submitting the proxy.

• Proxies must be registered with the secretary before the meeting. 

• Click here to print or download a PDF of the proxy voting form. You can fill the form out electronically and email it to board@cherryhillmanor.org or print, sign and mail it to: CHMMA, P.O. Box 7641, Newark, DE 19714. Please include instructions on how the vote is to be cast.