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DECEMBER 9, 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE

The following Ordinance has been proposed at the regular meeting of the Sussex County Council on NOVEMBER 29, 2011:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 115, ARTICLE XXI, SECTION 159.5B, OF THE CODE OF SUSSEX COUNTY REGARDING ELECTRONIC MESSAGE DISPLAY ON OFF PREMISES SIGNS.

Copies of the above Ordinance are available in the Office of the Clerk of the Sussex County Council, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware.

Public hearings thereon will be held in the Chamber of the Sussex County Council, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on FEBRUARY 7, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

At that time and place, all persons interested shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

Senior Legal Hotline Help

CAPE GAZETTE: New Delaware Senior Legal Hotline to help older Delawareans with legal advice

Dec 29, 2011

Through the new Delaware Senior Legal Hotline, Delawareans 60 and older can receive free legal advice on a variety of issues.

Advice will be provided by either a Delaware Volunteer Legal Services staff attorney or volunteer attorneys. If the issue requires more than advice, the caller will be screened for free legal services and, if eligible, will be referred to Community Legal Aid Society, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services or the Legal Services Corporation of Delaware. There are no income requirements for the hotline.
The Delaware Senior Legal Hotline at 302-478-8850 in New Castle County and 800-773-0606 in Kent and Sussex counties is available from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
“With our increasingly complex world, it’s important that Delaware’s seniors have a trusted and free resource like the hotline to turn to whenever the need for legal advice arises,” Gov. Jack Markell said. “Whether the issue involves housing, healthcare or finances, our older residents should be reassured that help is just a phone call away.”
As Delaware’s older population continues to grow, Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf said the Delaware Senior Legal Hotline will be an increasingly valuable resource.
“The hotline will assist older Delawareans in accessing quality legal services to ensure their rights and financial security,” Landgraf said. “The ability to call the hotline and get answers to legal questions before a crisis arises will benefit many of our older citizens.”
In 2010, the Division of Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities, in partnership with Community Legal Aid Society Inc., Delaware Volunteer Legal Services and Delaware Helpline, was awarded a three-year Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance grant through the U.S. Administration on Aging. As part of the grant, a “Legal Handbook for Older Delawareans” was printed, a legal-needs assessment of older Delawareans was conducted and the Delaware Senior Legal Hotline was developed and implemented.
For more information about the hotline, call Denise Weeks-Tappan, planning supervisor in the state Division of Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities, at 302-255-9390.

Senior Citizens & Law Enforcement

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: The Seniors & Law Enforcement Together Public Council meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Sussex County Annex Bldg. on RT#113 next to the Wilmington Trust Bank Bldg. in Georgetown, DE.

President - Bob Adams, Vice President – Bob Chin, Secretary – B.J. Hildebrand, Treasurer – Linda Rogers

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM

 

Cpl. George Camacho is the contact person for the Neighborhood Watch

Programs, Community Crime Prevention Assessments, and Crime Prevention Presentations.  You can reach Cpl. Camacho at George.Camacho@state.de.us or call Troop 4 at 856-5850, Ext. 324.