Ahead of a Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting last week, public hearings for two residential developments scheduled on the agenda were canceled. In a statement, Sussex County Council President Doug Hudson said that the new law raised “serious, fundamental concerns” over local authority in the state. County Administrator Todd Lawson said that according to the law, the county can still host public meetings regarding by-right applications. “We’re going to push the pause button on by-right residential applications until we better understand the implications of this bill,” he said. The county can pass regulations that establish new parameters to a public meeting while complying with the law, Lawson said.