Tag: Workforce Housing

NCC Stabs Homeowners in the Back

Filed in Delaware by on January 29, 2009 14 Comments

On Tuesday night Mike Matthews was in attendance as county council met.  One of the issues up for debate was the modifications for the workforce housing ordinance.  There were a number of issues that the modifications would address such as removing a traffic study waiver, strengthening the school district notification process, more oversight and a […]

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Workforce Housing To Blow Up Into MAJOR Scandal

Filed in Delaware by on January 14, 2009 62 Comments

That’s how I read this section of Randy Nelson’s DTR blog post. One of the major issues: the influence of Pamela Scott on New Castle County land use and development issues, particularly with respect to crafting the legislation. Scott, a partner in the law firm of Saul Ewing, who represents one of Delaware’s biggest developers, […]

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Scenes From Election Night

Filed in National by on November 9, 2008 2 Comments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7G5eFMZ-s[/youtube]

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Powers Mailer Takes Aim at Cathcart

Filed in Delaware by on November 1, 2008 10 Comments
Powers Mailer Takes Aim at Cathcart

Today I received a mailer from Bill Powers (I think the first that I have ever received) that takes on Dick Cathcart for his sponsorship of HB 383.  Apparently this is a law that cuts impact fees to developers.  It will be interesting to see if this makes any difference in this race.  I have […]

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Workforce Housing Roundup

Filed in Delaware by on October 17, 2008 3 Comments

Chuck Mulholland is doing yeomans work down below the canal. Hardly a day goes by that he isn’t mailing something out to a hundred people.  He has been urging people to keep the comments section buzzing on the News Journal’s website, he has forced a statement out of Coons and Clark, and now he has […]

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DEwind: The Week That Was Sept. 29th

Filed in Delaware by on October 7, 2008 9 Comments

A day late and a dollar short, but it’s here. The big blogging news in Delaware is of a personal nature. First is that Don Viti has spawned . . . again. Congratulations to Mrs. Hot Viti, Don and Little Don Viti. The second item is that regular Republican troll mike w has been hired […]

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Why Workfoce Housing Will Be Allowed to Destroy Southern New Castle County

Filed in Delaware by on October 6, 2008 33 Comments

This post is going to get me in trouble. Last week I had an email exchange with a blogger of a different ilk, whom I consider a friend.  He had asked me about my impression of the accusation that racism was a factor in the Anti-WFH movement in Southern New Castle County. I told him […]

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Workforce Housing Ordinance Online

Filed in National by on September 14, 2008 11 Comments

New Castle County has workforce housing links on the land use page.  The text of the law is there as well.  I really need to do an annotated version of the it, but for now, immerse yourself.  The handouts to developers are pretty easy to spot, they’re everywhere. There is a council meeting on Tuesday […]

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Penrose Hollins Explains Workforce Housing

Filed in National by on September 6, 2008 33 Comments

I got a call back from Penrose Hollins yesterday evening.  Councilman Hollins was at the meeting on Thursday night because he was the sponsor of the Workforce Housing Ondinance. I give him a lot of credit for showing up.  That was a rough crowd if you are a Councilman from Wilmington. Mr. Hollins gave me […]

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Socializing Loss: NCC Style

Filed in National by on September 5, 2008 17 Comments

Developers are almost transparent.  They don’t give a crap about the communities they create or destroy.  Then only care about profit. So what is a developer to do if the real estate market tanks and they are left holding a bunch of land that can only have high-quality, low density single family homes built on […]

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