Cheyenne McGowan resident of the 5th District, commenting in favor of  rent stabilization wearing a T-shirt with the phrase “THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH!”

Heated debate erupts at Wilmington Council Committee meeting over rent control and tenant protections

Claudia EstradaGovernment, Government & Politics, Headlines

  WILMINGTON — Tensions flared at Wilmington City Council’s Community Development & Urban Planning Committee meeting on May 8, where councilmembers, administration officials, landlords, and tenants clashed over a pair of housing ordinances aimed at addressing affordability and landlord accountability. Rent Escrow Ordinance clears Committee, despite administration pushback 6th District Council Member Yolanda McCoy presented Ordinance 25-018, which would allow …

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Proposed Wilmington ordinance would close stores, bodegas at 10 p.m.

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Proponents of closing corner stores and bodegas earlier say it will keep late-night crowds, crime down.   An ordinance aimed at restricting hours of operation for corner stores and bodegas in certain areas of Wilmington was introduced Thursday in a City Council planning meeting. The legislation before the Community Development & Urban Planning committee would force convenience stores and fast …