Contact - Volunteer - Contribute - (302) 468-6024

Bob Weiner
Home About Bob Legislation & Essays News Articles Photo & Video Gallery Facebook Contact Bob
Bob Weiner News  

12/12/2011
News Journal supports Councilman Weiner's complaint that Clark Administration is not providing public with readable Comp Plan Zoning Maps.

New planning maps leave residents squinting
Dec. 12, 2011  News Journal “Our View”

As GPS technology is to drivers in new territories, so, too, are clearly demarcated zoning maps for New Castle County landowners.

On the heels of the divisive Barley Mill Plaza rezoning controversy, it's unfortunate that the NCCo Land Use Department missed this point.

Once approved, the maps will provide communities with a sense of the impact of new roads, lights and the economic development balance between industrial parks and pure green acreage as they affect future property values.

But residents have trouble reading them, including the Internet version of 2012 Comprehensive Plan documents. And not just because the text is too small to decipher.

Downloading the diagrams requires rudimentary software skills to enlarge the view. Even in the Internet Age, it's a mistake to assume all residents are comfortable viewing documents over the Web.

The problem is made worse by what's not on the maps -- street names and neighborhood designations, says Councilman Bob Weiner of complaints after the county added an Internet link to view parcels more clearly. But this is not the best that the state's largest municipal government can do, before the coming Jan. 3 hearing on the plan.

As it should, it's belatedly preparing new maps to give residents and council members the information they need to analyze the plan.

Back to the News Summary

Have news? Please contact me!

HOT TOPICS:
Important Safety Tips
File a Property Complaint
Report a Pothole to DelDOT
NCC Open Checkbook
Presentations to Council
Redevelopment
NCC Council Video
New Castle County Finances
NCC Public Safety
Stoltz Developments
Other Development Proposals
NCC Clearwater Disconnect Program
Brandywine 100 History
Anti-Graffiti Brigade
Talley Day Bark Park
Claymont
Search BobWeiner.com:

Latest News:
7/8/2020
  Brandywine Hundred County Library is open with socially distancing safe door-to-door delivery takeout service
11/30/2018
  Walker's Bank deemed unsafe, will be demolished
7/24/2018
  Councilman announces details of redevelopment at former AstraZeneca site

New Castle County Comprehensive Plan
How to Attend a County Council Meeting
Info on Planning Board Public Hearings
Time Limits For Speakers And
Standards For Review Of Applications
Directions to Reads Way

 

 

Give Bob a "like" on Facebook:


   
Latest News:
7/8/2020
  Brandywine Hundred County Library is open with socially distancing safe door-to-door delivery takeout service
11/30/2018
  Walker's Bank deemed unsafe, will be demolished
7/24/2018
  Councilman announces details of redevelopment at former AstraZeneca site
Upcoming events:
County Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings of each month
"I am continually astounded at Councilman Bob Weiner’s ability to keep on top of everything and be so thorough; bringing his extensive knowledge to bear in a clear and productive manner. I and others I know appreciate his vigilance and guidance on our behalf. "

Judy Magee

Paid for by Friends of Bob Weiner - www.BobWeiner.com - (302) 468-6024 - Volunteer - Contribute
Friends of Bob Weiner is the political candidate committee that accepts contributions on behalf of New Castle County Councilman Robert S. Weiner.

Facebook Twitter Youtube