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All Councilmembers speaking supported the ordinance’s efforts toward transparency
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City of Wilmington partners with Friendship House to manage Christina Park's unhoused community siteWilmington city officials established Christina Park as a city-sanctioned unhoused community site in October.
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Mayor John Carney said the move is to increase recruitment and retention and lower maternal mortality rates in the city.
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The report said based on cost alone, it recommends splitting City of Wilmington students between the Red Clay and Brandywine School Districts.
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Once Mayor John Carney signs the ordinance into law, the city will have 120 days to get the program running.
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The Plummer Community Corrections Center is set to close March 2026, sending all residents downstate to live.
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City Council adopted Councilmember Shané Darby’s resolution last week 7-0 with six absent.
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City Council passed a similar ordinance last month, but the mayor vetoed it shortly after, citing financial and legal liabilities.
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Stops throughout the day included Urban Promise Wilmington, Parkview Apartments and William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center.
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The subcommittee will follow up on the Homelessness Taskforce's recommendations submitted earlier this year.