MOT Alliance Public Zoom Meeting With NCC Officials: 6PM January 12th; NCC Comp Plan Draft Comments Due January 30th

 

MOT Alliance ~

IMPORTANT - VIRTUAL Public Forum - Southern New Castle County

6 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 12th

ZOOM Meeting

REGISTER HERE

You are welcome to pre-register at:

https://tinyurl.com/SNCCJan12

TOP PRIORITY TO ATTEND!

Reason for meeting: New Castle County government has been directing a master planning process for Southern New Castle County (SNCC) over the last several years. To date, that process has yielded the draft SNCC Master Plan. This virtual public forum has been organized with the County Land Use Department, the MOT Alliance, and local public officials in an effort to continue building on the work of the southern NCC master planning effort and to further engage the community on important planning issues to support modifications as the draft countywide comprehensive plan gets updated.

On January 12th, after brief introductions from elected panelists and guests, we will spend time on each of the following 5 topics, including time for audience participation and questions.
Topic #1: Economy / Jobs
Topic #2: Environment
Topic #3: Quality of Life and Community Services (this includes schools, public safety, and other)
Topic #4: Community Design / Character
Topic #5: Transportation

There will be some time at the end of the meeting for general public comments and questions. Please keep statements to less than 1 minute. The chat feature of the meeting will be open so you may also submit comments and questions there.

With more from the MOT Alliance ~

The Middletown Odessa Townsend (MOT) Alliance is a grassroots, community run organization whose mission is to promote responsible growth and development in the MOT region.  The community members have been working with our office, the New Castle County (NCC) Department of Land Use, as well as state representatives to provide feedback on the Southern New Castle County Master Plan, as well as the overall NCC Comprehensive Plan. In addition to comments on the land use plans, the MOT Alliance is gathering information to share with the Department of Land Use on how residents of the MOT region would like to see growth and development in the community.  The Alliance has developed a thoughtful survey to better understand what residents throughout Southern NCC desire for our future.  The survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete.  If you have a few minutes, please give your feedback by completing the survey at http://www.motalliance.com/survey Additionally, the MOT Alliance has been working with the Department of Land Use to schedule a MOT focused workshop on future planning for the region.  This workshop will take place on January 12 at 6:00PM at the Volunteer Hose of Middletown (28 W Green St) we hope that you can attend to give your feedback on what you hope to see in the future for our community.

NCC@2050 Draft Plan 

The NCC@2050 Comprehensive Plan draft is now available for review and public comment.  Public comment on the draft plan will be accepted until January 30, 2022*.  You can view and download the draft plan here.  In each section of the plan there is a link to leave a comment, you can also provide feedback by emailing NCC2050@newcastlede.gov

*Note: The county had set January 12th as the end of the Comp Plan Draft comment period to great objection from residents, especially from this group, as this meeting had already been scheduled for the same day and that would have prevented meaningful dialogue and direct information from the county from being included in the draft commentary. 4

As I understand it, for those reasons, Dave Carter was able to persuade Rich Hall to agree to extend the comment period to January 30th. Thanks Dave! 

NCC Investments In MOT Area Town Hall: 5:30PM Thursday At The Odessa Fire Hall And On Facebook Live

Residents invited to participate in March 15 Town Hall on County investments in the MOT area

Evening session at the Odessa Fire Hall will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/nccde

New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer and members of his leadership team will hold a community Town Hall on Thursday, March 15 to engage with southern New Castle County residents about plans for enhanced County services in the Middletown Odessa Townsend (MOT) area and the effort underway to develop a comprehensive land use plan for the area south of the C and D Canal.  

The Town Hall will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Odessa Fire Hall, located at 304 Main St., Odessa, DE 19730. 

“New Castle County government provides critical services that save lives, protect the public health and drive our high quality of life.  We are committed to enhancing those services to better meet growing needs in the southern part of our County,” County Executive Matt Meyer said.  “We are holding our March 15 Town Hall to communicate directly with our residents and to hear their ideas and concerns.  Please plan to attend and join the conversation.” 

County Executive Meyer and department leaders will kick off the Town Hall with a short informational presentation about southern New Castle County Park plans, expanded library services and a county paramedic station and preview the county’s fiscal challenges in advance of the County Executive’s annual budget address later this month.  A question and answer session will follow and attendees will be invited to share their ideas about county services and park and library amenities they seek in their communities. 

The March 15 Town Hall will be streamed live on the County’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nccde.  Community members are invited to post their questions on that site or by sending an e-mail to OpenHouse@nccde.org.