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The subcommittee will follow up on the Homelessness Taskforce's recommendations submitted earlier this year.

Councilmembers passed a resolution discouraging future partnerships or contracts with companies like Avelo Airlines, which profits from ICE deportation operations.

As E-bikes and e-scooters have become more popular especially in cities - where driving a car can be tough - one Wilmington City Council member wants to put new laws on the books.

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.

Both efforts were months in the making.

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

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.