FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — 1300 Hours, Sunday Feb. 7, 2010
Crews working steadily to restore power, clear roads; National Guard out in full force to assist public
Sussex County is beginning to dig out from under this weekend’s one to two feet of snow, with state transportation workers trudging through towering drifts to clear roads and power crews feverishly working to restore service to thousands of customers who have been in the dark for more than a day.
The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center in Georgetown is continuing to work closely with local and state emergency managers as Delaware recovers from what will go down as among the most significant winter storms to ever hit the mid-Atlantic region. Delaware National Guard troops also have been deployed throughout the county to assist in the recovery effort. Read More
Monthly Town Council Meeting, Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Lifesaving Station
While the meeting is scheduled to start at 9:00 am with an Executive Session (regarding litigation), the public portion of this meeting will begin at 10:30 am. If you cannot make the meeting, you can find the complete agenda and live video feed on the town’s website www.townofdeweybeach.com If you will be in town, come meet the new Town Manager Diana Smith.
Some Items on the Town Council’s agenda are:
Old business
Discussion and vote regarding the approval of a final settlement agreement with the former town manager
New business
Committee Reports and Comments of the Commissioners and Mayor follow, as does the opportunity for public comment (limited to 3 minutes per person).
If you are unable to attend this meeting, please take advantage of the online video option! If you are busy at that time, the meeting videocasts are being archived, so you can also watch the video at another, more convenient time. The most direct way is to simply go to www.townofdeweybeach.com and go to the bottom of the left-side menu and click on ‘video presentations’. Or if you are viewing the meeting at a later date, select the date of the meeting on the calendar (upper right of home page) then select the meeting in the calendar itself, and find the link to the meeting.