From family farms and nurseries to mom & pop stores as well as big-box stores, along with national chains and most of the car dealerships in the county, Hampton is home to a diverse blend of businesses and the biggest shopping area in the county.
It goes without saying the town’s business climate is welcoming.
With a nearly 100 percent occupancy rate, it has a proven formula that businesses will flourish in this Sussex County town.
Hampton residents have the best of both worlds: a shopping mecca and a rural area larger than some towns in the county to raise a family in a peaceful environment along with a large well-groomed and -maintained town park that will accommodate multiple events simultaneously.
Another asset that the town’s citizens are blessed with is the town being debt-free due to the committee’s long-held belief that it won’t acquire anything until it can be paid for outright.
This committee is able to juggle all these daily challenges with minimal employees; Hampton has one of the lowest personnel cost of all the 24 towns in the county - a substantial accomplishment.
Many town committees in Sussex County could easily save their taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually but choose to bow to public unions and maintain unnecessary high-paying jobs, forcing their residents to pay more.
Hampton’s current and seasoned committee has always put the taxpayers ahead of public-sector unions’ greedy demands and always will.
If Hampton lost a committee member, the only change possible would be negative. It’s imperative that the town retains Philip Yetter and David Hansen.
Tris Tristam
Newton