Four members of New Castle County Council are sponsoring an ordinance to create a new zoning district for land in parks â a plan that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has âsignificant concernsâ about. âThis new P zoning district created by ordinance 24-130 would only apply to preserved parcels owned in fee simple by the county, …
Light pollution was on many Delawareansâ minds in mid-May as they sought dark places to observe the northern lights. And a few days later New Castle County Council unanimously approved an ordinance to reduce light pollution. âOrdinance 23-122 only affects new commercial construction projects (or significant redevelopment projects), and at its most basic simply ensures that light and energy …
New Castle County is taking a page out of the City of Brotherly Loveâs playbook in an effort to add art and creativity to its streets and neighborhoods. The County Council this week unanimously passed Councilwoman Dee Durhamâs Ordinance 23-160 to create a Public Arts Commission. The legislation took inspiration from Philadelphiaâs 1% for Art program, which requires new city …
Plastic Free Delaware, a group that formed a decade ago to get rid of environmentally unfriendly single-use bags, is now tackling something that forms a quarter of municipal waste: Food scraps. It is creating its first community composting facility in Talley Day Park, behind the Brandywine Hundred Library, and prominently located right across a parking area from the playground. The …
Odyssey Charter sophomore Arnav Taduviyi said awareness and education are the first step to combating the negative environmental effects of climate change. âThere is a point of no return which is honestly really scary and people should be aware and cognizant of that and try to make a difference, even if it’s just a small one,â he said Thursday during …
Brandywine Hundred native Dee Durham has a simple but important reason for creating the Brandywine Hundred Historical Society: âAll those stories that we donât want to lose.â âPeople want to learn about the about the history of where they live,â said member Pam Cawood Rizzo. The society, like most modern things, started out about a year ago digitally, with a …
Changes are afoot at the Brandywine Town Center, which could include new buildings, restaurants and parking. What they will be is yet to be determined. âNo changes are proposed for the main building,â said New Castle County Councilman Dee Durham, who represents the area around the Naamans Road power center. She and the Council of Civic Associations of …
During the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reimagined Museum of Nature and Science, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told the crowd that his administration is going to propose a $500,000 grant for the institution. âEverything we do in county government right now â similarly to whatâs going on in the city of Wilmington â is about diversity, equity and inclusion,â …
