Posts Tagged ‘Sussex County Council’
Buffer Ordinance Approved by Sussex County Council
The Sussex County Council paid tribute to two County business women during this week’s meeting. They honored Lisa St Clair, the owner of Tailbangers in Millsboro who is Delaware’s Small Business Owner of the Year and Jennifer McMillan, owner of JennyGems, this year’s Delaware Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year. In Old Business the…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meets Tuesday: Buffer Ordinance on the Agenda
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning at the Council Chambers in Georgetown. The Council will recognize Delaware’s Small Business Owner of the Year and Delaware Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year. There will be a public hearing at 10:15am to authorize up to $1.3-million of general obligation bonds associated with the Mulberry Knoll…
Read MoreSussex County Council Updated on Reassessment Project
After a week off, the Sussex County Council was back in session this week – including an update from Tyler Technologies on the County’s property reassessment project. The actual reassessment project began last August with data collection. Employees of Tyler Tech will come to your home and ask questions and take measurements and pictures of…
Read MoreSussex County Council Returns from Break with Cheerleaders, Paramedics and Buffers and More
The Sussex County Council met for the first time in over 2 weeks and had a packed agenda – including an presentation from Executive Director, Patti Grimes of the Freeman Foundation. The Council also paid tribute to the Cape Henlopen Cheerleaders who won the 2022 State Championship held at Smyrna High School in March. EMS…
Read MoreSussex Co. Opens Applications For Affordable Housing Trust Fund
The Sussex County Office of Community Development and Housing will begin taking applications Friday for affordable housing assistance through the Housing Trust Fund. County Council approved the program last fall, and it begins with $6.8-million in funding. Most of the money comes through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. Sussex County is also budgeting half-a-million…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Revisit Buffer Ordinance Tuesday
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning for its regular meeting. This week the Council will revisit the proposed buffer ordinance amendment. The Council deferred a vote on the ordinance amendment after the public hearing which occurred during two meetings – January 11 and February 22 was completed so that all the testimony could be…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Budget Amendment & Councilmanic Redistricting Ordinances
The Sussex County Council held multiple public hearings during Tuesday’s meeting – both in the morning session and in the afternoon. During the morning session the Council approved an ordinance amendment to the FY 2022 Operating Budget that moves over $12-million in additional revenue for continued land preservation. This revenue also will be used for…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hold Multiple Public Hearings Tuesday – Including Council Redistricting
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning in Georgetown. There are several public hearings on the agenda for the morning session – including an ordinance to amend the FY 2022 Operating Budget to incorporate additional realty transfer tax revenue and state passthorough grant revenue, two bond issues and at 10:30am – a public hearing on…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council Defers Vote on Buffer Ordinance
Today’s public hearing was a continuation of the public hearing the Council suspended on January 11th. P&Z Director Jamie Whitehouse told the Council that 209 written responses had been received and that the majority seemed to be in support of the ordinance. Planning & Zoning has recommended that the council approve the ordinance. The buffer…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Continue Public Hearing on Buffer Ordinance
The Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday morning. County Administrator Todd Lawson will discuss the possible disposition of County property – with possible action taken by the Council. At 10:30 there is a scheduled continuance of a public hearing to amend the County’s buffer ordinance, which was suspended at the January 11, 2022 meeting of…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Look at Redistricting & Hold Morning Public Hearing on CDBG Application for FY 2022
The Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday morning at 10 in the Council chambers on the Circle in Georgetown. The Council will hold a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant application request for the FY 2022 C-D-B-G grant year at 10:15. County Administrator, Todd Lawson, will recognize the schools and other groups who…
Read MoreSussex County Council Honors Retiring Employees, Looks to Boost FY 22 Budget with Additional RTT Revenue
The Sussex County Council has honored three County employees on their retirement. The county gave tributes and plaques to County Paramedic 2, Deborah Holding, Director of Environmental Services & Engineering, Brad Hawkes and Clerk of Council, Robin Griffith. All three have been employed by the county for just over 30 years. County Administrator Todd Lawson…
Read MoreSussex County Council Reorganizes, Buffer Public Hearing Suspended till February
The first order for the Sussex County Council after the start of the New Year is to reorganize and select its leadership and legal team for 2022. Mike Vincent of Seaford will remain the Council president, however, Doug Hudson of Dagsboro was selected as vice president. Council also approved J. Everett Moore Jr. to re-appointment…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Meet at 9am Tuesday; Morning Public Hearing on Buffer Ordinance
Tuesday’s Sussex County Council meeting will begin at 9am. The Council will elect officers, make council member appointments, appoint legal counsel and adopt the rules of procedure and then go into executive session. When council returns they have a full agenda of items after last week’s meeting was canceled. The Council will discuss and possibly…
Read MoreSussex County Council Sees Draft Redistricting Map; No Decision on Lockhaven Subdivision Appeal; Ordinance Amendments on Land Use Map Deferred
This week’s Sussex County Council meeting is the last for 2021 and it was a marathon meeting with a packed agenda. The meeting began at 9am with the Lockhaven Subdivision appeal and didn’t end until just after 6pm with the last two of the afternoon public hearings ending with votes to defer. The Sussex County…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Discuss Council Redistricting & Old Business
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning at 10am. This week County Attorney Everett Moore will present information to the Council on redistricting for the County Council – and possible discussion. In Old Business, the council will revisit a conditional use application – No. 2259 on behalf of the Evergreene Companies for a multi-family dwelling…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Millsboro Fire Company Sub-Station
The Sussex County Council had a short meeting this week. The meeting started, as always, with public comment. The President of Delaware Manufactured Housing Owners Association, William Kinnick, told the Council that DNREC is not communicating with anyone as well as it should. Kinnick’s primary concerns are water and sewage and he doesn’t want to…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meeting To Start at 12:30, 1 PM Public Hearing Scratched
The Sussex County Council meets this week – however the meeting will not start until 12:30pm. The Council has a short meeting agenda, however there are multiple items on County Engineer Mans Medlarz agenda. There were 4 public hearings scheduled for the afternoon session, however the Change of Zone No. 1937 filed on behalf of…
Read MoreSussex 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…
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