Planning Services Updates

Updates from the Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination (OSPC)

	Municipal officials can contact OSPC for a copy of Better Models for Development in Delaware (302-739-3090).
	OSPC offers technical assistance on planning issues to local governments through county circuit-rider planners: Herb Inden, New Castle (herb.inden@state.de.us) David Edgell, AICP, Kent (david.edgell@state.de.us) Ann Marie Townshend, AICP, Sussex (ann.marie.townshend@state.de.us)
	Livable Delaware grant funding is available to municipalities for projects supporting comprehensive plan development and implementation efforts.
	Examples of projects eligible for Livable Delaware grant funding include updates and revisions to zoning and subdivision codes, development of a capital improvements program, implementation of a Geographic Information System, and development of a new or updated comprehensive plan.

Contact Dorothy Morris for more information on the availability of Livable Delaware grant funding (dorothy.morris@state.de.us, 302-739-3090).

Updates from the Institute for Public Administration

	Comprehensive Planning: IPA is currently working on municipal comprehensive plans for Bethany Beach, Clayton, Dewey Beach, Frederica, Lewes, Middletown, and Odessa. Completed comprehensive plans on which IPA has worked can be found at www.ipa.udel.edu/localgovt/municipalities/.
	Land-Development Ordinances: IPA has completed land-development ordinances for the towns of Blades and Clayton and is currently working on similar projects for the towns of Bridgeville and Wyoming.
	GIS Projects: IPA has worked with the City of Dover and Town of Smyrna to develop their GIS capabilities. These projects have involved mapping infrastructure and generating unique data sets to assist the municipalities in their daily business.

Contact Martin Wollaston for info about IPA’s planning services (martinw@udel.edu, 302-831-4930).

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