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Agendas have been posted for January meetings of state planners to review land use change proposals and comprehensive planning documents from local governments under the the Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS). The meetings are set for Wednesday, January 24, 2007 (PDF) and Wednesday, January 31, 2007 (PDF). Both will start at 8:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Haslett Armory, on William Penn Street, in Dover. PLUS review meetings allow state agency planners to review and comment on land use change proposals prior to submission to local governments, which have final approval authority. A map of the latest PLUS projects is also available.

Planning-Related Meetings, 1/16/07 - 2/1/07
Suggestions? Additions? E-mail Mike Mahaffie or call (302) 739-3090.
www.state.de.us/planning/information/meetings.shtml

January 16 -- New Castle County Planning Board Business Meeting
9:00 a.m., New Castle Room, Department of Land Use, 87 Reads Way, Corporate Commons, New Castle, DE
Contact: Dept. of Land Use, (302) 395-5400

January 16 -- New Castle County Council Land Use Committee Meeting
1:30 p.m., Eighth Floor Conference Room, City/County Building, 800 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE
Contact: Betsy Gardner, Clerk of Council, (302) 395-8388

January 17 -- Delaware Council on Housing Meeting (Agenda [PDF])
12:30 p.m., 5th Floor, Duncan Center, 500 Loockerman Street, Dover, DE
Contact: Tonya Burbage, DSHA, (302) 739-4263

January 18 -- WILMAPCO Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m., WILMAPCO Conference Room, 850 Library Avenue, Newark, DE
Contact: WILMAPCO, (302) 737-6205

January 18 -- Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting (Agenda [PDF])
3:00 p.m., County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Office Building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE
Contact: Sussex County Planning and Zoning, (302) 855-7878

January 19 -- Brownfields Advisory Committee Meeting
9:00 a.m., DNREC's Lukens Drive Office, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE
Contact: Christina Wirtz, DNREC, (302) 395-2600

January 19 -- Center For The Inland Bays Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Meeting
9:00 a.m., Room 103, Cannon Lab, College of Marine Studies, Lewes, DE
Contact: Center For The Inland Bays (302) 226-8105

January 22 -- Broadkill River Watershed Tributary Action Team Meeting
7:00 p.m., Room 104, Cannon Lab, University of Delaware College of Marine & Earth Studies, Lewes, DE
Contact: Jennifer Volk, DNREC, (302) 739-9939

January 22 -- DelDOT Public Workshop: Western Parkway Project
A workshop to update the public on plans for a transportation corridor in eastern Sussex County that would be parallel to and west of Route 1 (Coastal Highway), from north of Five Points to Delaware Route 24.
4:00 p.m., Cape Henlopen High School Cafeteria, 1250 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE
Contact: DelDOT, (302) 760-2080

January 23 -- Local Government Training: Planning Your Community's Future ("Planning 101")
A workshop by the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration for credit towards the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and the Delaware Planning Education Certificate. 9:00 a.m., University of Delaware Paradee Center, Transportation Circle, Dover, DE
Registration deadline: January 16
Cost: $40 per person
Contact: Doug Tuttle, UD IPA, (302) 831-0718

January 23 -- Kent County Levy Court Public Hearing
7:15 p.m., Levy Court Chambers, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 Bay Rd., Dover, DE
Contact: Kent County Planning, (302) 744-2471

January 24 -- Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) Meeting (Agenda [PDF])
8:30 a.m., Room 133, Haslett Armory, 122 William Penn Street, Dover, DE
Contact: Dorothy Morris, OSPC, (302) 739-3090

January 25 -- Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting (Agenda [PDF])
6:00 p.m., County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Office Building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE
Contact: Sussex County Planning and Zoning, (302) 855-7878

January 25 -- Delaware League of Local Governments Monthly Dinner Meeting
6:00 p.m., Sheraton Dover Hotel, 1570 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE
Contact: George Wright, Executive Director, (302) 678-0991

January 26 -- Delaware Friends of Agriculture Breakfast
The agenda includes a presentation by American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman.
7:15 a.m., Harrington Fire Hall, Harrington, DE Cost: $15 per person. Registration is required.
Contact: Alice Moore, University of Delaware, (302) 831-2504

January 29 -- Public Hearing: Sussex County Comprehensive Plan Update
6:00 p.m., Greenwood Fire Company, U.S. 13, Greenwood, DE
Contact: Chip Guy, Chief of Public Information, (302) 854-5000

January 30 -- Livable Delaware Advisory Council Meeting
The agenda includes a discussion of the draft update of the New Castle County Comprehensive Plan.
1:00 p.m., Room 112, Tatnall Building, 150 William Penn St., Dover, DE
Contact: Pat LaRue, Lt. Governor's Office, (302) 744-4333

January 31 -- Alternate Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) Meeting (Agenda [PDF])
8:30 a.m., Room 133, Haslett Armory, 122 William Penn Street, Dover, DE
Contact: Dorothy Morris, OSPC, (302) 739-3090

January 31 -- Public Hearing: Sussex County Comprehensive Plan Update
6:00 p.m., Lewes Fire Company, Savannah Road, Lewes, DE
Contact: Chip Guy, Chief of Public Information, (302) 854-5000

February 1 -- Public Hearing: Sussex County Comprehensive Plan Update
6:00 p.m., Seaford Fire Company, King and Cannon streets, Seaford, DE
Contact: Chip Guy, Chief of Public Information, (302) 854-5000

February 1 -- Kent County Regional Planning Commission Public Hearing
7:00 p.m., Levy Court Chambers, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 Bay Rd., Dover, DE
Contact: Kent County Planning, (302) 744-2471

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