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JANUARY 5, 2024
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Millsboro tables talks on voting districts until summer By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter An extended discussion about changing the Millsboro town charter to replace at-large voting with in-district voting — as those in the audience freely called out opinions and accused Mayor Jim Kells of voter repression — ended with council tabling the matter at least until August. Kells said he put it on the agenda for
the Monday, Jan. 2, meeting because, “if you live in a district you should vote for that person who is representing that district.” “I wanted to vote on this once and for all. If we’re going to do something, let’s do it now, and if not, it’s going to be over a year,” Kells said, referring to the time it could take for the Delaware Legislature to approve a charter change. Earlier, Kells, during a conversation with Coastal Point, explained he wants
to keep the population of each district closer to the same size. Currently, District 3 — which includes the heavily populated and growing Plantation Lakes residential community — is the largest of Millsboro’s three voting districts and creates an imbalance and the disparity concerns him. Councilwoman Kimberley Kaan said Millsboro has always allowed anybody to vote for any candidates in any district.
“It is all at-large voting,” she earlier told Coastal Point. In Millsboro, two council members represent each district, and one serves at-large. “You have to live in a certain district to run for council, but as a resident, you can vote for anyone ... I am not opposed to redistricting and figuring out, now that the town has grown, where the new See DISTRICTS page 6