Two Morning Public Hearings Tuesday for the Sussex County Council

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There’s just a month left in 2018, there are only three more Sussex County Council meetings left to finish business this year – with the current council.  There will be two public hearings in the morning session – one to authorize the sale of over $16.6-million of general obligation bonds in connection with the Western…

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Ocean City Council Organizational Meeting Thursday Night

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The Ocean City council will hold an organizational meeting on Thursday. The newly elected city officials – Mayor Rick Meehan and council members Matt James, Lloyd Martin and Mark Paddack will be sworn into office. They will elect a council president and council secretary. The organizational meeting begins at 7:30pm at City Hall.  

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Sussex County Council to Hear from Public on Density Calculations

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The Sussex County Council will hold two public hearings during the morning session.  The first, at 10:15 is to extend sewer services to Herring Creek and to approve the issuance of General Obligation Bonds in connection with the construction and equipping for the system.   The other at 10:30 is for an ordinance to amend the…

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3 Incumbents & Faith Denault Elected to Bethany Beach Council

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Bethany voters have re-elected three incumbents to the town council as well as Faith Denault.  Rosemary Hardiman won the most votes with 615 followed by Lew Killmer with 595, Bruce Frye with  593 and Denault with 588.  James Sirkis received 290 votes.  The four top vote-getters will each serve two-year terms.  The council will reorganize…

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Only 19 Days to Dewey Beach Election Day!

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More than 60 people attended Saturday’s candidate forum in Dewey Beach at the Lions Club. Current Dewey Beach Commissioner Gary S. Persinger, on the far right, will be facing newcomers David Moskowitz, center, and William J. Stevens (click on the candidate names for their latest bios). James Petruccelli announced last week that he has decided…

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Sussex County Council Adopts FY 2019 Budget & Approves Holly Wingate to P&Z Commission

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The Sussex County Council has approved the proposed $177-million operating budget for FY 2019. The council has approved the operating budget, assessment rolls and established the annual service charges and assessment rates for teh county water and sewer districts. The vote was unanimous for each. During the public hearing on the operating budget, Dan Kramer…

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Sussex County Council Approves Change of Zone for Proposed Softball World Hotel

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The Sussex County Council revisited several items in Old Business this morning. The council denied conditional use 2102 – for a concrete form and equipment storage business on Route 26. During the original public hearing there was testimony citing accidents and traffic issues. There were also permitting problems. The council voted 4 to 1 to…

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Sussex County Council Approves Sports Center Foundation MOU & Other Action

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The Sussex County Council has approved an MOU (memorandum of understanding) between the county and the Sussex Sports Center Foundation for the design and construction of a sports facility. This includes a $1.5-million loan from Sussex County to the Foundation for the same purposes. This also authorizes the County Administrator and County Attorney to draft…

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UPDATED: Sussex County Council Hearing Comment on Special Events Ordinance

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UPDATED – 1-16-18 – 5:30pm – The public comment on the proposed Special Events ordinance before the Sussex County Council followed in the same path throughout today’s meeting. Of the 24 people who spoke to the council, no one thought the updated version of the ordinance was better than the original and told the council…

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Sussex County Council Votes No on Right To Work

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A proposed ordinance that would allow Sussex County to become a Right To Work County has been voted down by the Sussex County Council. the vote was 4 to 1 – with Councilman Rob Arlett the only member in support, however Councilman George Cole, who voted no – told the council that if there was…

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