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Planning Services Update

Delaware City

Delaware City has commenced work on an update to its 2001 comprehensive plan. The City is working with IPA to craft a plan that will take a fresh look at planning issues impacting Delaware City and serve as five-year update of the current plan.

New Castle County

New Castle County’s efforts to develop a 2007 Comprehensive Development Plan Update began with a kickoff event on September 26, 2005. The advisory committees that have been formed to guide this process cover Future Land Use, Infrastructure, Community Character, and Development & Building Process Review. Public participation is welcomed throughout the update process. A website (www.co.new-castle.de.us/ landuse/webdynamic/landUse22.asp) has been created to provide information on the county plan update and includes a wide variety of background information, information on past and future committee meetings, an opportunity to submit comments on the update, and a calendar of relevant upcoming events.

State Population Data and Projections

According to the 2005 Annual Population Projections series approved by the Delaware Population Consortium on October 11, 2005, Delaware’s population is expected to reach just over 1.035 million by 2030. This newly released data provides detailed 30-year population and employment projections for the state, the three counties, and the cities of Dover, Newark, and Wilmington. Copies of the Consortium’s population projections report and related data tables can be reviewed online at stateplanning.delaware.gov/information/dpc_projections.shtml.

Update on the PLUS Process

An updated set of forms for use with the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) review process has been posted on the Office of State Planning Coordination’s PLUS webpage (www.state.de.us/ planning/plus/plus.shtml). The updates include new forms for use by municipalities when seeking a PLUS review of a comprehensive plan, plan amendment, or ordinance. The application form for the review of development projects has also been updated.

For more information contact Julia O'Hanlon at 302-831-6224.