George "Jody" Sweeney
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 18:31
- Avg per meeting
- 2:39
- Segments
- 200
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Top issues during term (20)
Recreation Storage Building
$144,353 total, $6,353 above the remaining project budget, covered by Parks Contingency.
Faith Life Church expansion near Hartly
Delaware Climate Action Plan integration
No direct cost to adopt, but adopting keeps the county eligible for FEMA mitigation grant funding.
Housing Rehabilitation Contract Cost Growth
$13,993 additional, bringing the contract to $35,591, funded by FY25 CDBG grant money.
Sewer connections outside the Growth Zone for previously skipped lots
Applicants would have to pay the County or State for the soils scientist's expenses within ten days of invoicing, before any connection work begins.
2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan Adoption
No direct cost identified, but plan adoption can unlock federal mitigation grants.
Preserving rail-served industrial land in North Dover
No dollar figure was attached, but preparing industrial sites could mean significant future county spending on land acquisition and infrastructure.
Harmony Hills II subdivision near Camden (SL-26-06)
New homes and duplexes would expand the local tax base and bring demand for county services and infrastructure.
Griffith Lake Estates Stormwater Maintenance District Extension
Fork Landing West homeowners would pay $25 per parcel starting with the 2027 tax bill, plus whatever annual rate Levy Court later sets.
Harmony Hills II subdivision access and emergency safety
Sewer Extension Outside the Growth Zone (LC26-16)
Costs to connecting property owners aren't spelled out in the agenda; conditions would apply to petitions.
FY26 CDBG Grant Applications
The local administrative match commits county dollars to leverage federal grant funding.
Library Tax District rates
Any future rate adjustments could change the library portion of county residents' property tax bills.
Library service areas
Pre-Employment Drug Screening Policy Update
Royal Farms gas station and convenience store near Camden
No direct county cost; the project uses public Tidewater water and Kent County sewer service.
The Landings cash-in-lieu of active open space
The developer pays a cash fee instead of building active open space on the site.
DNREC Bay Beach Nourishment public parking lots at Kitts Hummock and Pickering beaches
The parking lots are part of a state-funded beach nourishment project; no direct county cost is stated.
2027 EMS vehicle procurement
Recorder of Deeds fee update (LC26-18)
Decisions during term (174)
Recorded while Sweeney was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of agenda
Approval of September 21, 2026 minutes
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes — September 10, 2026
CS-26-06 Faith Life Church — Conditional Use with Site Plan Approval
S-26-05 Royal Farms #459 — Site Plan Approval
Adjournment
Approval of Agenda
Adjournment
Approval of the Minutes (June 22, 2026)
Approval of Agenda
Approval of July 9, 2026 Draft Minutes
CS-26-05 Cattail Creek Propane Facility — conditional approval recommended
CS-26-04 Pro-Cut Tree Services — conditional approval recommended
C-26-05 Sunrise Shaws Corner Road Solar — recommendation fails
S-26-04 Holy Cross High School — site plan approved
SLV-26-27 Thompson Ridge — postponed
Adjournment
Approval of Agenda
Adjournment
Voting record (23)
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Resolution 4162 – Disposal District No. 1 Sewer User Rates
Opposed an 11% sewer increase after 42% cumulative increases over three years, against the advisory board's 3% recommendation, with a $460,000 surplus and no spending plan.
Resolution 4172 – Opposing Senate Bill 23
Wants the state out of county business after a pattern of state mandates.
Appointment of Mark Mountain to Community Development Advisory Committee
Appointment of Steven Hill to Community Board of Appeals
Adoption of Agenda (M-26-049)
Consent Agenda 26-07 (April 14, 2026 minutes)
Resolution 4156 - Kent County Business Week (May 3-9, 2026)
Resolution 4152 - Public Works Week (May 17-23, 2026)
Resolution 4149 - Satterfield Stormwater Maintenance District
C-26-02 Delmarva Power and Light electric substation conditional use
All reasons stated.
FY27 Employee/Retiree Health Insurance Plan
Diffuser Replacement Project and Sole Source Purchase
Consent Agenda 26-06 — Adoption of March 24, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Resolution 4153 — Kent Conservation District Stewardship Week 2026
Recruit and Fund Engineering Project Manager II Position
DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Contract User Agreement — Little Creek Wildlife Area
Biosolids Capacity Expansion Project — Contract 2 — Change Order No. 4 (M2 Construction)
Award of Residential Trash Collection Services Contract FY26–FY29
CS-26-02 Berean Community Church conditional use site plan
Ordinance LC25-29 — King rezoning on Maidstone Branch Road
For all reasons that have been stated.
Application CS-26-01 — DE State Fire School signage
Per RPC and staff.