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Public commenters urge scrutiny of county legal fees, criticize immigration policy and raise concerns about Sussex Tech assembly
Summary
Residents used the public-comment period to challenge county spending on outside counsel, accuse the county council of 'political grift,' allege abuses in ICE detention centers, criticize immigration policies after a Chicago killing, and report a parent complaint about a Sussex Tech assembly funded by an Edge New Jersey grant.
A lengthy public-comment period at the March 25 Sussex County commissioners meeting featured sharply worded remarks about county spending, immigration policy and local schools.
Ken Collins of the Town of Chester told the board that, in his review, the county "doubled the amount you raised from taxes in 24 years from 2001 to 2025" and accused county government of waste and "political grift," saying, "Anybody? Over $735,000" referring to last year’s payments to Doug Steinhardt’s law firm and urging that named county-council attorneys be fired. The…
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