NEWS AND UPDATES
Population Estimates for Cities and Towns Released
| Estimated Population Change, Top 5 by Percent Growth | ||||
| . | 2000 | 2008 | # Change | % Change |
| Middletown | 6,319 | 12,152 | 5,833 | 92.3% |
| Smyrna | 5,862 | 8,603 | 2,741 | 46.8% |
| Wyoming | 1,153 | 1,410 | 257 | 22.3% |
| Milford | 6,980 | 8,511 | 1,531 | 21.9% |
| Camden | 2,110 | 2,565 | 455 | 21.6% |
| Source: US Census Bureau | ||||
The US Census Bureau has released a new set of population estimates for incorporated places for the years 2000 through 2008. The release includes a table showing estimated population for Delaware's 57 cities and towns (EXCEL). Since 2000, the Town of Middletown has shown the largest growth by percent among all Delaware towns, nearly doubling its population from 6,319 to 12,152 -- an estimated growth of 5,833 residents. Smyrna, the next fastest grower by percentage, gained an estimated 2,741 residents to grow by nearly half. Wyoming, Milford, and Camden round out the top five list, by percent growth.
Middletown was also at the top of the list when ranked by numerical growth (PDF), followed by Dover, which gained an estimated 3,907 residents. Smyrna, second by percentage, was third by numerical growth, followed by Milford and Newark.
The Census Bureau Population Division uses a variety of data sources to estimate the number of housing units within each geographic area. It uses the housing unit estimates to distribute the county population estimates to subcounty areas within each county.
(7/1/09)
Downtown Re-Development Charrette and Policy Discussion in Dover
The Kent County Association of Realtors (KCAR), in partnership with the Delaware State News, is offering a Downtown Dover Re-Development Charrette (PDF) on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Wesley College, in Dover. Association President Todd Stonesifer has announced that the KCAR Smart Growth Work Group has obtained a grant from the National Association of Realtors to help defray costs. Attendance is free to the three-hour event, which will include a panel discussion, four break-out sessions, and a consolidation/conclusion of the session at the end.
"Although we named this program 'Downtown Dover Re-Development,' the object of this program is not really targeted at Dover. We hope to develop a framework that any small town or city could employ to re-develop or revitalize a central business district, or any neighborhood within a city in need," Mr. Stonesifer said.
The panel includes Bill Green, City Councilman At-Large from Philadelphia; Mike Purzycki, Executive Director of the Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware in Wilmington; Pat Maley, Senior Planner for Design and Review for the City of Wilmington Planning Department; and Joe Molinaro, Managing Director of the National Association of Realtors Community and Political Affairs Division. Phil McGinnis, chair of the KCAR Smart Growth Work Group, will serve as Facilitator for the program.
Downtown Re-Development will also be the focus of the Association's monthly Policy PubNite (PDF) that evening at 5:30 p.m. at Frazier's Restaurant in Treadway Towers, in Dover. The Policy PubNite panel includes Connie Holland, Director of the Office of State Planning Coordination; Tim Slavin, City of Dover 3rd District Councilman; Arden Bardol, AIA, an architect with the Becker Morgan Group in Dover; and Jack Corrozi, of Robino Builders in Wilmington.
For any questions, or to pre-register for the charrette, please call the KCAR office at (302) 678-9750.
(6/18/09)
Draft Agenda Posted for June 24 GIS Coordination Meeting
A draft agenda (WORD) has been posted for the next meeting of the Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee (DGDC). The Executive Council, which is charged with helping to set state policy on the use of GIS data and tools, will meet starting at 1:00 p.m., June 24, 2009, in Room 219 of the Haslet Armory, at 122 William Penn Street, in Dover.
(6/17/09)
Coastal Programs Offers Training in GIS Tools for Coastal Areas
Delaware Coastal Programs is offering two two-day GIS training courses for Delaware's coastal resource managers, emergency response officials and elected and appointed officials in coastal-area governments in August. The training is part of the Coastal Training Program offered by the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR). An introduction to GIS course is offered August 11 and 12 and a Coastal Inundation Mapping course is offered August 13 and 14. The Coastal Inundation Mapping course requires GIS experience or the basic GIS introduction course. Space is limited and registration is required. Further information and registration information are available on-line.
