NCC Parks Hybrid Town Halls Start 6PM Monday, November 8th In New Castle And Continue Through November 22nd

 

NCC Parks Town Hall

6 - 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 8th

Route 9 Library

3022 New Castle Ave, New Castle, DE 19720

Parks Public Meetings Overview 

New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, along with the general manager of the Public Works Department, Tracy Surles, have announced a schedule of public engagement meetings regarding New Castle County parks. 

The town halls will be held in person with limited in-person attendance and a virtual option. The County maintains 249 parks comprising over 6,000 acres of land.

Schedule

Monday, November 8 at the Route 9 Innovation Center & Library 

• In-Person registration
• Zoom Webinar registration

Monday, November 15 at the Bear Library

• In-Person registration
• Zoom Webinar registration

Tuesday, November 16 at the Appoquinimink Library

• In-Person registration
• Zoom Webinar registration

Thursday, November 18 at the Kirkwood Library

• In-Person registration
• Zoom Webinar registration

Friday, November 19 via Zoom Webinar Only

• Zoom Webinar registration

Monday, November 22 at the Claymont Library

• In-Person registration
• Zoom Webinar registration

NOTE TO CE Meyer - you should not conduct these meetings as a way to gather input for the Comprehensive Plan Update (CPU) unless THAT is clearly stated as one of the goals of these public meetings. 

At last Tuesday's Council Land Use Meeting, we heard from DLU GM Rich Hall that here is an Open Space Statement on a Comprehensive Plan Update Priority List that he shared was in the planning document draft (to be publicly revealed at the end of November).

Otensibly, to address this Future Planning Statement Goal, the Comprehensive Planning process would be collecting input on whether county residents want more open space, what kind of open space, how it should be used, and how much of it do New Castle Countians want to pay for. Aren't those the kinds of questions that would be asked and answered at such Town Halls? 

Conversely, wouldn't it be a waste to conduct these Town Halls without bringing in the Comprehensive Plan question?

Just be transparent.

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