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Wed · August 19 · 2026 ● Sussex County, DE
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This Week in The Ledger

Dated newsroom briefing, Aug 19, 2026, 11:45 a.m. ET. Not a vote recap. No reporter byline. County files are the record.

Sussex Council Tracker · Today 3:00 p.m.

Planning & Zoning sits this afternoon. No votes in this briefing.

Council Chambers, 2 The Circle, Georgetown. Watch the county stream, then we recap after it happens.

sussexcountyde.gov/council-chamber-broadcast

Today 3:00 p.m. · P&Z

On the agenda

  • Old business: Sandie LLC amenities (Lewes); Whitby welding (Milton); Miranda kennel/clinic (Selbyville); NVR Lantern Cove, 179 units, Frankford.
  • Public hearings (Council later set Sep 29, 1:30 p.m.): Pulcinella, Laurel; Collins, Millsboro; Age Well, up to 16 residents, Frankford; two AR-1 to C-2 rezonings.
  • Also: discussion of SB 23. Executive session: potential litigation.

Node 760 · Agenda PDF

Tue Aug 25 · 10:00 a.m. · Council

Agenda posted. Packet not posted.

  • Old business includes Ordinance 26-05 forest preservation, listed as old business, not labeled “vote.”
  • 1:30 p.m. hearing: C/U 2485 Hanyok, Harbeson. Grants include Ocean Waves Quilt Guild.
  • Aug 11 minutes still unposted on node 1188.

Node 1190 · 082526.pdf

This Week, answered

What is This Week in The Sussex Ledger?

A dated newsroom briefing on the homepage. The Aug 19, 2026, 11:45 a.m. ET briefing is agenda-posted dockets only. It is not a vote recap and has no reporter byline. County files are the record.

When does Sussex County Planning and Zoning sit this week?

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2 The Circle, Georgetown (node 760). Watch the county stream at https://sussexcountyde.gov/council-chamber-broadcast. The Ledger recaps after it happens.

Is the Aug 25 Sussex County Council item a vote recap?

No. Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m. (node 1190) is listed as agenda posted, packet not posted. Old business includes Ordinance 26-05 as old business, not labeled a vote. Cite the county agenda, not this briefing, for the record.

When is the 2026 Delaware primary?

September 15, 2026. Register by August 22 if not already registered: https://ivote.de.gov. The 2026 Sussex voter guide is https://sussexledger.com/voter-guide.

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Desk brief
Public record · DNREC · Aug 17

Emergency CWD deer rules now in force in zones 14 and 16

120-day emergency regulations after two detections. Midlands Wildlife Area and Trap Pond are inside the zone. No bait. Statewide ban on natural urine-based buck lures. Season starts Sept. 1.

Primary: news.delaware.gov
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Desk brief
Coast · DNREC · Aug 18

DNREC reefs the 180-foot Calcasieu Pass

Retired oilfield-supply ship sunk on Del-Jersey-Land Reef, Site 13. $285,000 in federal Sport Fish Restoration funds. Fourteen permitted reef sites.

Primary: news.delaware.gov
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Elections · Public record

Primary is September 15. Register by Saturday.

If you are not already registered, the deadline is Saturday, Aug. 22. Closed primary. Early voting starts Sept. 2. Sussex Elections, 119 N Race St, Georgetown, 302-856-5367.

ivote.de.gov

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Humanitarian Profile

Four Generations at Annapolis: The Carter Family's Century of Service

Frank Saulsbury Carter Sr. on battleships in WWI. His son at Fort Miles in WWII. Nick Carter, Class of '70, twice in the Gulf of Tonkin. And now Frank IV, newly commissioned, headed to Submarine Force. One Lewes family. One century.

Community Service

The Meals That Make It Through

CHEER delivers 295,000 meals a year to homebound Sussex County seniors. For many, the volunteer at the door is the only face they see all day. A ride-along with the program that holds Sussex together.

Policy Deep-Dive

The Proposal to Drop Sussex Rental Program's Affordable Set-Aside from 25% to 15%

One ordinance. Two futures for Sussex workforce housing. The math, actually shown — who gains, who loses, what the numbers really say.

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