Posts Tagged ‘public hearings’
Sussex County Council to Meet at 1pm Tuesday
The Sussex County Council will meet on Tuesday – but the start time of the meeting has been pushed back to 1pm. A public hearing to amend the County Code regarding the Coastal Area has been canceled. The Council will hear on appointments to the Building Code Board of Adjustments and Appeals and the Personnel…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Discuss Western Sussex Business Park & CDBG Coronavirus Grant Agreement
Sussex County Council meets Tuesday at 10am in the County Administration Building on the Circle in Georgetown. On tap for the meeting is a discussion of the Western Sussex Business Park and discussion on the meeting and holiday schedules for 2021. Finance Director Gina Jennings will discuss and possible propose an ordinance amendment pertaining to…
Read MoreSussex County Council Returns to Chambers for Tuesday Meeting
After several months of meeting by teleconference, the Sussex County Council returns to the Circle in Georgetown on Tuesday. Seating within the council chambers is limited and seating assignments will be enforced. Anyone attending the meeting in person is required to go through a wellness and security screening. The public will be required to wear…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meets at 1pm – 4 Public Hearings Scheduled
Tuesday’s Sussex County Council meeting will begin at 1pm. The Council will get an update on the coronavirus situation from County Administrator Todd Lawson. There will also be a request to post notices for an expansion of Sussex County Unified Sanitary Sewer District – for the Angola Neck area – for Camp Arrowhead III –…
Read MoreSussex County Council Discuss Coronavirus, Budget and Reopening the County
The Sussex County Council met Tuesday morning – virtually. County Administrator Todd Lawson gave an update on the coronavirus situation in Sussex County – and spoke of the increase in infection at the area poultry plants and among the Hispanic community and what is being done to bring down the number of positive cases. All…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hold Public Hearing on MOU Between Sussex County & DelDOT
The Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday morning in Georgetown. The Council will hear a presentation by Delaware Electric Cooperative President & CEO, Bill Andrew. Then at 10:30, the Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the County and DelDOT regarding the process of land use applications. The current…
Read MoreSussex County Council Bid Farewell to Retiring Airport Manager & Consider Lodging Tax
The Sussex County Council is back Tuesday morning after a week off. They will recognize Airport Manager Jim Hickin who is retiring at the end of this month. Eric Littleton of Bridgeville is taking the controls at the Delaware Coastal Airport and Business Park in Georgetown and has been working with Hickin since July. The…
Read MoreSussex County Council Public Hearing on Proposed Budget Tuesday Morning
This week the Sussex County Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2020 budget which is scheduled to begin at 10:15 Tuesday morning. In other council action – they will hear a presentation on Balloons over Sussex by the Sussex Academy Foundation. Festival will be coming to Georgetown in September. There will…
Read MoreSussex County Council This Week – Beyond the Budget
The Sussex County Council got a preview of the proposed FY 2020 Budget this morning from County Administrator Todd Lawson and Finance Director Gina Jennings. Click here for more on the budget. County Administrator Todd Lawson read a proclamation that says the Month of May is Community Action Month. Executive Director, Bernice Edwards, spoke briefly…
Read MoreSussex County Council Appoint New Library Advisory Board Member & Learn of Property Purchase
After a week off for Easter, the Sussex County Council was back in session today with a packed agenda – but one that was quick to move through. The council filled a vacancy on the Library Advisory Board after the resignation of Rebecca Calio from District 1. Dr. Steve Schwartz was brought up to fill…
Read MoreSussex County Council Defer Old Business and Hear Presentation from DelDOT
Several items on this week’s Sussex County Council agenda were deferred due to lack of voting bodies – Councilman Doug Hudson was absent and Councilman I-G Burton missed the first hour of the meeting. So the three pieces of old business were deferred and the recognition of the County EMS JEMS Team was also postponed.…
Read MoreTwo Morning Public Hearings Tuesday for the Sussex County Council
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…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves CleanBay Renewables & Grant for Delmar Infrastructure
The Sussex County Council began this week’s session with a presentation on the newest winter festival at the beach areas – the Winter Festival in Lewes. The council got a quick overview of the festival and the available attractions and how the festival has grown in its first few years to become an award winning…
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