Newark City Council

Newark City Council passes its 2026 budget.

The consultant’s job will be to provide recommendations for the city to lower barriers to affordable housing through land use and zoning law revisions.

Several Councilmembers voiced support for water, sewage and electric rate increases.

The potential village could be modeled after a pallet village in Georgetown run by Springboard Delaware.

Various departments asked for a total of 10 more full-time staff positions.

The department's director also sought two additional full-time staff positions.

The decision keeps post-reassessment values in place, which put more of the tax burden on residential property owners.

The Parking Advisory Committee can promote new practices and help monitor the effectiveness of parking policies moving forward.

Newark's city manager advised city officials to start the tax at $50 per student.

City officials also plan to put a camera on Main Street, a business district, though that is not covered by the ordinance approved Monday.