City of Wilmington

Tenants still have the right to withhold rent if water, heat or electricity goes out and the landlord does not fix the problem.

If passed, the ordinance will establish a year-long moratorium on residential and commercial foreclosures that saw their property taxes increase by 25% or more between Fiscal Years 25 and 26 following property reassessment.

The recommendations have five focuses, including affordable housing and establishing a day center.

The use of permitting data could have affected property values, according to Wilmington city officials.

The new work would focus on the areas hit the hardest with rate increases, many of which are low-income. The goal of the project would be to refine values and evaluate methodologies used in Tyler’s process.

The ordinances address PFAS and lead in the city's water system.

Wilmington City Councilmember Yolanda McCoy introduced two ordinances to Council. One would require landlords to provide tenants' rights with their leases; the other allows tenants to hold part of their rent in escrow with the city.

A WLC report recommended higher pay for summer staff and that program hours in the future align with working hours.

It reported Bayard School is seeing 9% of students grades 1-8 scoring at or above grade level in iReady math tests compared to 1% last year. 7% of Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy students scored at or above grade level in iReady reading assessments at the beginning of the year, which rose to 17% by the end of the year.

Amtrak plans to deploy 28 NextGen Acela trains over the next two years.