(6/5/09)
June PLUS Meeting Agenda Posted
An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the June 24, 2009 meeting of state agency planners reviewing land-use change proposals and local comprehensive plans submitted for review in June under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS).
Reviews under PLUS allow state planners to provide comments to developers and to local government leaders who make land use change decisions. The meeting will be held in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover, starting at 8:30 a.m.
(6/4/09)
Agendas Posted for May PLUS Meetings
Agendas have been posted for the May 27 (PDF) and June 3 (PDF) meetings of state planners reviewing land use change proposals and comprehensive planning documents under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). The PLUS process allows for guidance from state planners for developers and for local government leaders, who make land use decisions in Delaware. Both meetings will start at 8:30 a.m., in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(5/7/09)
Agenda Posted for Delaware Population Consortium Meeting
An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the April 30 workshop meeting of the Delaware Population Consortium. The Consortium is a collaborative group of state, county and local government agencies that works in concert with the academic sector to produce an annual series of state and county population projections for the Delaware. This workshop meeting will serve to start the development of the 2009 projections series. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. in Room 219 of the Haslet Armory, in Dover.
(4/24/09)
Registration Now Open for the Delaware by Design Mobile Workshops
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"Delaware by Design" is a three-day mobile workshop series highlighting Delaware communities that exhibit traditional neighborhood design principles that have experienced a surge in appeal in recent years. New developments designed in this style provide a variety of convenient and attractive housing choices usually absent from our current development patterns. Delaware’s families will increasingly be drawn to these options due to demographic changes, market preferences based on lifestyle choices, and economic realities.
The mobile workshop series will consist of different development topics on three consecutive Thursdays and will include a bus tour of sites, expert presentations, and lunch.
- May 21 -- Historical and Infill Development
- May 28 -- Attainable Housing
- June 4 -- Mixed-Use and Compact Development
A single day's tour will cost $30, two days will cost $55, and the whole series will cost $75. A discounted registration fee is available to legislators, local government elected and appointed officials, and to students.
(4/22/09)
Agenda Posted for April 2009 PLUS Meeting
An agenda has been posted for the April 22 meeting (PDF) of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). The PLUS meeting allows state agency planners and resource management experts to review and provide comments on land use change proposals and local government comprehensive plans. State comments are provided to local government leaders who make the final decisions. The April PLUS meeting is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, in Room 133 of the Haslet Armory, in Dover.
(4/7/09)
Census Bureau Releases 2008 County Population Estimates
| Estimated Population, 2007 and 2008 | ||
| . | 2007 | 2008 |
| Delaware | 861,953 | 873,092 |
| Kent | 151,705 | 155,415 |
| New Castle | 526,408 | 529,641 |
| Sussex | 183,840 | 188,036 |
| Source: US Census Bureau | ||
Overall, the Census Bureau estimates that two of the fastest growing counties between 2007 and 2008 were in the New Orleans area, where St. Bernard Parish was the fastest-growing county at 12.8 percent growth and Orleans Parish was third-fastest at 8.2 percent growth. The second fastest growing county for that period was Pinal County, in Arizona, which grew by an estimated 8.8 percent. Kent County ranked 197th in growth rate out of more than 3,000 counties in the US. Sussex ranked 234th and New Castle County 1,198th. Since you were about to ask, Loving County, in Texas, came in last. It lost more than 22 percent of its population, according to the Census Bureau estimates.
The Census Bureau uses administrative records to estimate components of population change, such as births, deaths, domestic and international migration in order to estimate county population.
(3/19/09)
March PLUS Meeting Agenda
The agenda (PDF) for the March 25, 2009 meeting of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) has been posted. The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover. The PLUS meeting allows state agency planners to review land use change proposals and planning documents prior to giving input to local governments, who make the final land-use decisions.
