Meetings & Events

City Council Meeting

09/09/2025 - 07:00 PM
Location: New Castle Senior Center
Address: 400 South Street
New Castle, DE 19720

City of New Castle Delaware

City Council Regular Meeting

New Castle Senior Center*

400 South Street, New Castle, DE 19720

Tuesday, September 9^th, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Meeting 

Agenda

Roll Call

Minutes 08/12/2025

Staff Reports

• Treasurer’s Report
• Reports from the City Administrator & Staff
• Council Communications
• Report from the Council President
• Business from the Mayor
• Comments from a Good Will Fire Co. representative

Mayors Proclamation to Recognize Sergeant Louis Torres for his 20 Plus Years of Service and Retirement from the New Castle City Police Department.

Public Comments (concerning agenda items or general public comments on matters relating to the City of New Castle)

Old Business:

1. Second Reading and Possible Vote of Ordinance 558 An Ordinance to Amend the City of New Castle Municipal Code Regarding the Good Will Firefighter and Ladies Auxiliary Real Property Tax Exemption (Council President Suzanne Souder 08/05/2025)

New Business:

1. Presentation by ONCOR regarding Battery Park Playground Phase II.
2. Council Discussion, Possible Motion and Vote regarding the Battery Park Playground Phase II.
3. Council Discussion, Possible Motion and Vote on Resolution 2025-41 A Resolution to move the November 2025 City Council Meeting to Monday, November 10^th due to the Veterans Day Holiday (Council President Suzanne Souder 09/02/2025)
4. Council Discussion, Possible Motion and Vote on Resolution 2025-42 A Resolution of the City Council of New Castle, Delaware, extending a Formal Invitation to the National Football Teams and Dignitaries of the Netherlands, Sweden, and England to Visit the City During the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Council Person Nermin Zubaca 09/02/2025)
5. Council Discussion, Possible Motion and Vote on Resolution 2025-43 A Resolution to Authorize Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Trails (ORPT) 2025 for the Delaware River Trail Design (Council President Suzanne Souder 09/02/2025)
6. Council Discussion and Possible Vote regarding the possibility of remote City Council meetings (Council Person Nermin Zubaca 09/02/2025)
7. Council Discussion, Possible Motion and Vote on Resolution 2025-44 A Resolution to Re-Appoint Susan McLoughlin to the Board of Health (Council President Suzanne Souder 09/02/2025)

Next Regular Meeting Date: October 14, 2025

Posted 09-02-2025

Note: This agenda as listed may not be considered in sequence, including executive sessions.

*You can also view the meeting online at the address below. A clickable link is available on the City website at www.newcastlecity.delaware.gov/events.

There will be no comments taken from the Zoom audience; comments may be submitted via email up to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9^th, 2025 at info@newcastlecity.delaware.gov

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