DOVER — Despite lawmakers’ work to stabilize rent for manufactured housing tenants last legislative session, unintended consequences are prompting House of Representatives members to act …
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/16/23
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The Wicomico County Council has approved a $193 million fiscal 2024 budget that increases spending by nearly 12 percent, provides a 6 percent pay hike for employees and cuts the property tax rate by …
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6/16/23
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The new Milford police station is on track to be complete by October, Chief Cecilia Ashe told the City Council on Monday.
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By Matt McDonald
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6/15/23
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REHOBOTH BEACH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Rehoboth Beach will host a public Town Hall from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 28 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center to …
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6/15/23
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Residents celebrated the start of construction on a long-awaited library building Wednesday. It will be the Harrington Public Library’s first purpose-built facility once it is complete in the latter half of next year.
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By Matt McDonald
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6/14/23
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Two neighborhoods, Brookside and Pleasantville, have been selected as New Castle County’s next engagement efforts in the Building Better Communities initiative, County Executive Matt Meyer …
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/14/23
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DOVER — As nearby states prepare for offshore wind projects, lawmakers in the Delaware Senate discussed legislation Wednesday to establish an official procurement process for the alternative …
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/14/23
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BALTIMORE — A public hearing about the proposed 4 MW solar facility planned by Rosehip Cleantech LLC on West Post Office Road east of Princess Anne will be 7 p.m. Monday, June 26 at the Henson …
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6/14/23
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State Treasurer Colleen Davis is hosting a virtual forum on financial and economic empowerment Tuesday, in partnership with AARP of Delaware.
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/14/23
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DOVER — After a process taking several months, finalizing the new Levy Court operating budget Tuesday involved increased property taxes.
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By Craig Anderson
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6/14/23
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Sussex County is placing another brick in its effort to boost affordable housing.
On Tuesday, County Council approved $2 million in grants from Sussex’s Housing Trust Fund toward projects to build or preserve nearly 160 economical units.
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By Glenn Rolfe
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6/14/23
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CRISFIELD — The city has been awarded a Connected Devices grant through the Office of Statewide Broadband, in partnership with the Somerset County Library.
This program will …
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6/14/23
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PRINCESS ANNE — The Somerset County Commissioners now have a road map for taxing and spending next fiscal year after unanimously adopting a $57,567,062 budget.
That total is 22% more than …
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6/14/23
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City Council on Monday unanimously approved the city’s fiscal year 2024 budget. It includes a real estate tax increase to pay for the new police station, which will join previously approved increases in utility service fees. Here is what to know about the hikes, including why they are happening and when they kick in.
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By Matt McDonald
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6/13/23
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DOVER — Low-income renters in Delaware are one step closer to receiving the right to legal representation during eviction proceedings.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved …
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/13/23
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Salisbury City Council members were scheduled Monday night to adopt a $104.35 million budget for fiscal 2024 that includes increases to the property tax and water and sewer rates.
City property …
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6/13/23
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Members of Retirees Investing in Social Equity Delaware urged lawmakers to devote 2% of the annual budget to pensioners’ health care and continued pleas for their existing coverage to remain intact during a rally Tuesday on The Green in Dover.
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/13/23
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DOVER — It is a promise that had gone unfulfilled for almost a decade since a decaying recreation center at Dover Park was razed in 2014.
Finally, a solution for increased recreational …
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By Mike Finney
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6/13/23
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WILMINGTON – Gov. John Carney announced nominations for key leadership positions within his cabinet and the state’s first marijuana commissioner Monday.
The shuffle will welcome new …
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/12/23
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WILMINGTON — Calls to remove the mental health stigma and for increased parity in the health care system were echoed throughout Delaware’s first mental and behavioral health summit …
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By Joseph Edelen
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6/12/23
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