Posts Tagged ‘Sussex County Council’
Sussex County Council Discuss Housing Trust Fund & Approve Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Credit
The Sussex County Council had a presentation from Mark Isaacs, Director at the University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center on Route 9 west of Georgetown. For several years the Council has supported the research and extension programs at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Carvel Research and Education Center. Isaacs…
Read MoreAccommodations Tax Discussion Heated, Redistricting and DelDOT Projects Also Discussed by Sussex County Council
The Sussex County Council had several big topics this week – but a discussion on the Accommodations Tax became heated with the council split on the issue. Councilman Mark Schaeffer asked that the topic be placed on the agenda. He claims that the accommodations tax was reinstated without a vote by the council. He planned…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hold Public Hearing on Bayhealth Bond Issue & Discuss Accommodations Tax and Council Redistricting
The Sussex County Council will hold a public hearing at 10:15am that deals with the issuing of tax-exempt revenue bonds by Bayhealth Medical Center. The $103 million in tax-exempt debt will be used with other financing to expand their services in both Sussex and Kent counties. There is no obligation of the County for these…
Read MoreSussex County Council Says P&Z Recommendation on Terrapin Island is Right & Revisit Workforce Housing
The Sussex County Council has approved the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision to recommend preliminary approval of the Terrapin Island subdivision after several hours of testimony last week. Terrapin Island is a proposed 42 lot subdivision off Camp Arrowhead Road in the Angola/Lewes area. Council President Mike Vincent read a four-page motion, which told the…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Revisit Terrapin Island Subdivision Appeal and Discuss Workforce Housing & Proposed Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans
The Sussex County Council will revisit the appeal on the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision to approve the Terrapin Island subdivision which was argued last week. County Administrator Todd Lawson will have a presentation on workforce housing with possible discussion. Finance Director Gina Jennings will discuss and possibly introduce a proposed ordinance that would bring…
Read MoreSussex County Council Recognizes Council President Vincent, Talks Buffers and Turns Down Fenwick-area CU Application
The Sussex County Council recognized Council President Mike Vincent for his 50 years of service to the Seaford Fire Company. Assistant County Attorney, Vince Robertson, again discussed a proposed ordinance related to buffers, wetlands and drainage. The County appointed a working group which released its report then saw no follow up. The buffer topic has…
Read MoreDemonstrators Protest What They Call “Uncontrolled Development” In Sussex Co.
“Enough is enough,” read one sign at a demonstration on The Circle in Georgetown Tuesday organized by a group that contends Sussex County is continuing to allow uncontrolled development. Sussex2030 formed during a land use battle a few years ago. Their protest was mostly quiet, although several people who passed by honked their horns in…
Read MoreSussex County Council Honors 2 Long-Time Former BOA Members & Announces Reassessment Town Hall Meetings
The Sussex County Council was back in Georgetown after a week off for the Labor Day holiday. The Council began the morning recognizing two former Board of Adjustment members – Jeff Hudson and Brent Workman. Hudson was a member of the BOA from 1998 to 2017 and Workman from 2002 to 2021. Also on hand…
Read MoreBack to Work for Sussex County Council after Labor Day Holiday
The Sussex County Council is back to work this week and will hold two public hearings on sewer projects during the morning session. One is the Marlin Cove Expansion near Fenwick Island – the other the Scenic Manor expansion in the Mulberry Knoll area west of Lewes. They will also revisit a change of zone…
Read MoreDelDOT Brings CTP to Sussex County Council
The latest Capital Transportation Program (CTP) from DelDOT is now available for your review. This CTP covers from FY 23 to FY 28 and includes nine proposed projects in Sussex County that have been added to the plan and will start the design phase during this 5-year time frame. The full CTP includes 106 proposed…
Read MoreNew Director Checks In At Sussex Co. Libraries
The Sussex County Department of Libraries has a new director. Rachel Lynch, who has been Assistant County Librarian, will replace retiring director Kathy Graybeal. The Sussex County library system has about 50 staff members. Lynch will oversee the three county-owned libraries and the Sussex County mobile library, in addition to working with the eleven independent…
Read MorePublic Comment Focuses on Manufactured Home Parks at Sussex County Council
After a week off for the Fourth of July, the Sussex County Council returned to the Circle in Georgetown with an agenda chock full of items. However it was Public Comment that took center stage to begin the meeting. William Kinnick, President of the Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Association, spoke for the second time about…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves FY 2022 Budget
