George "Bud" Heberling, was appointed to the Council in November of 2000. He looks forward to sharing his experience as an Accident Reconstructionist with the Delaware State Police, as well as his general interest in public safety. His bi-weekly "Simple Safety" column has appeared in the Delaware State News for the past four years. He's a certified Child Safety Seat Technician, an activity he considers very rewarding. He hopes to encourage both the motoring and the cycling public to "share the road" and to be respectful of one another. He sees the results of impatience and carelessness all too often upon Delaware's highways.

Relatively new to cycling, Bud purchased his first decent bike (a Gary Fisher mountain bike) in April of 1999. He's ridden about 2000 miles since, about 75% of them off road. While he did a lot of cycling growing up in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, he hadn't done much since until purchasing his current bike. He regrets not re-discovering the fun and fitness effects of cycling a long time ago. His most rewarding ride is the annual State Police torch-ride for the Special Olympics in which he and Brenda, his wife of eighteen years, participate.

Bud has resided in southern Kent County since 1985. He's a member of the Delaware State Police at Troop 3. Some of his other interests include computers, water skiing, wake boarding, reading, radio controlled planes, gadgets, and Chelsie, their boxer. He enjoys dragging his wife and both of their bikes to northern Delaware or Pennsylvania to climb the hills that seemed much smaller when they were children.