About Us

Founded in 1962, the Civic League For New Castle County is an organization comprised of community civic associations, umbrella civic groups, good government groups, businesses, and interested individuals. The League provides a forum for education about, discussion of, and action on issues relating to the impact of government on the quality of life in New Castle County

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

New Castle County Executive Meyer Facebook LIVE Budget Town Halls Start 6PM Wednesday, March 31st


New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer announces slate of virtual interactive community conversations 

Following his annual New Castle County budget address, County Executive Matt Meyer announced a slate of interactive virtual town halls that will take place over the next month to discuss the years upcoming budget and to connect with constituents first-hand on a wide range of issues that impact County residents.

The County Executive will host four community conversations:

Wednesday, March 31 at 6 p.m.

Monday, April 5 at 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 15 at 6 p.m.

Monday, April 19 at 12 p.m.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of being County Executive is hearing directly from my bosses, the residents of New Castle County,” said County Executive Meyer. “I am eager to engage in robust conversation with our friends from the county, hearing what’s on residents’ minds, and discussing how County government is working to build back better on their behalf.”

All of the community conversations will be broadcast live on New Castle County’s Facebook page (facebook.com/nccde) and be replayed on NCCTV.  


Tuesday, March 23, 2021

DE State and NCC Regulations Impacting Former Claymont Steel Mill Industrial Site Redevelopment, ZOOM Program 7PM Monday, March 29th (RSVP)

CCOBH and the Naamans Creek Watershed Association (NCWA) are pleased to announce their first educational Zoom Webinar: DE State and NCC Regulations Impacting Developmentof the Former Claymont Steel Mill Industrial Site

Claymont Steel Mill Webinar

 7 - 9 p.m. Monday, March 29th

ZOOM Program

REGISTER HERE


Please join us to learn from the experts how DNREC and NCC County regulations guide redevelopers for repurposing this important industrial site.

The Zoom Webinar will be held at the following date and time:

March 29, 2021 (Monday)
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST)

Presentations by:

  • Marianne Cinaglia, Executive Director of the NCWA 

  • Gene Castellano, Local Historian 

  • Richard E. Hall, General Manager, NCC Dept of Land Use 

  • Shawn M. Garvin, DNREC Secretary


Agenda:

  • Introduction to the Claymont Steel Mill Industrial Site and its History. 

  • County and State Regulations affecting the development of the Site. 

  • Q and A Session – Your questions will be answered by the Presenters.

Registration in advance is required. Attendance is limited to 100 participants; therefore we encourage you to register now. To register for this webinar click here 

If you prefer, alternatively you can click on this link to register.  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pIf4h5JNTy2KIMnlElhD7A  

After registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with a link for joining the webinar.

If you would like to learn more about CCOBH, please visit us at CCOBH

We hope you can join us!












Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Upcoming NCC 2022 Comprehensive Plan Update Workshops: March 17th, April 7th, And May 5th

 NCC Comprehensive Plan Update for 2022 ~

Infrastructure, Transportation, Water/Sewer Service, and Hazard Mitigation Public Workshop

6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 17th

VIRTUAL Workshop

REGISTER HERE

Throughout 2020, we received important feedback from you about the future of New Castle County - which then helped us understand generally where and what our collective priorities may be. This time we are diving deeper! We will host a series of five digital workshops designed to further examine topics comprising the NCC@2050 Comprehensive Plan.

During these workshops, subject matter experts and attendees will be asked to brainstorm and provide detailed input on draft goals, objectives, alternative future development possibilities, and strategies.

We will also provide an update of the progress of NCC@2050 as well as a summary of the feedback we have heard from our community in 2020.

Next Workshops ~

April 7th: Thriving Places: Community Design, Historic Preservation + Bringing It All Together

May 5th: Environmental Justice and Social Justice + Bringing It All Together


 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

CLNCC Asks Why Is NCC Directing The State To Add CR Zoning To CCEDs In HB 18?

My first lobbying of the 151st General Assembly on behalf of CLNCC: 

Email sent March 9th to Rich Hall cc'd to Bill Dunn, and HB 18 sponsors Ed Osienski, Paul Baumbach, and Dave Sokola. I will post the NCC DLU GM's response when I recieve it.

Why is NCC directing the state to add CR zoning to CCEDs in HB 18?

Dear Rich, 

I have been meaning to reach out to you about why NCC DLU has crafted HB 18 (as I understand it, your department wrote the CCED revision bill) to include parecels zoned Commercial Regional (CR). 

No one as yet has offered to answer this question that I had put before state legislators on the committee call that you were on. I had hoped that you would have addressed the question directly in your comments to the committee that followed mine. The sponsor was not familiar with the CR clause when I asked about why the CR zoning category was suddenly to be considered for Complete Community Enterprise Districts.  

