When: Friday, December 16, 2011 from Noon - 1:30.
Where: Abbott's Grill, 249 NE Front Street, Milford, DE 19963
More: Once a year the Sussex County and Kent County Leagues get together for lunch. This is a wonderful opportunity for members of both Leagues to get to know each other and to learn what the other League is doing.
This is also an opportunity for the members of each League to bring friends to introduce them to the local League members.
2012 is an election year. It will be an exciting and busy one for the League! It will be a year that the Leagues in Delaware work closely together.
League announces fundraiser at Green Turtle in Lewes November 8.
The League of Women Voters of Sussex County is looking forward to 2012. That is an election year and one of the things the League does is to give candidates the opportunity to present themselves to the voters in a non-partisan setting. The League also offers the candidates an opportunity to answer questions that are then given to the public through the Internet or in print. The following is one of the local League's opportunities to raise the money to fund those Voter Service activities. The Greene Turtle supports the League of Women Voters of Sussex County
by giving them 10% of their earnings on that day.
HELP US HELP YOU
Come to
The Green Turtle
at Five Points in Lewes
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
11 a.m. - 1 a.m.
If you missed this event, but would like to donate, click on the button at the bottom of this page.
Fun Lunch a Success in Seaford. The LWVSC Fun Lunch on Friday, October 21, attracted several newcomers. Trisha Newcomer described what the city is doing to attract businesses and Sharon Drugash explained how the city is educating folks about ways to increase the energy efficiency of their homes. Lisa Collins and Semia Hackett who both work for DART discussed some of the challenges of providing public transportation in such a large county with limited density. Councilmember Pat Jones discussed the need for financial literacy. State Rep. Dan Short, seen here with Sharon Drugash, Amy Walls, Cathy Ward and Trisha Newcomer, stopped by to greet us.
Next Fun Lunches Announced Fun Lunches have been set up for the rest of the year at locations around the county in an effort to attract membership in every district: following the October 21 lunch at PK's Restaurant in Seaford, the League will gather on November 21 at Harpoon Hanna's in Fenwick Island, and December 16 at Abbott's Grill in Milford. See the Calendar for details.
League members win election in Dewey Beach. On Saturday, September 17, League member Diane Hanson won re-election to the Dewey Beach Town Council where she serves as Mayor and Anna Legates won election to the Council. Another woman, Joy Howell, was also elected. They are sworn in on September 24.
LWV SC sends letter to the editor supporting Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance for Sussex County (September 14, 2011) The League of Women Voters of Sussex County supports the proposed Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. We support this in accordance with the LWVDE initiative urging adequate infrastructure for proposed new development. New development must only occur if the facilities, such as roads, water and sewage service, and room in our schools is available....more
LWVSC Comments on Sussex County Council Redistricting Map (September 6, 2011): The League of Women Voters commends the County for providing the opportunity for public input in the 2011 redistricting process for the first time in history. This is a significant step in the right direction.
Our disappointment comes in the missed opportunity to reflect communities of interest in this process that occurs only once every ten years....more.
League Urges County Council to Hold a New Hearing on Extension of Expiring Projects (August 8, 2011) The League of Women Voters of Sussex County, on August 8, wrote to County Council urging them to hold a new public hearing prior to voting on the proposed extension of expiring development projects. The Council agenda included consideration of an ordinance to provide a blanket extension of certain projects that had not been started by established deadlines....more
League of Women Voters Keeps Busy in Sussex An article published in the Delaware Coast Press on July 20, 2011 covers recent activity.
On the Circle Blog Comments on LWV Observer Corps. Ron MacArthur, in his April 7, 2009, On the Circle blog about Sussex County, described the beginnings of the LWVSC Observer Corps:
WOMEN POWER Maybe they feel more empowered now that one of their own is sitting in a chair of authority, but women are showing up more and more at county meetings. The Sussex chapter of League of Women Voters has started sending an observation team to every county meeting. And there appears to be a groundswell of other women who are attending meetings and speaking out during public hearings and during the public participation portion of council meetings.
Perhaps they are following in the footsteps of Abigail Adams who said: "If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation."
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