New Castle County Council

After an hour of public comment deeply in favor of regulations, County Councilmember David Carter said he wished he could pass the original draft. But his colleagues did not vote in favor of the such strict legislation.

Delmarva Power filed a request for a $67.8 million rate increase at the start of the year.

The county received about $11 million in funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the SIPPRA Family HOPE Project.

The County Executive will now appoint the Board's chairperson, a decision that was previously left to the Boardmembers.

Councilmembers will vote on the ordinance Nov. 18.

The Project Labor Agreement established the terms of employment for an estimated 3,500 construction workers, including union bricklayers, sheet metal workers and roofers.

County Councilmember David Carter said he plans to present the ordinance for a vote by late November.

New County Councilmembers heard the resolution presenting the partnership with Delaware Family Hope at Tuesday’s Council meeting.

The resolution failed to pass and intended to formally ask the Auditor to look into reassessment methodologies.

It was the county’s first reassessment in 40 years.