I also put the question before community members on the Sierra Club 'informational' meeting on the HB 18 legislation held after the bill was released from committee (link https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=318867596207296&ref=watch_permalink). My question was unfortunately characterized as "in the weeds" and again went unanswered by the panelists (James Wilson, Peggy Schultz, Jon Kirch). 

And, in looking at the lobbying activity around the bill as reported on the Public Integrity Commission website, several New Castle County lobbyists have been speaking to legislators about HB 18 presumably on behalf of the department and the county although a quick poll of some members of council show that council had no knowlege of any of this activity. 

I hope you will finally answer my question and can give me a sufficient rationale for including CR zoning for CCEDs. I ask "Is there any specifc record plan or CR zoned parcel that is poised to move forward with a project under CCED?"

You had mentioned on the call to the House committee that the City of Newport had expressed an interest in implementing a CCED in their comp plan discussions. But Bill Dunn who attended these meetings noted that he had no recollection of CCEDs coming up in those conversations

CR zoning was deliberately excluded from consideration for CCED in the original SB 130.. 

Why is this now in play? 

Thank you for your kind attention,

Nancy 


Nancy Willing
CLNCC President and Lobbyist
302 294-1939


By way of this email and its cc's to legislators, I will be updating my CLNCC lobbying activity report to reflect action around HB 18. 

While we appreciate the great benefits for public health etc. around this issue of walkable communities, CLNCC is perplexed at how CCED and CR zoning are a good fit. We believe the county should share their reasoning and reveal any current plans that will benefit from it.

The CR zoning inclusion was not mentioned in the bill's synopsis and so had gone unnoticed by most folks. 

House Bill 18, 151st General Assembly  

TITLE 2 Transportation Transportation Department CHAPTER 21. Complete Community Enterprise District

2016 The First State: Delaware Passes Innovative “Complete Communities” Bill 



Tuesday, March 2, 2021

CLNCC Monthly ZOOM Meeting - With Kathleen Davies On Benefit Of An Inspector General For DE, 7PM March 16th

CLNCC Monthly Meeting
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16th
ZOOM Program

Two great presentations are planned for our March meeting so please share the agenda and zoom link with your civic groups and friends.

Update: Sandy Spence is giving the LWVDE Power Point on Redistricting. League members will be attending to answer any questions we may have. 

Kathleen Davies is our Guest Speaker on Inspector Generals..Through sharing her past experience working with state and federat IGs,  she will discuss the potential benefit for Delaware in giving legislators a way to request validation of numbers they want to rely on, getting independent investigations, and having an office that can work with federal investigators for federal prosecution. She notes our state's lack of Attorney General independence and that our Auditor of Accounts is no longer focusing on prosecutorial work or financial audits where all of the standard reports are now contracted out.

Kathleen Davies worked under AOA Tom Wagner and ran in the 2018 primary as a Democratic candidate for that office. She earned a bachelor's degree in professional accountancy from Pennsylvania State University. Davies' career experience includes working as a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Government Audit Professional, and Certified Government Financial Manager in the field of state government auditing. [https://ballotpedia.org/Kathleen_Davies]

Also: Updates on the General Assembly, Offshore Wind, and the New Jersey LNG facility.

And BIG NEWS: CIVIC UMBRELLA MEETINGS ARE BACK!

Although I got a flat NO from County Executive Meyer via Kenny Dunn email last week saying Meyer was not interested in resuming Civic Umbrella Meetings last held in 2019, Council President Karen Hartley-Nagle has agreed to begin holding these meetings through NCC Council ZOOM starting in late March. 

UPDATED: These meetings will continue to be held monthly (or as practicable) on Mondays at 5:30pm on off-council weeks. The council president will be issuing a meeting notice soon to all of the prior attendee organizations and individuals so look for the email invitation! 

If your organization has updated officers and contact information, please let me know and /or send the updates directly to: karen.hartley-nagle@newcastlede.gov


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CLNCC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CLNCC Zoom Meeting
Time: Mar 16, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 898 692 4710
Passcode: 12345

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Monday, March 1, 2021

Churchmans Crossing Virtual Public Workshop: 5:30PM Wednesday, March 3rd (RSVP)

 From WILMAPCO ~

Churchmans Crossing Virtual Public Workshop

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3rd


Help plan for the Future of Churchmans Crossing! WILMAPCO, DelDOT, and New Castle County Department of Land Use are developing a comprehensive update to the 1997 Churchman’s Crossing Plan and we want to hear from you!
The update will include revised recommendations for transportation improvements, land use strategies, and other updates to guide the future of the Churchman’s Crossing area through the next 20 years.
This Virtual Public Workshop will include an overview of transportation and land use scenario planning and present preliminary results for the Churchman’s Crossing study area. These results, along with your input and feedback, will guide more detailed analysis of refined alternatives for future workshops.

Help shape the way people live, work, and play in the Churchman’s Crossing area. To learn more about this project, please visit www.wilmapco.org/churchmans or click “get tickets” to register to attend.