Sussex Council Changes Public Comment Period

If you want to speak to Sussex County Council during its public comment period, prepare to wait. How long? It's anyone's guess.

Council has changed the timing of public comment at meetings – a change that is drawing public criticism. The public now has to wait until after council returns from executive sessions – and no one knows how long each executive session will last.

One regular speaker at council meetings has filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint with the Delaware Attorney General's Office against the agenda change. Dan Kramer of Greenwood says a public vote by council members was required to make the agenda change. Sussex officials dispute that claim.

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