Why Should Delaware Care?
Government works best when its citizens are knowledgeable and engaged. Delaware’s government has scores of commissions, working groups, agencies and other offices. All must hold meeting that are open to the public.
Delaware’s state government will hold dozens of meetings this week to discuss the the public’s business, including topics around road safety, the environment, and the Port of Wilmington.
Wilmington Housing Summit
The second Wilmington Housing Summit will occur Tuesday, and bring together community members, housing advocates, and government officials to discuss housing challenges in Wilmington.
This event follows the first Wilmington Housing Summit held in February, when attendees shared data, experiences, and insights regarding the state of housing in the city. Tuesday’s event will present findings and feedback collected by the initial summit, and open the floor to input from the public.
Among the topics to be discussed are affordable housing, homelessness and housing instability, vacant homes, protecting tenants, and supporting homeownership.
The event will occur at the Carvel State Office Building, located at 820 N. French St, in Wilmington. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The event is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m.
DelDOT
On Tuesday, Delaware transportation officials will hold a public workshop to publicly present proposals to change the ways in which Georgetown’s roads are designed for cyclists and pedestrians.
The Delaware Department of Transportation will release its specific proposals at the workshop, but has already signaled that it will focus its improvements to bike and pedestrian infrastructure along Bedford and Market streets, which are the primary corridors in the town.
The public workshop will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Georgetown Public Library located at 123 W. Pine St.
On Wednesday, DelDOT officials will hold a meeting of their Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund Council to consider awarding taxpayer money to developers of several construction projects across the state.
Those potential recipients are CMT Inc. of Harrington; Felton Drive-In LLC of Felton; FR First Park New Castle LLC of New Castle; REACH Riverside Development Corp of Wilmington; SCMC Rt 24 LLC of Rehoboth Beach; WitSil Lincoln Assoc LLC of Lincoln; and RMG Harrington LLC of Harrington.
The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. It will take place at the Delaware Room of the DelDOT Administration Building, located at 800 Bay Road in Dover. It will also be streamed virtually here.
DNREC
On Tuesday, Delaware’s environmental regulators will consider a permit application from Goodwill, Inc that would allow it to manufacture sand by pulverizing recycled glass and ceramics at their building at 400 Centerpoint Boulevard in New Castle.
The meeting will take place virtually on Tuesday from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. The meeting can be accessed here.
Port of Wilmington
The Port of Wilmington’s new legislative oversight committee – called the Port of Wilmington Expansion Task Force – will hold its first meeting on Wednesday after lawmakers reestablished the long dormant group earlier this month.
The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday at the Buena Vista conference Center, located at 651 South DuPont Highway in New Castle. It also will be streamed virtually here.
The board of the Diamond State Port Corporation, which separately oversees the Port of Wilmington, has not yet scheduled a public meeting since state senators approved three of Gov. Matt Meyer’s nominees to the body earlier this month.
