County Council, August 25, 2026
Approves Resolution 26-164 renaming Harbor Club Apartments to Brook Band Apartments, unanimous
What happened
The New Castle County Council meeting on 2026-08-25 was dominated by non-land-use business: FOP police pay ordinances, opioid-settlement grant appropriations, and internal council procedural rules.
- Jurisdiction
- New Castle County, DE
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 19 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 19
Withdrawal of Ordinance 26097
Councilman Carter announced withdrawal of Ordinance 26097, stating a new one would come back next month.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The New Castle County Council meeting on 2026-08-25 was dominated by non-land-use business: FOP police pay ordinances, opioid-settlement grant appropriations, and internal council procedural rules.
Key Decisions (19)
Withdrawal of Ordinance 26097
Resolution 26-163 urging rejection of truck weight/length increases
Resolution 26-164 renaming Harbor Club Apartments to Brook Band Apartments
Resolution 26-165 council employee handbook leave/vacation amendment
Oral amendment to Resolution 26-166 (district office mailings)
Resolution 26-166 as amended (district office mailing rule)
Resolution 26-167 National Senior Citizens Day
Ordinance 26-092 FOP pay plan (captains, majors, lieutenant colonel)
Ordinance 26-093 FOP pay plan (classified service employees)
Ordinance 26-094 Project REACH opioid grant
Ordinance 26-095 Opioid Integrated Public Safety Initiative grant
Ordinance 26-096 State Emergency Response Commission CERT grant
Floor amendment 1 to Ordinance 26-099 (raise fee to $16)
Ordinance 26-099 Recorder of Deeds fee modification
Ordinance 26-100 registration of legislative agents
Ordinance 26-101 Absalom Jones Senior Center grant
Ordinance 26-102 Hope Center Recovery and Housing Stabilization grant
Ordinance 26-103 Delaware Division of Libraries federal pass-through grant
Substitute 1 to Ordinance 26-010 (representing interests before county government)
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Residents and council raised concerns about heavy truck traffic and…
Commercial Demand
Amazon distribution activity on Green Giant Road is generating heavy…
Infrastructure
A residence became temporarily inaccessible due to unannounced road and…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 9 councilmembers, the clerk, a witness, and 4 members of the public.
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