Completed Listening Tour Interviews

State Elected Officials

Senators

Colin R. J. Bonini, 16th Senatorial Dist.

F. Gary Simpson, 18th Senatorial Dist.

George H. Bunting, Jr., 20th Senatorial Dist.

Robert L. Venables, 21st Senatorial Dist.

Representatives

Peter C. Schwartzkopf, 14th Representative Dist.

G. Wallace Caulk, Jr., 33rd Representative Dist.

J. Benjamin Ewing, Jr., 35th Representative Dist.

V. George Carey, 36th Representative Dist.

Joseph W. Booth, 37th Representative Dist.

Gerald W. Hocker, 38th Representative Dist.

State Staff, Appointed Officials and Organizations

State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)

Dan Griffith

Delaware Nature Society

Michael Riska

Lori Denno

Office of State Planning Coordination

Connie Holland

Anne Marie Townshend

David Edgell

Delaware Economic Development Office

Lee Ann Walling, Deputy Assistant to the Director

Dan McNulty, Business Development Specialist

Department of Agriculture

Mike McGrath

Mark Davis

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ( DNREC )

John Hughes, Secretary

Delaware State Police

Lt. Michael Warrington, Troop 4, Georgetown

Capt. Daryl Mergenthaler, Troop 4, Georgetown

Lt. Mitch Cooper, Troop 4, Georgetown

Federal Officials

Federal Highway Administration

Bob Kleinburd

Sussex County Elected Officials

County Council

Lynn Rogers

Dale R. Dukes

George B. Cole

Finley B. Jones

Vance Phillips

Sussex County Staff & Appointed Officials

County Administrator

Robert Stickels

Planning and Zoning

Lawrence Lank, Director

Shane Abbott

Richard Kautz

Economic Development

Stephen T. Masten, Director

Emergency Services

Joseph L. Thomas, Director of Emergency Management

Glenn H. Luedtke, Director, Emergency Medical Services

Robert Stuart, Deputy Director, Emergency Medical Services

Planning and Zoning Commission

John L. Allen

Sheriff's Office

Robert Reed, Sheriff

School District Staff

Milford School District

Glen E. Stevenson, Transportation Supervisor

John W. Marinucci, Director of Operations/Transportation

Indian River School District

John G. Mitchell, Transportation Supervisor

KENT COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS

Levy Court Member
Jack Peterman

KENT COUNTY STAFF & APPOINTED OFFICIALS

County Administrator
Bob Mcleod

Department of Planning Services
Michael J. Petit de Mange, Director

MUNICIPAL ELECTED & APPOINTED OFFICIALS

Milford

Administration
Richard Carmean - City Manager
E. Keith Hudson, Police Chief
Sgt. Steve Rust, Police Officer

Mayor
Joseph "Ronnie" Rogers

Planning Commission
Randy E. Marvel, Chairman
Mark S. Mallamo

Historical Groups
F. Brook Clendaniel, President, Milford Historical Society
Chuck Hauser, Downtown Milford, Inc.
Don Abrutyn, Downtown Milford, Inc.
Chuck Stanko, Downtown Milford, Inc.
Skip (Michael) Pikus, Downtown Milford, Inc.

Local Businesses
I.G. Burton, I.G. Burton & Co.
Charlie Burton, I.G. Burton & Co.
Dean Geyer, Geyer’s Restaurant
Stanley West, West Farms
Robert Burris, Burris Logistics
Fran and Ken Novac, small business owners

Others
Charles Vanaman, Fire Chief, Carlisle Fire Company
Ronald Robbins, Farm Bureau
Connie Fox, Farm Bureau
Scott Adkisson

Ellendale

Town Council
Merrill Mitchell, President
Kim Hughes

Administration
Floyd Toomey, Police Chief

Others
Harold L. Truxon, Community Civic Improvement Association

Georgetown

Administration
David Baird, Town Manager
William Topping, Police Chief

Mayor
Ed Lester

Planning Commission
Sue Barlow, Chairperson

Historical Groups
Carlton Moore, Historic Georgetown Association
Wesley Jones, President, Georgetown Historical Society

Others
Matt Gibbs, Georgetown Citizen
Lynda Messick – President, Delaware National Bank
Joe Pepper, Chief, Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company
William Pepper
Harry Dukes, First State Poultry, Sussex County Airport Board
Harold Abbott
Dr. Ileana Smith, VP and Campus Director, Owens Campus, Del Tech
Guy Phillips, Farm Bureau
Harold Johnson, Farm Bureau

Millsboro

Administration
Faye G. Lingo, Town Manager
John Murphy, Police Chief

Mayor
Joseph Brady

Town Council
John Thoroughgood

Historical Groups
Margaret Mitchell, Millsboro Historical Society

Others
Lynn Bullock, President, MillsboroVolunteer Fire Company
Donald Collins, Farmer

Dagsboro

Mayor
S. Bradley Connor

Others
Tom Glen, Fire Chief, Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company

Frankford

Town Council
Ronald Atherton, President
Robert Daisey

Planning and Zoning Commission
Charles Dismuke

Selbyville

Administration
Gary Taylor, Town Manager

Town Council
Jay C. Murray

Others
Howard Pepper, Jr. President, Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company
Lloyd Behney, Chief, Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company
Raymond Moore, Sr.
Clifton Parker, Farmer
Henry Johnson, Farmer
Jim Bennett, Farmer

Fenwick Island

Town Council
Peter Frederick

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

First State Community Action Agency
Bernice Edwards, Acting Executive Director
Thea Becton

Hispanic Groups

La Esperanza
Allison Burris
Marissa C. VonVille

La Casita de Georgetown
Sister Margaret Giblin, Director

Others
Al Chavez
Manuel Pavon
Irma Barriga, Hispanic Ministry, St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

Native American

Nanticoke Indian Association
James "Tee" Norwood, Chief
Pecita Lone Wolf
Tran Norwood
William H. Davis

INTEREST GROUPS

Environmental

Center for Inland Bays
Dr. Bruce Richards

Growth

Positive Growth Alliance
Rich Collins

Citizens Coalition
Mike Tyler

Business

Millsboro / Dagsboro Chamber of Commerce
Joan Boyce, Executive Director

Milford Chamber of Commerce
Wyatt Hammond

Frankford/Selbyville Chamber of Commerce
Karen McGrath

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Lit Dryden, President

Motor Truck Association
Jack Taylor, Executive Director

Mountaire Farms of Delmarva
George Thornes, Transportation Manager, Selbyville
Bill Railhall, Transportation Manager, Millsboro
Roger Marino, Corp. Director of Public Relations

Perdue Farms Incorporated
Keith Moore
Danny Wilkens
James Daniels
Michael Levengood

Bayhealth Medical Center
Terry Feinour, Senior Vice President
Jerry Peters, Facilities Director

Sussex Association of Realtors
Debbie Costello, President
R. Carol Campbell-Hansen

Southern Delaware Tourism
Karen O'Neill, Executive Director

Agriculture
Marty Ross
Burt Messick

MAJOR PROPERTY OWNERS

Melvin Joseph
George White, Townsends, Inc.
Preston "Pret" Dyer