The Sussex County Council has approved the $278-million FY 2022 Budget as well as the assessment rolls for water and sewer districts, water and sewer rates. The council voted unanimously to approve. However the vote on increased fees for the Marriage Bureau for the performing of marriage ceremonies and renewal of vows after normal business…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2022 Budget, Water & Sewer and Clerk of the Peace Fees Tuesday
Tuesday is the public’s turn to comment on the proposed FY 2022 Budget for Sussex County as well as the assessment rolls for sewer and water districts. There will be a third public hearing on a ordinance amendment to institute fees charged by the Clerk of the Peace for ceremonies after normal business hours and…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hear More on Reassessment Tuesday
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning at 10am in Georgetown. They will have a presentation from Bayhealth Foundation on the Graduate Medical Education Program and discuss possible action related to the disposition of certain County property. There will be a public hearing on the proposed sewer district boundary in the North Georgetown area for…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Tyler Technologies for Reassessment
The Sussex County Council has approved entering into a contract with Tyler Technologies to perform the real property reassessment for the County. The County received two proposals in response to a Request For Proposal (RFP). One from Pearson’s Appraisal Service, with a completion date of January 2025 and a base amount of $13.9-million. The second…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Discuss Reassessment Tuesday
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning. The Council will hear from the Director of Assessment, Chris Keeler, to discuss the reassessment that will be done in Sussex County and possibly award a contract for the job. County Administrator Todd Lawson will discuss appointments to the Planning Commission and the BOA. He will also discuss…
Read MoreProposed FY 2022 Sussex County Budget Presented – No Increase in Taxes, but Some Fee Increases
Sussex County has a quarter of a billion reasons to be optimistic about its future finances as Delaware and the nation emerge from the greatest health and economic crisis to face the globe in the last century. Sussex County officials on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, unveiled the proposed $278 million budget for Fiscal Year 2022…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Bioenergy Innovation Center Bonds
The Sussex County Council again met at Delaware Tech’s Carter Partnership Center. The Council will not meet next week, but will have a budget workshop next Tuesday beginning at 8:30 at the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center. The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, May 11 at 10am. Sussex County Council voted to approve…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council Approves Bioenergy Application near Seaford; Jordan Warfel Nominated for BOA
The Sussex County Council met at Delaware Tech’s Carter Partnership Center again this week to deal with multiple land use applications. There was other council business as well. County Administrator Todd Lawson told the Council that Board of Adjustment District 2 representative, Brent Workman, has decided to retire. District 2 Councilwoman, Cindy Green nominated Jordan…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meets Tuesday – at Delaware Tech Beginning at 9am
Tuesday’s Sussex County Council meeting will be held at Delaware Tech’s Carter Partnership Building – but will begin at 9am so that the County Council can get some regular county business out of the way, although at the Council’s January 12th meeting, County Administrator Todd Lawson said no regular county business would be done at…
Read MoreSussex County Council Defers Vote on Bioenergy Conditional Use Application
A public hearing was held before the Sussex County Council for a conditional use application for Bioenergy Development Group to permit the processing and handling of poultry litter to include nutrient recovery for natural gas and electrical generation near Seaford. Multiple people spoke on both sides of the issue – with many environmental groups in…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approve Budget Amendment and Dog Control
The Sussex County Council was back in chambers this week after meeting at Delaware Tech for land use public hearings last week. The council heard a presentation from Atlantic General Hospital CEO, Michael Franklin, VP of Medical Affairs and Family Practitioner Dr. Sally Dowling and Director of Emergency Services, Andrea West-McCabe. The presentation covered how…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hold Public Hearing to Amend FY 21 Budget; Also Consider Dog Control Enforcement & County Ambulance Fund
The Sussex County Council will meet at its regular time this week in the Council Chambers on the Circle in Georgetown. The Council will hear a presentation from CEO of Atlantic General Hospital, Michael Franklin. At 10:30, the Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance to amend the annual operating budget for FY…
Read MoreSussex Co. Council Meets 1:30 Tue. At DTCC
Sussex County Council holds its meeting today in Room 540 of the Carter Partnership Center at Delaware Tech in Georgetown. Several land use matters are on the agenda. Council’s meeting starts at 1:30. For a link to the virtual meeting and the agenda, please CLICK HERE
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