18 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Sept. 6 - Sept. 12, 2002
Republicans to square off in primary for Register of Wills
By Michael Short
G. Holland vanValkenburgh and
Donald Oliphant Jr. will face off
in a Sept. 7 Republican primary
this year. The two seek the Regis-
ter of Wills position. The winner
will face a familiar name in
Delaware politics, incumbent row
office holder Howard Clendaniel,
a Democrat.
'I am looking forward to the
opportunity to serve that county
that my family has served for gen-
erations," Oliphant said. He has
been married to his wife, Diane,
for 16 years
and has never
sought political
office before.
They have two
young chil-
dren.
A long time
political
watcher, he de-
OLIPHANT
cided this was
the right time to step into the po-
litical arena.
The Gumboro resident is a pro-
bation and parole officer.
Oliphant said he would like to
be more involved and he urges
people to vote, even if they don't
vote for him. He said fresh minds
bring fresh ideas and he wants to
be known to voters for being hon-
est, dependable and reliable. He
plans to carefully watch taxpayer
dollars and wants to update coun-
ty computers and make the office
more accessible to the general
public, suggesting a guide to use
of the office. He said that could al-
so be done through the internet.
VanValkenburgh calls himself a
native "who is
dedicated to
making the of-
fice more pro-
ductive for the
county."
He called for
more leader-
ship, more effi-
ciency and VANVALKENntrRGH
greater speed
in serving the public although he
feels the office does a generally
good job. He said he would be in-
volved in developing the budget
for his office and negotiating with
the county administrator for those
funds. VanValkenburgh said the
office is not really a political of-
rice and that a businessman such
as himself is a perfect fit for this
position. He is on the Georgetown
Board of Adjustment, works to
advise small businesses and busi-
ness owners and lives in George-
town.
He is married, has two children
and says he has no plans to make
this a stepping stone for higher of-
rice.
Route 1 Committee schLedules Sept. 18 public workshop
By Michael Short
The public will soon have an
opportunity to hear the latest ideas
to fix Rohte 1.
The Route ! Committee, which
has met for months to try to brain-
storm some solutions to tile issues
impactingRoute 1 and the sur-
rounding area, will hold a public
workshop on Wednesday, Sept.
18. beginning at 4 p.m.
There will be formal presenta-
tions at 4 p.m. and at 6 p.m. during
the meeting held in the College of
Marine Studies' Virden Center It
is expected to be one of the last
chances for public comment be-
fore the group chaired by county
and state officials makes its final
report.
The committee has focused on
land use issues in an effort to
come up with transportation im-
provements.
The group's latest brainstorm is
to focus development in limited
areas of the Cape Region in what
are called villages.
Family Court advocate
training set in October
Tile Court Appointed Special
Advocate'(CASA) Program in the
Delaware Family Court needs
qualified adults to serve as CASA
volunteers. CASAs are trained
community volunteers appointed
by Family Court judges to repre-
sent the best interests of
abused/neglected or dependent
children who are the subject of
court proceedings. The volunteer
conducts an independent investi-
gation in the children's life and
presents facts and recommenda-
tions to a judge in written reports
and verbal testimony. The CASA
advocates for the best interests of
the child by investigating and
monitoring a case until the child is
provided a safe and permanent
home.
CASA volunteers have varied
professional, educational and eth-
nic backgrounds. They are select-
ed on the basis of their objectivity,
competence and commitment.
Training, supervision and attorney
representation are provided. In
calendar year 2000, approximate-
ly 220 CASA volunteers in
Delaware" served 470 children.
A required five-day initial train-
ing session for volunteers in Sus-
sex and Kent couniies is sched-
uled for Oct. 2, 3, 7, 8 and 10 in
Georgetown and Dover. For more
information or to apply to become
a CASA volunteer; call 856-5315
or 856-46.48: Recruitment and
training for new voltmteers is con-
ducted on a periodic basis
throughout the year. To apply for
the October training, call for an
application packet by Sept. 15.
We would like to than00 the
community for a warm and
enthusiastic response.
Sussex
Orthodontics
.1632 Savannah Rd., Suite 6
To schedule an
appointment, call
(302) 644-4100
Faced with growth that is ex-
pected to add 18,000 units by
2025 as well as a considerable
amount of commercial develop-
ment, the group has wrestled with
several scenarios to best deal with
the expected growth.
All the scenarios call for major
growth in the area. The village
concept is based upon the idea of
concentrating growth and helping
the Delaware Department of
Transportation (DelDOT) deal
with that growth, perhaps by d e -
veloping new or improved road-
ways.
A major disadvantage of the
plan, according to critics, is that
the neighborhood businesses in-
tended to keep traffic in the neigh-
borhood just cannot survive be-
cause people will avoid them and
shop at larger stores along the
Route 1 corridor.
The exact location of such vil-
lages as well as the number of vil-
lages remains uncertain.
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