There is no doubt the lines designating Sussex County Council districts will change under the current redistricting process. Population growth on the eastern side of the county has far outpaced population growth on the western side.
While county officials work on their own map, as promised, the League of Women Voters of Sussex County has its own ideas what new council districts should look like.
The map has been submitted to county council in response to an invitation for public comment prior to council submitting its own map for public comment. County attorney Everett Moore has been charged with developing a new map for council consideration.
According to League President Catherine Ward, the league’s map protects the coastal communities of interest with single districts: the Cape Region from Lewes to Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach as District 3 and the Quiet Resorts area from Indian River Inlet south to Fenwick Island as District 4. District 3 is held by Joan Deaver, D-Rehoboth Beach, and District 4 is held by George Cole, R-Ocean View.
Because population in District 3 has grown to exceed the minimum allowed for representation by more than 5,000 people, the size of the district has been reduced by excluding its northern region containing Milford and Slaughter Beach areas, which would be reassigned to District 2 held by Sam Wilson, R-Georgetown.
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