Newark City Council

Newark City Council unanimously approves a special use permit to allow a cannabis manufacturing facility to operate in the city.

Council voted 5-2 in favor of the measure but needed six votes.

The filing deadline for the April 14 election in Newark is fast approaching.

The city’s budget went up $1.4 million in 2026 despite non-police spending decreasing by about half a million dollars.

The Newark Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of a cannabis manufacturing facility in the city.

Newark City Council unanimously adopts the five-year city sustainability update.

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.