Posts Tagged ‘Sussex County Government’
Georgetown Rings in Holidays with Caroling on the Circle/Pack the Pod Food Drive
Georgetown heralded in the holidays Thursday night with the 42nd annual Caroling on the Circle – which also helps those in need with donations of canned and non-perishable food items. Hundreds turned out for the Caroling on the Circle, tree lighting and the Georgetown Christmas Parade. County officials say that so far over 20,500 food…
Read MoreSussex County Opens Cooling Stations Through Wednesday
With the extreme heat that has descended on Delmarva, Sussex County officials have announced several facilities have been designated as cooling stations through Wednesday – including the County Administration Building, Greenwood, Milton and South Coastal Libraries. Sussex County paramedics will make routine stops at the County facilities as time permits to answer heat-related questions and/or…
Read MoreHurricane Preparedness Week Promotes Emergency Readiness And Public Safety
In anticipation of the upcoming hurricane season, June 1st to November 30th, 2025, which forecasters are predicting to be above normal, Governor Matt Meyer has Proclaimed May 26th to May 30th as Hurricane Preparedness Week. In support of this, The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), along with state, county and local agencies are helping communities mitigate against threats…
Read MoreFY 2026 Sussex County Budget Proposed – No Increase in Taxes
The Sussex County Council was presented with the proposed FY 2026 budget. The $285.1-million spending plan is a 7.3% increase over the current budget, which is driven by one-time capital expenditures in the sewer capital fund. These expenditures include major upgrades and improvements at the Inland Bays and Wolfe Neck Regional wastewater facilities. There is…
Read MoreSussex County Tax Bills – In the Mail!
Your Sussex County tax bills for FY 2025 are beginning to go out in the mail! The County looks to collect an estimated $202-million in tax revenue, which will fund a variety of local public service. Property owners without mortgage escrow accounts will be sent paper copies. Bills can be viewed online. Tax payments are…
Read MoreSussex County Adopts FY 2025 Budget
The Sussex County Council has approved the FY 2025 Budget. The $265.8-million budget funds a variety of local services, pays for sewer expansions and open space preservation. There are some rate increases in water and sewer and some increases in fees at the Marriage Bureau. The Recorder of Deeds office will see a modification in…
Read MoreSussex County Emergency Services Reorganizes into the Department of Public Safety
Sussex County is reorganizing its Emergency Services division – bring three separate entities under one umbrella – the new Department of Public Safety. Current EMS Director Robert Murray will take over as the Director – with a deputy director for each division. Robert Mauch is now the Deputy Director for EMS, Richard Short as Deputy…
Read MoreSussex County Engineer, Hans Medlarz, Announces His Retirement
The Sussex County Council held its final meeting of 2023, but the story of the day was what didn’t take place in the Council Chambers. A release from the County government has announced the upcoming retirement of County Engineer Hans Medlarz. Medlarz, who has been the County Engineer since 2015, says that he will retire…
Read MoreMilton Women is Sussex County’s 2023 Employee of the Year
Sussex County’s 2023 Employee of the year is Lindsay Behney of Milton. Behney, who works in the Register of Wills office, was a 4th quarter honorable mention and received her honors on Friday during the annual Mildred King Luncheon which celebrates the county’s approximately 550 employees. Additional information from the Sussex County Government: Ms. Behney…
Read MoreSussex County Begins Food Drive for 40th Annual Caroling on The Circle Campaign
Sussex County government this week kicks off its yearly food drive for community food banks and will celebrate that effort during the 40th annual Caroling on The Circle event, set for a new date and time this year, beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7th, in downtown Georgetown. In 2022, the food drive collected nearly 20,000 items…
Read MoreRibbon Cut Tuesday on Expanded & Re-christened Sussex County EOC
That C now stands for Complex – not Center as in the past. Over the past two years, the Sussex County Emergency Operations Complex near Georgetown has been a construction project. Tuesday morning before the weekly County Council meeting, The Council and other county officials cut the ribbon on the $12-million expansion to the facility…
Read MoreSussex County Cooling Stations Available as Area Heat Wave Worsens
As a record-breaking heat wave that has sizzled the southwestern United States heads east, Sussex County is offering a way for you to cool down over the next few days. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting temperatures the next several days to soar into the mid and upper 90s, with heat index values at or…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex County Council Honors County Paramedics Team that Won Gold at JEMS
UPDATED – 06/06/23 – During this week’s Sussex County Council meeting, the SCEMS Team was honored by the Council for winning gold at the JEMS Competition in Indianapolis in April. ============================================================= ORIGINAL STORY – A Sussex County Emergency Medical Services team has won gold and the 2023 Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) Games in…
Read MoreRecovery Resources for Sussex County Tornado
“Care4Sussex” can offer help to those affected by the April 1 deadly tornado in Sussex County. Delaware 211 is a resource center powered by United Way of Delaware. Dial 2-1-1, call 1-800-560-3372, or text your zip code to 898211 after 8 a.m. on April 10. FROM THE DEMA WEBSITE: To aid in the ongoing recovery…
Read MoreDonald Clark Named Sussex County Employee of the Year
Sussex County held the annual Mildred King Luncheon last Friday and during the festivities announced the employee of the year. It is Donald Clark of Millsboro, who was an honorable mention in the fourth quarter. Clark is the assistant district manager at the South Coastal Regional Wastewater Facility near Bethany Beach and fashioned a set…
Read MoreCommunity Resource Meeting in Milton Thursday
There will be a Community Resource meeting Thursday at Milton Elementary School from 6 to 8pm in the auditorium. The meeting is designed to raise public awareness about certain services that are available to residents and communities of Sussex County. There will be representatives from the Delaware State Police, Department of Justice’s Community Ombudsperson’s Office,…
Read MoreSussex Co. Welcomes Public Participation In Update Of Emergency Plan
Sussex Countians and property owners can weigh in today (Monday, May 2nd) on the required update to the County’s All Hazard Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan.The plan was first adopted in 2005 and was most recently updated in 2017. It’s designed to serve as a comprehensive, long-term planning tool for emergency planners.A virtual meeting will be held…
Read MoreSussex County Launches Financial Transparency Portal
Sussex County is putting it all out there when it comes to its finances. County Finance Director Gina A. Jennings on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, unveiled to County Council a new financial information portal on the County’s website that allows users to see how the County is spending taxpayer money. Users can search information on…
Read MoreRibbon Cutting Friday for New Seaford Area Medic Station
Sussex County’s paramedics have a new base of operations in the fight to save lives on the western front. Sussex County officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, June 25, 2021, to celebrate the grand opening of the new Medic 110/EMS 200 (Western District Supervisor) station, at the corner of U.S. Route 13 and Swain…
Read MoreSussex County Government Suspends Public Hearings Indefinitely
The Sussex County Government has suspended all public hearings indefinitely. Public hearings for ordinances, land use applications and other matters requiring citizen comment that have already been scheduled before the County Council, Planning & Zoning and Board of Adjustment have been suspended – and no new hearings will be scheduled for any County public body…
Read MoreSussex County Modifies Operations Beginning Thursday
Sussex County government continues to deliver services to the public, but significant modifications to day-to-day operations, including ending public access to all County facilities, suspending marriage ceremonies, and halting cash payments, are some of the exceptional steps being implemented as Delaware responds to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting populations around the world. Effective Thursday, March 19,…
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