(3/5/09)
Agenda Posted for February PLUS Meeting
An agenda has been posted for the February 25 meeting of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). State agency planners will meet to review land use change proposals and planning documents prior to giving input to local governments, who make the final land-use decisions. The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(2/4/09)
January PLUS Meeting Rescheduled to February 4
The January PLUS meeting, originally scheduled for January 28, has been rescheduled for February 4. The January 28 meeting was cancelled, due to inclement weather that prompted a delay in the opening of state offices that day. The agenda (PDF) has been re-posted. The list of land-use change proposals to be reviewed remains the same. The PLUS meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(1/29/09)
Delaware Nature Conservancy Offers Landowner Workshops
The Delaware Chapter of the Nature Conservancy is offering a pair of public workshops (PDF) for Delaware landowners (and others) who want to learn more about conservation easements, tax incentives and other strategies that can protect land for future generations. The workshops are set for 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 19, at the St. Jones Estuarine Research Reserve, at 818 Kitts Hummock Road, south of Dover, and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, at the Carvel Research and Education Center, at 16483 County Seat Highway, west of Georgetown. The workshops are part of the Conservancy's outreach to landowners who want to protect wildlife habit, save their land for future generations, or perhaps reduce their property taxes. For more information, please contact The Nature Conservancy (by e-mail) or at (302) 584-2170.
(1/9/09)
Agenda Posted for January PLUS Meeting
State agency planners will meet on Wednesday, January 28, to review land-use change proposals for local governments. Under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS), planners use the PLUS meeting to explore proposals with applicants in order to provide comments and advice to the applicants and to local officials, who make the final decisions. The PLUS meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(1/7/09)
New Census Data for Places of 20,000 Persons or More
The US Census Bureau has released new 3-year data that provide a "statistical portrait" of places of more than 20,000 in population. Until now data from the American Community Survey (ACS) were only available for places of 65,000 or more in population; limited in Delaware to the state, the counties, Wilmington, and a handful of school districts. The new data combine three years (2005 to 2007) of ACS responses to provide a previously unavailable update of 2000 Census data for a wide range of key socioeconomic and housing topics for areas with populations as small as 20,000.
The new ACS data are available for Delaware, the counties, Wilmington, Newark, Dover, and more school districts. The following are excel spreadsheets with ACS data profiles for Delaware's counties and major cities:
Data are also available from the Census Bureau's American Fact Finder for the following Delaware school districts: Brandywine, Cape Henlopen, Caesar Rodney, Capitol, Christina, Colonial, Indian River, Lake Forest, Milford, Red Clay, Seaford, and Smyrna.The new ACS estimates are based on data collected nationwide from about 250,000 addresses per month from 2005 through 2007. For cities, counties and states, the official 2007 population estimate from the Census Bureau was used to determine whether or not an area met the 20,000 population threshold. For school districts and other areas, population estimates were derived from the ACS survey data. As is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling errors. Data users should review the How to Use The Data documentation provided by the Census Bureau and be aware of the margin of error (MOE) data that are published with the data.
(12/09/08)
Deadlines and Meeting Dates for PLUS in 2009
The 2009 Schedule for the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) has been posted. Land use change proposals, draft comprehensive plans and other items submitted for PLUS review by the first working day of each month are added to that month's PLUS meeting agenda. Two meetings are scheduled for each month, in case there are more items for review than time would allow in just one meeting. PLUS meetings are listed on the Statewide Calendar of Meetings and on the PLUS web site.
(12/8/08)
Agenda for December PLUS Meeting Posted
An agenda has been posted for the December 23 meeting of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). State agency planners will meet to review land use change proposals and planning documents prior to giving input to local governments, who make the final land-use decisions. The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. on in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(12/3/08)
November PLUS Meeting Agenda Posted
State agency planners will meet on Wednesday, November 26, starting at 8:30 a.m. to review land-use change proposals and comprehensive planning documents for local governments. Under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS), planners use the PLUS meeting to explore proposals with applicants in order to provide comments and advice to the applicants and to local officials, who make the final decisions. The PLUS meeting will be held in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(11/7/08)
Delaware Population Consortium Publishes Latest Population Projections
The Delaware Population Consortium has published the 2008 edition of its annual Population Projections Series. The Consortium is a cooperative group of state agency, local government, and university partners who meet annually to project the state and county population for Delaware. The group uses data from the US Census Bureau, state and local government agencies, and other sources to annually refine is population projections. The 2008 Edition is available on-line in PDF format and as an Excel workbook on the DPC's Projections page.
