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When are officials going to solve and correct?

August 29, 2025

I am not whining, complaining, blaming, attacking or criticizing any positional elected representative or public service director employee.

Most of our Delaware state politicians, Sussex County Council and town elected officials indicate they understand the consistent daily road backups, extreme traffic congestion, long arduous commutes and unsafe driving conditions. It is time for action and solutions from our leaders, with the understanding of the infrastructure conditions they claim to possess.

According to our Delaware state officials, Sussex County Council and local elected representatives, they work for the residents jointly and comprehensively. The Delaware state officials, Sussex County Council and local elected representatives have the complete legal and lawful authority to solve and correct the noted infrastructure conditions of consistent daily road backups, extreme traffic congestion, long arduous commutes and unsafe driving conditions.

My two questions – selective hearing does not apply:

Why are the Delaware state officials and local elected representatives not solving and correcting the consistent daily road backups, extreme traffic congestion, long arduous commutes and unsafe driving conditions?

Why are the legal authorized officials not working together as our representatives, restricting and managing the continued, unreasonable, concerning, irresponsible expansion growth in Delaware and Sussex County to be applied more effectively? 

Thought – In my employment, when assigned a responsibility task to solve and correct a difficult work-related issue, I can only imagine my employer’s reaction and my employment termination of my position when I am not capable or able to respond with success. 

Edward Golden
Lewes
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