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New rules call for greater distances between development and nature to better protect critical areas
Final steel beam placed for $12 million project to house EMS, 9-1-1 dispatchers, emergency planners in one location
Document serves as plan of action for response to various kinds of natural, man-made
Offices closed for annual spring season break; will resume operations Monday, April 18
High school students from throughout Sussex County participated in the 2022 County Government Day on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Georgetown
Nearly two dozen Sussex County high school juniors will take part in a mock County Council session Wednesday, April 13
Funding assistance available for individual buyers, as well as to groups, project designers working toward increasing county’s affordable housing stock
More than $45 million in federal funding will support number of initiatives, including public safety, affordable housing, wastewater infrastructure, other post-pandemic efforts
Annual County budget, day-to-day transactions, payroll expenses among the financial offerings provided
New Council districts, now shifted to realign with population changes revealed in 2020 census, take effect immediately
County amends FY2022 budget to account for unexpected windfall of $12 million in realty transfer tax funding, thanks to robust market
Up to 13 inches, 50 mph winds, freezing sea spray expected through Saturday afternoon with major winter coastal storm
Delaware Division of Public Health provides latest information on the viral outbreak affecting the nation, globe
Visit the project website to stay informed on the progress of the property reassessment.
Holiday celebrates birth and legacy of civil rights pioneer; all offices resume operations Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
New Year brings mostly familiar faces to leadership roles, counsel; Doug Hudson named president
Delayed opening will allow motorists additional time to navigate roads, crews to clear surfaces of light coating of snow
First winter storm of the season, just days in to the New Year, has left portions of the county under as much as a foot of snow
Heavy snow falling across region as first major winter storm of season makes travel difficult on roadways across Sussex County
Delay subject to change based on latest National Weather Service forecast, current road conditions early Monday morning