(10/31/08)
PLUS Agenda Posted for October
An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the October meeting of state agencies planners to review land-use change proposals and comprehensive plans under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). Planners use the PLUS meeting to explore proposals with applicants in order to provide comments and advice to the applicants and to local officials, who make the final decisions. The PLUS meeting is set for Wednesday, October 22, starting at 8:00 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(10/6/08)
Livable Delaware Advisory Council to Meet
The Governor's Advisory Council on Planning Coordination will meet on October 17 in Room 112 of the Tatnall Building, at the corner of Legislative Avenue and William Penn Street, in Dover, starting at 10:00 a.m. The group, known as the Livable Delaware Advisory Council, will consider recommending certification of the Kent County and Sussex County Comprehensive Plans.
(10/3/08)
New Census Data for States, Counties and Some Large Places
The US Census Bureau has released new, detailed demographic, social, economic and housing estimates for the year 2007 for places with populations of 65,000 or more. They are based on American Community Survey (ACS) sample survey data from 2007 and are available on the Bureau's American FactFinder web site.
Detailed tables and text narratives of the data highlights are available for the following geographies in Delaware. These are links to the text narratives for each area, which each include links to more detailed tables.
In December, the Census Bureau plans to release 3-year combined ACS estimates that will make it possible to report similar demographic, social, economic and housing details for areas with populations of 20,000 or more.
Finally, please take note of the margin of error (MOE) data that are included in the detailed tables. The ACS presents estimates based on a sample of the population; data users should always take the margin of error into account when using these data.
(9/23/08)
September PLUS Meeting Agendas Posted
State agency planners will review 14 land use change proposals and local comprehensive plan updates in September under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). Agendas have been posted for PLUS meetings on September 24 (PDF) and October 1 (PDF). Both will start at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover. PLUS reviews allow for state input to local governments, who make the final land-use decisions.
(9/5/08)
Kent County Schedules Public Hearings on Draft Comprehensive Plan
The Kent County Regional Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing, starting at 7:00 p.m. on September 3, on the draft update of the County Comprehensive Plan. The Commission will consider the draft plan at their September Business Meeting, at 7:00 p.m. on September 11, and make a recommendation to the Levy Court, which will hold a public hearing on the draft on October 7 at 7:15 p.m. All three meetings will be held in Levy Court Chambers in the Kent County Administrative Complex at 555 Bay Road, in Dover. A legal notice (PDF) outlining all three meetings is posted on the county web site.
(8/27/08)
August 14 Livable Delaware Advisory Council Meeting Cancelled
The August 14 meeting of the Governor's Advisory Council on Planning Coordination has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. Sussex County, whose Comprehensive Plan update was the sole agenda item, requested that the meeting be rescheduled because of scheduling conflicts for county leaders and the need to continue work on implementing new land-use ordinances.
(8/8/08)
Agendas Posted for August PLUS Meetings
Agendas have been posted for the August 27 (PDF) and September 3 (PDF) meetings of state agency planners to review land use change proposals and comprehensive planning documents as part of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). The meetings will allow for state input to local governments, who make the final land-use decisions. Both will start at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(8/6/08)
Livable Delaware Advisory Council to Consider Sussex Comprehensive Plan
The Governor's Advisory Council on Planning Coordination will meet on Thursday, August 14, to consider the Sussex County Comprehensive Plan update and make a recommendation to Governor Minner on whether or not to certify the plan update. The Council, known popularly as the Livable Delaware Advisory Council, will meet at 2:30 p.m., in Room 112 of the Tatnall Building, across from Legislative Hall on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(7/31/08)
New Population Estimates for Cities and Towns
The US Census Bureau has released estimates of the population of incorporated places through 2007. The new estimates for Delaware (EXCEL) show that most cities and towns in the First State have continued to grow in population since 2000. The top five in percentage growth are also those that have been among the most active in municipal annexations in recent years, according to data from reviews of pre-annexation "Plans of Services" by the Office of State Planning Coordination. Nationally, the Census Bureau found that New Orleans, in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, showed the highest percentage rate of growth among major cities in the US between 2006 and 2007. That, after having shown the largest population loss in previous years.
