New Castle County is planning major upgrades to Bechtel Park. Ken Mammarella photo

New zoning district proposed just for parks in NCCo

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

Four members of New Castle County Council are sponsoring an ordinance to create a new zoning district for land in parks – a plan that  the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has “significant concerns” about. “This new P zoning district created by ordinance 24-130 would only apply to preserved parcels owned in fee simple by the county, …

Brandywine Town Center

Smaller pond, more eateries for Brandywine Town Center?

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

    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. “No changes are proposed for the main building,” 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 …