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Public Comment Needed Against Bill that Threatens Sussex County's Zoning Authority

Updated: 2 days ago

Delaware Bill Threatens Sussex County’s Zoning Authority—Public Hearing This Monday!


Please read below this important message from Dave Stevenson from the Caesar Rodney Institute, the only conservative think tank organization in Delaware, fighting to educate and inform Delaware residents. Your help is needed to email public comments!


Dear Sussex County Residents,


What’s at stake:


Home Rule and Zoning Rights: Zoning authority in Delaware has long rested with county and municipal governments. SB 159 is a targeted attempt to reverse a legal decision Sussex County already made—setting a dangerous precedent.


Judicial Overreach: US Wind has already appealed the denial to Delaware Superior Court. This bill would short-circuit that legal process.


No Local Benefit: Sussex County determined the project would burden local taxpayers without delivering benefits. Local governments in Maryland (where this project is based) also rejected US Wind’s proposals—including their “onshoring” cable plans. While Maryland ratified the offshore project itself, they declined to bear the local impacts. So why is Delaware being asked to accommodate them?


This is not about offshore wind in general. It’s about preserving Sussex County’s right to determine what gets built in its communities.


Want to understand why Sussex County said no? Read my article from December 2024: Sussex County Council Stops Offshore Wind Cables



Sincerely,


David T. Stevenson

Center for Energy & Environmental Policy

Caesar Rodney Institute


How to Take Action:


Please submit any written remarks on the legislative agenda items to the Environment, Energy, and Transportation Committee’s email address at SenateEnvironmentEnergyTransportation@delaware.gov to ensure that they are distributed to committee members and preserved for the record.


Attend the hearing (in person or via Zoom):

Monday, June 3 at 1:00 p.m.


Contact Senator Stephanie Hansen who is the bill's prime sponsor and main driving force. She does react to massive negative input so I would focus on her. Stephanie.Hansen@delaware.gov.


Contact your state legislators and urge them to vote NO on SB 159 (Find my legislator).


Thank Sussex County Council for protecting local zoning decisions—and urge continued resistance to state overreach.


If you believe that what Caesar Rodney Institute does is helpful to our community and you would like to support their mission, please considering making a donation or subscribe monthly as a member of the Caesar Rodney Institute, even $10 a month helps the cause!




Next 38th Club Meeting MONDAY, June 23rd, 6:30pm

We will hold our next 38th District Republican Club meeting on MONDAY, June 23rd, at the South Coastal Library on Kent Avenue, starting at 6:30pm. Topic: TBD.


IRSD Referendum June 5

The Indian River School District will hold another funding increase Referendum on Thursday, June 5th, 7am to 8pm. This Referendum is identical to the last Referendum, an increase in property taxes of 37%. We will again need Poll Watchers on this day to assist voters to understand who can and who cannot vote, and observe the process. It is only by having an actively engaged citizenry that we can maintain our rights and freedoms and a fair process for all. Please email here if you can be a Poll Watcher info@38thdrcp.com.


DE GOP App

YOU can continue to share the information that there will be a Referendum on June 5th and it is vital to do so as so many are still completely unaware that this vote will take place. Please go into the Delaware Republican Party app, select "Send Text" and a list of your Republican neighbors near you will be listed. You may share this simple message:


"IRSD Referendum Vote June 5, please vote! 37% increase in property taxes. Questions? Email info@38thdrcp.com 38thdrcp.com "


Polling Locations

You may vote at any of the following polling locations for the June 5th Referendum between 7am and 8pm.


East Millsboro Elementary School

Georgetown Elementary School

Indian River High School

Long Neck Methodist Church

Lord Baltimore Elementary School

Millville Community Center 

Selbyville Fire Hall

Sussex Central High School


Can YOU be a Poll Watcher on June 5th at any of the above locations? We need YOU!! Email info@38thdrcp.com





Next 38th Club Meeting MONDAY, June 23rd, 6:30pm

Please plan to attend our 38th District Republican Club meeting on MONDAY, June 23rd, South Coastal Library on Kent Ave, starting at 6:30pm. Topic: The TBD.

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Upcoming Meetings

Sussex GOP Region Meeting, Monday, June 9th, 6:30pm, Millsboro Fire Hall

38th Club Meeting, Tuesday, May 27th, 6:30pm, Millville Community Center

Delaware State GOP Convention, June 6-7, 2025



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