(7/11/08)
Agenda Posted for July PLUS Meeting
An agenda has been posted for the July 23 meeting (PDF) of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). State agency planners will discuss land-use change proposals submitted for review under PLUS. The comments from this meeting will help guide developers and the local government leaders who make land use change decisions. The meeting will start at 8:00 a.m., in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(7/7/08)
Agenda Posted for DGDC Meeting
An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the June 23 meeting of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee (DGDC). The DGDC is an open committee of Delaware GIS professionals at all levels of government and from the private and academic sectors. The DGDC meets regularly to promote the use and sharing of GIS tools and geospatial data in Delaware.
(6/17/08)
June PLUS Meeting Agenda Posted
An agenda has been posted for the June 25 meeting (PDF) of the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). This meeting will allow state agency planners to discuss land-use change proposals submitted for review under PLUS. The comments from the PLUS process serve as a guide for developers and for the local government leaders who make land use change decisions. The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m., in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(6/3/08)
2007 Delaware Aerial Photography Now Available Via Delaware DataMIL
The most recent, hi-resolution aerial photography of Delaware is now available for use on the Delaware DataMIL. This new data was developed as part of the project to collect a suite of digital base-map data funded jointly by the Delaware Office of Management and Budget, DNREC, DelDOT, the U.S. Geological Survey Geospatial Information Office, The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, all three Delaware Counties and the City of Dover. Anyone with internet access can view the aerial photography using the DataMIL's Map Lab. Those using GIS software tools can access it via the Internet Map Services published on DataMIL.
(6/2/08)
New Land Use/Land Cover Data Published
The Delaware Office of Management and Budget has published a 2007 update of land use and land cover data for Delaware. This data, part of a larger project to collect statewide orthophotography and elevation data, updates land use and land cover datasets from 1997 and 2002. Funding for this project was provided by the Delaware Office of Management and Budget, DNREC, DelDOT, the USGS, The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, all three Delaware Counties and the City of Dover. The Land Use/Land Cover data set is also available via the Delaware DataMIL.
(5/28/08)
Agenda Posted for May PLUS Meeting
An agenda (PDF) has been posted for May 28 meeting of state agency planners to discuss land-use change proposals submitted for review under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). State agency comments developed through the PLUS process serve as a guide for developers and for the local government leaders who make land use change decisions. The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m., in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(5/7/08)
Delaware Geographic Data Committee Announces 2008 Service Award Winner
The Delaware Geographic Data Committee, which is chaired by the Office of Management and Budget, is pleased to announce the 2008 Geographic Community Service Award winner (PDF). Nicole Minni of the University of Delaware was honored with award at the annual Delaware GIS Conference on April 23 in Dover. Minni works in the Water Resources Agency in the university’s Institute for Public Administration. She lives in Lewes.
(4/29/08)
April PLUS Meeting Agenda is Posted
The April PLUS meeting is set for April 30, starting at 8:30 a.m., in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover. An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the meeting, at which state agency planners will review and comment on land-use change proposals submitted for review under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). PLUS comments serve as a guide for developers and for the local government leaders who make land use change decisions.
(4/7/08)
Delaware's Annual GIS Conference to Be Held April 23 in Dover
Registration is now open for Delaware’s annual geographic information system conference, "Delaware GIS 2008: A Spatial Network," which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Dover. Registration and continental breakfast will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. More details on the DNREC News page.
