The campaign for the council seat from District 5 has grown ugly and is fraught with misinformation. Let’s be clear. Keller Hopkins has supported large-scale developments without regard to impact on quality of life or environmental concerns. If you want to hear his intent in his own voice, listen to the audio archives after the Coral Lakes hearing Jan. 27, when in support of Coral Lakes, Hopkins says: "If they will load developments up on a road like that, they can get into the beach fairly, you know, pretty quickly even in traffic. And that keeps them from sprawling all the way over to Millsboro."
It’s not unusual for politicians to change their positions at election times as Hopkins has done. But he takes it one step further and accuses John Rieley of voting for Coral Lakes, which Rieley has never done.
Hopkins and his ally, Mark Schaeffer, also suggest Rieley should step down off council because he accepted topsoil for his farm from a developer. Coming from a man whose entire business is dependent on development and developers, such a charge is beyond ludicrous.
It is very much in Hopkins’ interest to support more and more development. So, if you want more forests and wetlands destroyed, more traffic, more pollution, vote for Hopkins. If not, Rieley is your guy.