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Land Preservation Task Force
Thank you to all who attended the Land Preservation Task Force Public Workshop on October 28, 2020. A recording of that virtual meeting is located here.
Meeting slides and participant list are located here
The final Task Force Report can be downloaded here
Past Meetings:
August 7, 2019 at 4pm; Large Executive Conference Room at Government Center Building, 87 Reads Way, New Castle.
August 7, 2019 Meeting Minutes
Farmland Preservation Subcommittee met Wednesday, September 4th, 4:00pm, in the New Castle Room in NCC Department of Land Use
Open Space Preservation Subcommittee met Thursday, September 5th, 4:30 at the Community Services Building, 10th Street in Wilmington
Funding Subcommittee met Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 4:00pm at the Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin
Full Land Preservation Task Force met Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 4:30pm in the Gilliam Building Multipurpose Room, 67 Reads Way, New Castle
October 2, 2019 Meeting Agenda
October 2, 2019 Meeting Minutes
Funding Subcommittee met Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 4p, at the Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin
Open Space Preservation Subcommittee met Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 4:30p, at the Community Services Building, 10th Street in Wilmington
Farmland Preservation Subcommittee met Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 4:30p, at Delaware Wild Lands, 315 Main Street, Odessa
Full Land Preservation Task Force met Thursday, December 5, 2019, 4:30p, at the Gilliam Building Multipurpose Room, 67 Reads Way, New Castle
December 5, 2019 Meeting Agenda
December 5, 2019 Meeting Minutes
Open Space Subcommittee met on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 4:30pm at the Gilliam Building Multipurpose Room, 67 Reads Way, New Castle
Farmland Preservation Subcommittee met on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 4:30pm at Delaware Wildlands, 315 Main Street, Odessa
Funding Subcommittee met on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 4pm at the Mt. Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin
Full Land Preservation Task Force met on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 4:30pm at the Gilliam Building Multipurpose Room, 67 Reads Way, New Castle
February 6, 2020 Meeting Agenda
February 6, 2020 Meeting Minutes
The full Task Force met on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 4:30pm via videoconference (no in-person gathering) in light of COVID-19 measures.
March 25, 2020 Meeting Minutes
The subcommittees met virtually on these dates:
Open Space: April 23, 2020, 4:30pm
Funding: April 29, 2020, 4:30pm
Agricultural: April 30, 2020, 4:30pm
Full Task Force met virtually Wednesday, June 10, 4:30pm via videoconference
Agricultural Subcommittee met virtually on July 8, 2020 @ 4:30PM
Open Space Subcommittee met virtually on July 10, 2020 @ 9:00AM
Full Task Force met virtually on July 15, 2020 at 4pm. Meeting Agenda
Full Task Force met virtually on September 2, 2020 at 4pm
September 2, 2020 Meeting Agenda
About the Land Preservation Task Force
This Task Force will examine key questions and shape a plan for enhancing the County’s land preservation strategy. The Task Force will also look at ways to improve collaboration with other entities to increase resources for the purchase and maintenance of land.
Task Force Members
Betsy Caufield, New Castle County Land Use
Jack Coleman, Coleman Tree Farm
Jeff Downing *(Chair), Mt. Cuba Center
Sherri Evans-Stanton, DE Chapter of Sierra Club, appointed by County Council Districts 2 & 8
John Filaski, Filaski's Produce, appointed by County Council Districts 6 & 12
Doreen Fletcher, Appointed by County Council Disticts 1 & 7
Lee Jarmon, Civic Leader
Janet Kilpatrick, County Council Member, District 3
Jennifer Kmiec, Committee of 100
James Metzger, Appointed by County Council Districts 4 & 10
Michele Giofre Pyle, Appointed by County Council Districts 3 & 9
Stewart Ramsey, New Castle County Farm Bureau
Timothy Sheldon, County Council Member, District 9
Austin Short, Delaware Department of Agriculture
Kendall Sommers, New Castle County Public Works
Elena Stewart, Delaware State Parks
Jim White, Delaware Nature Society
Maureen Zieber, Appointed by Council Districts 5 & 11
Materials
You can access materials for the Task Force at this dropbox folder
Jeff Downing
Task Force Staff Members:
Kendall Sommers, Parks Manager
Betsy Hatch, Planner II