CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, August 22 - August 28, 1997. 15
Seven vie for three seats in Henlopen Acres
By Jen Ellingsworth
The Town of Henlopen Acres
will hold its annual municipal
election on Saturday, Aug. 30,
from 9 a.m. until noon at Town
Hall at 104 Tidewaters.
Seven candidates will vie for
three seats, those of incumbent
commissioners Thomas Lewis,
Richard Barros and James Mal-
oney. The amount of candidates
is the largest in recent years. The
term for a commissioner is two
years.
Any person 18 years or older
who is a United States citizen and
a bonafide resident of Henlopen
Acres is eligible to vote.
A questionnaire was sent to
each of the candidates by the Cape
Gazette. The individuals were
asked to respond to questions de-
signed to inform readers of their
vision for the town and what they
feel they can accomplish if they
are selected.
The following is a brief synop-
sis of each candidate's response.
Thomas Lewis
Henlopen Acres Mayor Thomas
Lewis is a retired newspaperman
of 14 years. He has been married
for 53 years, and has two children
and five grandchildren.
Lewis, a lifelong Delawarean,
came to Hen-
Iopen Acres
in 1983 and
became a
full-time resi-
dent in 1988.
Having
served eight
years as a
commission-
er and the last LEWIS
four years as
the mayor, he said he has seen
many accomplishments and
changes in town. He cited the in-
stallation of the water treatment
plant as being one of the most pos-
itive changes. He was also directly
associated with changing the type
of management from the commit-
tee-town clerk organization to a
town manager-run operation.
Lewis was instrumental in the
creation of a new town hall, as
well as a security operation with
24-hour communication, the new
radio communication system in
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area," said Lewis:
Maryland police charged him as
a Delaware fugitive. "He will be
returned to Delaware pending ex-
tradition," said Lewis, who said
he did not know how long that
process would take. Police are ex-
pected to charge him with at-
tempted murder and possession of
a firearm during the commission
of a felony.
Anyone with information about
the incident should call detectives
at Troop 4, 856-5850 or
CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-847-
3333.
operation from town hall, the
repaving of all the streets and the
semi-annual newsletter to keep
the residents informed.
During his tenure, the town has
also become active with the Asso-
ciation of Coastal Towns (ACT),
the Delaware League of Local
Governments and the Delaware
Rural Water Association. The
town is also in contact with the
Sussex County Emergency Center
daily about current and upcoming
weather conditions, and town hall
is one hundred percent computer-
ized.
He said he would like to return
to his post as commissioner for
one more term to see the renova-
tion of the marina completed and
to have the town storm drain sys-
tem upgraded.
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