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 …

Ordinance 25-012 passed unanimously to significantly raise ambulance fees in Wilmington (Photo by Pavel Danilyuk)

Wilmington approves ambulance fee increases as Fire Department prepares to resume EMS

Claudia EstradaGovernment, Government & Politics, Headlines, Health, Police & Fire

WILMINGTON — City Council has approved an ordinance that significantly raises ambulance fees in Wilmington as the city prepares to take over emergency medical services from St. Francis Hospital. READ: Mayor Carney outlines his $200 M budget at latest Town Hall meeting Ordinance 25-012 passed unanimously among council members present at the May 1 meeting, with 10 votes in favor …