Annual Fire Hydrant Flushing Notice
SIREN TESTING NOTIFICATION
CRODA
Atlas Point
315 Cherry Lane
New Castle, DE
2024 SIREN TESTING DATES
FEBRUARY 13, MAY 14, AUGUST 13, AND NOVEMBER 12 AT 7PM
Routine tests will last for 1 minute.
As part of Croda Atlas Point’s commitment to working with our local community, we installed powerful alarms in 2021 called the “Croda Community Notification System” (CCNS). The system of is made up of sirens at four locations to notify the public in case of a site emergency. Sirens are located at the Atlas Point facility, Eisenberg Elementary School, the Police Athletic League (PAL), Garfield Park, and Rose Hill Community Center.
The CCNS is tested on the second Tuesday of February, May, August, and November at 7:00p.m.
NO ACTION is required by residents who hear these tests.
Questions? Visit our website at www.croda.com/atlas-point or contact our Community Engagement team at 302-429-5474 or AtlasPoint.CE@croda.com
302 Connections-Door to Door Sales
Beginning in January 2024, 302 Connections, a marketing company working with Direct Energy, will be making sales calls door-to-door in the City of New Castle. Direct Energy promotes alternative sources for electricity and natural gas. The city has issued a permit allowing them to make these calls. The issuance of the permit is not an endorsement of their services, it merely gives them permission to make the sales calls.
As a municipal power provider, our MSC has exclusive rights to sell electricity in the City of New Castle. This means the only service you could choose to purchase through Direct Energy is natural gas since Delmarva Power does not have exclusive rights to sell power here.
The following conditions apply to 302 Connections’ activity within the City of New Castle:
- They may not make sales calls prior to 10am or after 7pm
- They have provided the City of New Castle with a list of the names of all people who will be making sales calls.
- Each person making sales calls should have a copy of the permit issued by the city which they must show to residents upon request.
PRESS RELEASE-MSC Water Meter Installation
PRESS RELEASE-MSC Water Meter Installation
Efficiency Smart’s Black Friday Specials
Don’t miss Efficiency Smart’s Black Friday specials! Save big on smart thermostats, air purifiers, and dehumidifiers on its Online Savings store starting on 11/6. Offer valid while supplies last. Visit www.efficiencysmart.org/new-castle-delaware and select “Online Savings” or call Efficiency Smart at 877-889-3777 for more information.
Battery Park Playground
Press Release: Historic New Castle will celebrate our brand new playground at Battery Park on Tuesday, October 10th at 4pm. Please join Senator Nicole Poore, Representative’s Melissa Minor Brown and Frank Cooke, New Castle City Council, City Administration and Staff, ONCOR (Old New Castle Outdoor Recreation) Coalition members and our kids as we cut the ribbon on the new playground equipment.
Be the first to try out the zip line! Refreshments will be served.
City Press Release 9/22/2023
City Press Release:
9/22/2023
City of New Castle, City Administrator William Barthel, will be leaving the City to pursue an opportunity outside of government effective October 13th. Mr. Barthel has been with the City for the last 14 years, four as Council president and ten years as City Administrator. Councilperson Suzanne Souder remarked that, “Bill has served the City diligently, both in his capacity as Council President and as City Administrator. We thank him for all that he has done for the City and wish him well in his new endeavors. He will be missed.”
While Mr. Barthel is departing as City Administrator, he has agreed to stay on in a part-time consulting role to ease the transition and to assist with the orientation of a new City Administrator, pending an agreement on the terms. The City intends to begin the search for a new City Administrator promptly.
City Press Release: Road Work Delaware and 6th St Tuesday, September 26th
City Press Release
9/19/2023
Road Work to Begin on Delaware and 6th St.
Tuesday, September 26th
On Monday, September 18th, DelDOT informed the City that on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, they are going to begin road work at the intersection of Delaware St. and 6th St.; which includes the removal of the overhead traffic light.
Work Times are Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and there will be temporary lane closures.
The work is expected to be completed in early 2024.
We will pass on more information as it becomes available to us.
City of New Castle
302-322-9801
Holiday Notice and Revised Holiday Trash Pick Up Schedule
City Offices will be closed on
Monday, May 29th for the
Memorial Day Holiday
Revised Public Works Schedule
Regular Schedule Revised Schedule
Mon., Sept 4th Tues., Sept 5th
Tues., Sept 5th Wed., Sept 6th
Yard Waste Pick up on Thursday, Sept 7th
Recycle Pick up on Friday, Sept 8th
Updated Mosquito Control – West Nile Virus Detected
Message from DNREC
West Nile virus has been detected from one of our chickens within the city that we use to monitor for such. This of course is not uncommon for this location (in woods across from Trolley Barn). As usual, we will be attempting to address via some spraying to reduce the older, adult mosquitoes in the area that are most likely driving the transmission cycle. We plan to do this via truck spraying this evening between 9pm – 11pm (8/28/2023) in the neighborhoods of Baldton, New Castle Manor, Van Dyke Village, the Twin Spans Industrial Park grounds and around Glebe Cemetery.
The best thing a person can do to protect themselves from mosquito-borne disease is to reduce or eliminate mosquito bites. This is done by wearing light colored, long-sleeve clothing, insect repellent, avoiding time outdoors around dusk and dawn, avoiding areas with high mosquito presence and removing all standing water on properties where mosquitoes can breed.
For more information please click links below.
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Phone: (302) 322-9801
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