(3/31/08)
Kent County Schedules Public Hearings on Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Kent County has announced (Legal Notice [PDF]) a pair of public hearings on the draft 2007 Kent County Land Use Plan. The Kent County Regional Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the draft plan starting at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 2. The Commission will consider making a recommendation to Levy Court on the plan at their meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Kent County Levy Court will hold a public hearing on the Plan on Tuesday, April 15, at 7:15 p.m. After receiving public testimony on the ordinance at this meeting, Levy Court will vote to approve or deny the ordinance adopting the draft plan. All of these meetings will take place in the Levy Court Chambers at the Kent County Administrative Complex at 555 Bay Road, in Dover. The draft plan was reviewed under the Preliminary Land Use Service as PLUS 2008-02-07 in February of this year.
(3/19/08)
Agenda Posted for March PLUS Meeting
An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the March 26 PLUS meeting. State agency planners will review and comment on land-use change proposals submitted for review under the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). The PLUS comments are meant as a guide for developers and for the local government leaders who make land use change decisions. The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m., in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(3/5/08)
Sussex County Announces Land Use Plan Workshop and Hearings
Sussex County Council and the County Planning and Zoning Commission have announced (PDF) a joint workshop and a pair of public hearings on the draft update of the County's Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The joint workshop will start at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, at the Sussex County Administrative Offices West Complex, at DuPont Boulevard and Old Laurel Road, in Georgetown. It will allow council members and planners to discuss the draft plan and state comments from the PLUS review (PDF) and the Governor's Advisory Council on Planning Coordination. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the draft update on April 3. The County Council's public hearing will be held on April 22. Both hearings will start at 6:00 p.m. at the CHEER Center, at the intersection of Sand Hill Road and U.S. 9, in Georgetown.
(2/27/08)
Livable Delaware Advisory Council to Discuss County Comprehensive Plans
The Governor's Advisory Council on Planning Coordination will meet on Friday, February 29, for a discussion of draft comprehensive plan updates by Kent and Sussex Counties. An agenda (PDF) has been posted for the meeting, which will start at 1:00 p.m. in Room 112 of the Tatnall Building, at 150 William Penn Street, in Dover. The Council, known popularly as the Livable Delaware Advisory Council, was established by the General Assembly as part of Governor Minner's Livable Delaware legislative agenda. It is chaired by Lt. Governor John Carney.
(2/22/08)
February PLUS Meeting Agendas Posted
Agendas have been posted for Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) meetings on February 27 (PDF) and March 5 (PDF). These are meetings of state agency planners reviewing land-use change proposals submitted for review in February. Planners will review and discuss the proposals and submit comments to the developers and to the local government leaders who make land use change decisions. Both meetings will start at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room in the Haslet Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover.
(2/8/08)
Registration Now Open for 2008 Delaware GIS Conference
On-line registration is open now for the annual gathering of Delaware's GIS community, set for Wednesday, April 23, at the Dover Sheraton Inn and Conference Center. Delaware GIS 2008: A Spatial Network will bring together the creators of GIS data and the many state, county and local government representatives who use that data in their service to the citizens of Delaware. It will include educators and private sector data users in a day-long exchange of information and energy designed to enhance the use and sharing of GIS data in Delaware. There will be presentations and special-interest group meetings. There will be awards and exhibits. And there will be posters and workshops.
Standard registration is $90 between now and April 4 and $115 after April 4. There are discounts for students and for those who are accepted as presenters at the conference. Presentation abstracts are accepted until March 7. Successful applicants will be notified shortly there-after.
The Delaware GIS Conference has become an annual tradition among those who take advantage of the power of combining maps and databases to enhance data and analysis.
(2/6/08)
Governor's Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues Releases Report
The Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues released their Annual Report to the Governor and members of the General Assembly on Thursday, January 24, 2008. The report details the demographic, fiscal and development trends occurring in Delaware as well as policies and actions taken to date. The report also includes recommendations for future policy consideration by the Governor and the General Assembly to continue the work of planning for orderly growth and development. The full report is available for download as a PDF file.
(1/29/08)
