City of Wilmington

The proposed budget still needs to be approved by City Council.

The charter change resolution from Councilmember Alexander Hackett is an effort to ensure one of the at-large Council seats remains a minority part seat.

Qualifying low-income residents can save up to 20% per month. Residents who don't qualify as low-income can save up to 10% monthly.

The William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center offers a warm place to stay and meals through breakfast Tuesday.

Councilmember Chris Johnson said he supports a well-regulated marijuana industry, but he wants to make sure places selling marijuana-adjacent products are adequately licensed and monitored.

Councilmember and resolution sponsor Coby Owens

Councilmember Shané Darby said she put the resolution together because she doesn’t want to see public dollars go toward maintaining the statue at a public park.

The ordinances were brought forward by Councilmember Shané Darby.

Mayor John Carney created the Wilmington 250 committee in July 2025 to plan the city’s celebrations.

The facility is located at 1725 W. 8th Street in a building that used to be a church.