DOVER, Del. -- On Wednesday, certified election results confirmed Dover City Councilman Fred Neil's reelection to serve the city's third district.
At 91, Neil is the oldest serving council member in Dover City Council history. He says the number is simply "a statement of his age."
"I can't dance as fast as I used to, but I still can dance," says Neil with a laugh. "The sense of humor is still with me, and I usually use it judiciously when things get a little tight in the council."
With nearly 67% of the votes in the third district race, Neil beat Jo Ann Mather to reclaim his seat.
"If you look to see what I've accomplished within a ten-year period, if that was satisfactory to them, why stop?" asks Neil. "I'm so glad that I'm elected with my constituents because we have the experience, and we already started to do things that we need to do."
Neil says he will continue to prioritize Dover's affordable housing issue and find a way to limit skyrocketing rental costs.
"The gap between people who are low and fixed income is growing farther and farther in terms of what they can afford," Neil says. "You can't build it fast enough in order to get ahead of the problem."
Neil says this will likely be his final term.
"I'm going to be a public servant, and that's the idea behind it," Neil says. "I find great satisfaction from that.