Invitation to Bid – City of New Castle Riverfront Redevelopment Pier Project
Date Posted: Friday, March 4th, 2016INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for the City of New Castle Riverfront Redevelopment Pier Project will be received by the City Administrator until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday March 31, 2016, at the City Administration Building, 220 Delaware Street, New Castle, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the stated time will be returned unopened. This project was first bid in December 2015 but a contract was not awarded. The City of New Castle Riverfront Redevelopment Pier Project involves the construction of a fixed dock structure along the Delaware River to accommodate commercial, institutional, and historic vessels. The fixed dock will extend from the Delaware Street Wharf approximately 170 feet to the navigable channel. The project will include a fixed 100 foot long dock, access causeway, access ramp and stairs. The construction will involve mobilization / demobilization; installation of driven piles; erection of steel framing […]
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Your Opinion Counts! City of New Castle Downtown Development District Online Survey
Date Posted: Friday, January 22nd, 2016CITY OF NEW CASTLE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Click to take the Survey. The survey closes on March 11, 2016. The City of New Castle will seek Downtown Development District (DDD) designation as an integral component to its comprehensive, ongoing economic efforts. Along with the designations of the First State National Historic Park and the Bayshore Byway Discovery Zone, the DDD designation will be an instrumental piece in creating a unified story of New Castle’s unmatched history and exciting future. As part of the designation, the City will prepare a fully grant-funded Plan that: Exhibits the City as a great place to invest Identifies and attracts market needs Strengthens the downtown’s ties to the waterfront Unifies the many stakeholders and initiatives towards a shared goal Organizes businesses with joint marketing efforts and resources Is the primary marketing tool to stimulate economic activity Involves coordinated efforts of the City, State agencies, civic […]
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First State National Historical Park Will Host Open House for Public Comment on the Sheriff’s House in New Castle
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior First State National Historical Park 211 Delaware Street New Castle, DE 19720 First State National Historical Park News Release Media Contact: Lorin Felter, lorin_felter@nps.gov, 215-327-8261 First State National Historical Park Will Host Open House for Public Comment on the Sheriff’s House in New Castle New Castle, DE – First State National Historical Park (NHP) is requesting your input in developing a rehabilitation and use plan for the Sheriff’s House in New Castle, DE at a public scoping meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, from 3:30-6:30pm at the New Castle Court House and Museum. The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to participate in the project planning process to identify potential uses for the Sheriff’s House, environmental impacts, issues, concerns, and alternative concepts. Developing a rehabilitation and use plan is our effort to review conceptual plans to see what options exist for the […]
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Revised Trash Schedule
Date Posted: Friday, January 15th, 2016City Holiday Notice: Revised Trash Schedule. Regular Schedule Revised Schedule Monday, Jan. 18th Tuesday, Jan. 19th Tuesday, Jan. 19th Wednesday, Jan 20th No Yard Waste Pick up on Wednesday, Jan. 20th. Normal Recycle Collection on Thursday, Jan. 21st and Friday, Jan. 22nd
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Christmas Tree Recycling
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 16th, 2015Christmas Tree Recycling CURBSIDE COLLECTION Place your tree curbside. Public Works crews will collect trees as teams are available. DO NOT block sidewalk for pedestrian use DO NOT place the tree in street or alley ways DO NOT place tree in bags DO remove tree stands, nails, ornaments, garland, lights, etc.
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Press Release: Notification of Smoke Testing in Downtown Area
Date Posted: Friday, December 4th, 2015Notification of Smoke Testing On December 8th & 10th, 2015 workers for the City of New Castle will blow smoke into the sewer lines in the downtown area to locate breaks and defects in the sewer system. Homeowners do not need to be home and the inspectors will not need to enter your house. This Smoke is not toxic, will not stain cloths or furniture, has a slight odor, and will not create a fire. The tests will be conducted by AECOM a consulting engineering firm hired by the City. The inspectors will be wearing lime vests and will have photo identification cards. They will need to walk around the front and back of the property to look for signs of smoke coming from area drains. TEST HOURS: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. December 8th & 10th If you would like additional information or have questions, click on the Notification […]
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Shop Small and Continue to Support Local Businesses
Date Posted: Monday, November 30th, 2015Since its founding in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday has emerged as a major event for holiday shoppers who want to support their community. 2015’s Small Business Saturday was bigger than ever! Let’s all continue to shop locally. Why Shop Local The reason so many people are shopping locally is simple: it works. Studies have shown the benefits of spending with locally owned businesses instead of their chain-store competitors. Local shops typically invest back into the community by using local vendors, employing local people and keeping their profits close to home instead of shipping them to an out-of-town headquarters. It also results in revenue that supports the services and infrastructure in our own City. If you shop locally in New Castle instead of traveling elsewhere to spend your money, you are not just supporting our businesses, you are supporting New Castle. You Are Thanking Your Local Shops for […]
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Delaware Bayshore Byway
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 24th, 2015The Delaware Bayshore is widely recognized as an area of global ecological and historic significance. It is a Migratory Shorebird Site of Hemispheric Importance, a Wetland of International Significance and an Important Bird Area of Global Significance. Its expansive coastal marshes, sandy shoreline, forest, fields and agricultural lands provide habitat for more than 400 species of birds and other wildlife. The Nature Conservancy and the National Audubon Society recognize the region as globally significant wildlife habitat. The Nature Conservancy has called the Delaware Bayshore “One of the Earth’s most important stopovers for migratory birds.” The small towns along the Delaware Bayshore enjoy a deep and rich heritage, which evolved from the early colonial settlements and thriving maritime industries that thrived on the abundant natural resources of the area. The Delaware’s Bayshore Byway extends for 52 miles along State Route 9 from the City of New Castle in New Castle County, DE […]
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11/24/2015 – Press Conference – Preparing for ‘Small Business Saturday’
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 18th, 2015November 24th 10 a.m. – Noon (Old Courthouse Museum steps – rain or shine): Prepare for ‘Small Business Saturday’ and Local Shopping in New Castle: Debut of ‘Byway Bucks’ Shopping/Travel Incentives U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, U.S. Small Business Administration officials, State of Delaware representatives, and local leaders will conduct a press conference and small business walking tour. The event urges local holiday and year-round shopping, and marks the Old New Castle debut of ‘Byway Bucks’ Program. The ‘Byways Bucks’ is a coupon voucher program offering special dining, shopping and admissions deals along Del.’s ‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.’ The event will be anchored by opening remarks on the steps of the newly-minted First State National Historic Park’s New Castle courthouse – site of the fugitive slave trials, the transcripts of which informed the layout of the ‘Tubman Byway’s’ route – and feature tours of some of the Colonial-era town’s most idyllic […]
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Pennsylvania Couple Donates Kevlar Vest to New Castle City K-9 Officer, Cooper
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015The New Castle City Police Department received a donation from a Pennsylvania couple to provide a Kevlar protective vest for the department’s K-9 Officer, Cooper. The couple, Bob and Theresa D’Orazio of Broomall, decided to make the donation after seeing New Castle Officer Paul Allston and his K-9 partner Cooper demonstrate the dog’s drug-detecting skills at a heroin awareness event recently in Exton, Pennsylvania. The names of the D’Orazio’s three children, ages 48, 28 and 10, will be sewn onto the vest, as they all lost their lives due to tragic events, said Senior Lt. Adam P. Brams, a department spokesman.
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