Local historian, Scott Palmer to provide the history of Shellpot Creek. From the earliest water-powered mills in Delaware, to a site that would later entertain thousands, to places you would never think to look, Brandywine Hundred’s Shellpot Creek has a rich and largely forgotten history of milling. Join us on a journey that began more than 350 years ago, as we rediscover the Seven Mills of Shellpot Creek.
Location: Talleyville Fire Company, Station 25, 3919 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803
You are invited to attend this public workshop to learn about transportation projects that are planned in the Concord Pike corridor; review and provide feedback on the Draft 2022 Concord Pike Monitoring Report; and engage with and provide your feedback to the project team. For more information or to register, visit http://www.wilmapco.org/202-2.
There will be a Public Meeting on Thursday, April 11th at 6:00pm at the Talleyville Fire Company for the public to see plans for the Reconstruction of the McDonald’s Concord Pike location.
The property is located at the southeasterly corner of Prospect Drive and Concord Pike intersection.
A PLAN is being prepared for submission that includes the current restaurant parcel and the office building parcel, and both will be used for the restaurant.
The restaurant, which will only be slightly more square feet than the existing restaurant, will be situated in a way the owner believes will address the longstanding drive-thru backups on Concord Pike.
This plan will eventually go to the Board of Adjustment for review.
The date for the 2024 Cleanup is Saturday, April 13th, 8AM.
To register for this year’s Cleanup, please complete the online VOLUNTEER form on the ChristinaRiverCleanup.org. Select the Naamans Creek Site as your preferred Cleanup Site for which you would like to volunteer. Or call (302) 408-0544 to register.
Volunteers should dress for the weather, wear long pants, brightly-colored shirts with long sleeves, boots or water resistant shoes, hat, heavy duty gloves, insect repellent, and sunscreen.
Naamans Creek Meeting Place: As usual the NCWA start-off spot will be the back corner of the eastern part of the F&N Shopping Center – the Wells Fargo Bank side at 8 AM. At that time cleanup assignments will be made for sites (particularly near water retention basins) along Naamans Road, Darley Road and Philadelphia Pike.
Directions: Take I-95 or Route 141 to Route 202 North. Follow 202 and turn onto Route 92 / Naamans Road. Cross Grubb Road and then Foulk Road. Turn right into shopping center.
Gloves, bags and pic-sticks will be provided.
Lunch will begin at 11:30 – location to be determined.
The Council of Civic Organizations of Brandywine Hundred, Inc. is pleased, once again, to present, “Ask the Lawyer: Your Questions about Your Civic or Homeowner Associations Answered,” a returning entry in its series of seminars for assistance to current board members of Civic Associations and Homeowner Associations in Brandywine Hundred.
This seminar is intended to provide Civic and Homeowner Association Board members with answers to their most pressing legal issues involving their community association on which they serve as a member of the Board of Directors. This seminar, to be led by CCOBH President, Robert J. Valihura, Jr., Esquire, will cover topics of concern for the community, and can include:
A former State Representative and a current Adjunct Professor of Law teaching the Delaware Corporate law applicable to corporations and Civic and Homeowner Associations, Bob focuses his practice on representation of communities such as yours up and down the state.
IMPORTANT: The issues which are likely to be covered will focus on what the Board can and cannot do, so please come with a copy of your certificate of incorporation, your bylaws, your community’s deed restrictions and, if applicable, any Declaration that binds your community. Because of CCOBH’s focus on representing civic and homeowner associations, this seminar will not address individual homeowner issues, including disputes that are just between homeowners or homeowner disputes with their homeowner or civic association.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know to more effectively and knowledgeably represent your community. CCOBH hopes to see you on Monday, March 11th at 6:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church.
We would like to thank the Brandywine School District Administration, Board Members, Staff and parents for participating at the CCOBH Public Meeting on Thursday, February 1st.
The School District has had many public meetings regarding this referendum and we were pleased that they allowed us the opportunity to hold our local meeting.
We appreciate them taking the time to inform our member communities in Brandywine Hundred on the importance of the upcoming Referendum.
We hope their presentation gave you some more insight into Referendum process and the importance this will have on our schools, neighborhoods and businesses and homes in our community.
We encourage you to participate by coming out to VOTE on February 13th. You can find a convenient location on the attached flyer.
For additional information we encourage you to visit the Brandywine School District website on the Referendum. Here you can find out additional information, including:
If you were unable to attend the CCOBH Public Meeting on February 1st at the First Unitarian Church, we have included a link to the presentation below. This presentation includes the Questions asked of the Brandywine School District leadership. This presentation also includes a Q&A audio Voice recording link.
New Castle County has worked with the Recorder of Deeds Michael Kozikowski and State Ombudsman Chris Curtin to develop the Community Association Portal, a web page and application which is a free service enabling access to miscellaneous real estate documents and recorded plans. This free service is modeled after the paid subscription service that allows access to all recorded documents.
The Community Associations Portal centralizes all services and information for Maintenance Corporations, Condominium Associations/Cooperatives and Civic Associations. This is a multi-department effort working with the State Ombudsman Chris Curtin. One of the main focus points is to collect and record for free the important governing documents required of HOAs.
Thanks to Adrienne Thompson at New Castle County for sharing this information with us.
Delaware’s three counties have not conducted a property reassessment in decades. New Castle County has contracted with Tyler Technologies to conduct a reassessment project to update property assessments from the base year of 1983, providing an efficient technical process with current, accurate property values. Tyler Technologies’ data collectors will start working in neighborhoods throughout the 4th District. (The exact timing is not known yet, see the links below).
The purpose of conducting the reassessment is to remedy a Delaware Chancery Court ruling in 2020 that found property taxing systems in each of the state’s three counties to be unconstitutional and not in compliance with Delaware law. NCC property reassessment is to address the inequities in Delaware’s property tax system and ensure that each property owner pays only their fair share of the tax burden; no more and no less.
Property Owners should be on the lookout for the data collectors. They will be making their way through New Castle County, visiting every property, measuring improvements on the property and collecting data. These data collectors will complete an exterior inspection and ask property owners basic questions about the interior, such as what type of heating and cooling system is in the home. If a data collector stops by when you are not home, they will leave you a questionnaire. Once data collection is complete on your property, you will receive a mailer outlining the characteristics of your home.
To learn more about the New Castle County property reassessment process visit the following link: https://empower.tylertech.com/New-Castle-County-Delaware Key dates as well as pictures of the Data Collectors will be uploaded to this website. If you have any doubt about whether a data collector is in your area, please feel free to call your County Assessment Office at 302.395.5520.
UPDATE 9/10/23: Here is a map of the NCCDE Assessment Site visits to date.
Once the data has been collected, a data mailer will be mailed to the property owner with the information that was collected. NCC is asking homeowners to notify them immediately if there is an error or if something was missed in the assessment. The most accurate information will ensure the most accurate value for the property.
After all the data is collected and data mailers have been returned and reviewed, Tyler Technologies will begin analyzing the data.
You can find more information at the following link which contains the frequently asked questions document compiled by Tyler Technologies. Please check back for updates as the project progresses. https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/New-Castle-FAQ.pdf
