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  Category: Sussex County


H. Donovan Phillips Jr. appointed as Delaware member of Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

DOVER – Governor Jack Markell has appointed H. Donovan Phillips, Jr. to serve as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), created by the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council through the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The Chesapeake Executive Council – whose members include the governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission Chair and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – was established in 1983 with responsibilities for guiding the Chesapeake Bay Program’s policy agenda and setting conservation and restoration goals for the bay.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Building on success to position Delawareans for a promising 2017 and beyond

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 30, 2016

Governor Markell recalls the economic hardship and uncertainty many Delawareans faced at the beginning of his term.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Celebrating the Holiday Season While Staying Safe on Delaware’s Roadways

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell reminds Delawareans that with more people on the move this time of year the holiday season brings increased dangers of driving-related accidents from impaired and distracted driving, and he shares simple precautions everyone should take to stay safe on our roadways.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven free programs during January 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 2016

Highlights include Prohibition in Delaware, patriotic music during World War I and culinary traditions of Sussex County.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Improving Public Safety by Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In a guest weekly message, Department of Correction Commissioner Robert Coupe highlights the Markell Administration’s efforts to give offenders a better chance of successfully reentering the community after their release from incarceration. By reducing the barriers to reentry, these initiatives are aimed at lowering the rate of recidivism and improving public safety.







  Category: Sussex County

H. Donovan Phillips Jr. appointed as Delaware member of Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

DOVER – Governor Jack Markell has appointed H. Donovan Phillips, Jr. to serve as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), created by the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council through the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The Chesapeake Executive Council – whose members include the governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission Chair and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – was established in 1983 with responsibilities for guiding the Chesapeake Bay Program’s policy agenda and setting conservation and restoration goals for the bay.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Building on success to position Delawareans for a promising 2017 and beyond

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 30, 2016

Governor Markell recalls the economic hardship and uncertainty many Delawareans faced at the beginning of his term.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Celebrating the Holiday Season While Staying Safe on Delaware’s Roadways

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell reminds Delawareans that with more people on the move this time of year the holiday season brings increased dangers of driving-related accidents from impaired and distracted driving, and he shares simple precautions everyone should take to stay safe on our roadways.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven free programs during January 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 2016

Highlights include Prohibition in Delaware, patriotic music during World War I and culinary traditions of Sussex County.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Improving Public Safety by Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In a guest weekly message, Department of Correction Commissioner Robert Coupe highlights the Markell Administration’s efforts to give offenders a better chance of successfully reentering the community after their release from incarceration. By reducing the barriers to reentry, these initiatives are aimed at lowering the rate of recidivism and improving public safety.