In 2012, the creators of this website exposed a plot to turn county waste disposal over to a private vendor at an enormous cost to taxpayers. The expose nixed the deal and the county had to admit that the current landfill will be adequate for at least three more decades. This is the power of citizen journalism.
Since then, we have uncovered everything from the Sussex Solar Scandal to threats against the health and safety of county workers.
On June 2, 2025, a new editorial team took over. Look forward to interesting new content each week.
Pipelines, mega-warehouses, higher property taxes... and now they are coming to take away your local schools paid for with those high property taxes! The threats to our county’s well being and quality of life are ungoing. Sussex County Watchdog investigates and reports on those threats. We are here to keep you informed.
Sussex County Watchdog believes in reform and transparency on all levels of government. It is committed to citizen journalism with a local, independent-minded perspective. We provide the kind of scrutiny of Sussex County politics and government that newspapers no longer provide.
Several Sussex County politicians are on record as being in favor of violating the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights in order to shut down blogs like this. Many have worked against transparency and opposed ideas to expand public disclosure and the public's right to know.
We have insider sources that will help you understand what's going on in county government and local politics. Some of our sources must remain anonymous to protect themselves, their jobs, and their families from the kind of retribution that has been carried out by Sussex County's politicians against whistleblowers and others who have spoken up.
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