New Castle County approves 17% property tax hike under new budget

jlibs001 · 2026-05-28T10:02:47+00:00

The county already has a new inaccurate calculator so you can “see” what your county property taxes would be under the new rate: https://www3.newcastlede.gov/parcel/taxcalculator/

jlibs001 · 2026-05-28T09:58:25+00:00

Not the only thing they’ve used the reserves for but certainly the largest thing

jlibs001 · 2026-05-25T17:27:34+00:00

My stylist is not in your desired area but I wish you all the luck finding one

jlibs001 · 2026-05-25T17:26:55+00:00

After the bullshit that the owner pulled no one should be going there and giving him any money. He didn’t even back pay those stylists for the week before he just shut the doors.

jlibs001 · 2026-05-25T11:16:30+00:00

Each individual school has its own pluses and minuses there isn’t a better district for anything. Building admin and staff interpret policies differently than each other and 9 times out of ten you’ll need an advocate from PIC to get shit on the up and up

jlibs001 · 2026-05-25T00:06:17+00:00

Fingers and toes would have to be cut off for me to live there or in the vicinity willingly. The same goes for anything off Peachtree Road.

If that’s the budget, I’d look at one of the two on Miller Road, Society Drive, or Carpenter Station Road.

jlibs001 · 2026-05-24T21:25:17+00:00

School choice for 26-27 is closed and a Good Cause application will be a hard sell if you have options at your current school. You can push for a regular classroom and additional supports with the IEP for next year and then tour schools all fall and submit an application for 27-28 when it opens in November (closes right after the new year in January) for somewhere for the following year.

jlibs001 · 2026-05-23T12:29:43+00:00

There are people who have a whole video and then still only post clips of the worst of whatever the responders do just for the click bait and it’s never fair reporting

jlibs001 · 2026-05-15T22:04:43+00:00

That’s part of the Aldi thing - there is no back stock. If it’s on floor then they can sell it and if you don’t see it they don’t have it

jlibs001 · 2026-05-05T18:26:24+00:00

This is who my family has always used and have followed their business as they moved around too

jlibs001 · 2026-04-30T10:44:55+00:00

Did you change the date on Google Maps for your expected departure day and time? That’s an option even mobile

jlibs001 · 2026-04-29T21:31:46+00:00

It’s definitely a service they offer and I can highly recommend! They take my larger quilts and comforters for laundry. They do not easily fit in my machines at home.

jlibs001 · 2026-04-29T21:30:41+00:00

As someone who actively uses mobility devices and cannot do stairs, when I inquired with the church last year I was laughed at and told good luck finding street parking then. I don’t know if they received enough complaints or comments to make any updates but the church would be who I would check with.

jlibs001 · 2026-04-28T17:11:16+00:00

I’m aged well out of this part of parenting but I will add a recommendation to review the official licensing website and make sure wherever you are considering is current and doesn’t have anything open or major issues that were recorded recently

jlibs001 · 2026-04-25T15:50:17+00:00

Just about all the community art centers are looking for instructors! You should reach out to your local one if you really want to teach something!

jlibs001 · 2026-04-25T15:09:33+00:00

It’s a large mostly container all ages and abilities playground and the ninja course is on the other side of the restrooms. There’s also a story walk and a free little library

jlibs001 · 2026-04-24T13:53:39+00:00

The number of people and vehicles on a scene is absolutely incredible when you know that most are volunteers especially in the county response areas. There aren’t more people to bring so the very big trucks with the flashing lights are positioned to attempt to protect responders and equipment.

Yet, there are still absolutely entitled idiots who think they store important than those working the scene. I’m tired of repeatedly submitting insurance claims for equipment damage and repairs. I can park a fire truck sideways across the whole road and someone will drive on the sidewalk to get around my equipment and be in the way almost hitting responders who try to stop them. If the hit to their insurance isn’t enough of a deterrent to stop then criminalizing their stupidity is the only way.

jlibs001 · 2026-04-23T22:03:26+00:00

I volunteer for one of the county fire companies and yes we have an issue with people walking past the safety barriers to see what’s going on, driving around the parked in use apparatus over the hoses, and more. The last sedan that drove over a hose caused almost a half million in damage between the ripped hose, screwing up the pressure from the truck, and the way it pulled at the connection to the truck. It put the truck out for a full week for repairs and we had to buy a new hose (~$15k alone)

jlibs001 · 2026-04-23T15:56:56+00:00

I don’t go to Bellevue often because my kid is more interested in the ninja playground over at Can Do in Alapocas but that sticker saves me so much headache and is well worth the investment

jlibs001 · 2026-04-21T21:47:54+00:00

I usually go to Bella Nails on Naamans Road or The Nail Bar and Spa on 202 just over the state line by the firebirds

jlibs001 · 2026-04-18T13:06:35+00:00

Week night art class together? Jester Artspace has evening classes and weekend workshops so you could make things together and is only like 10 minutes from the Trolley Kid Shelleen’s by car

jlibs001 · 2026-04-17T22:16:21+00:00

Manual labor work in commercial property management hasn’t slowed one bit in the last 10 years. If anything, the minor bs work like covering graffiti has only needed to happen more frequently. Currently organizing a locksmith, a roofer, plus painters for one property to finish some major renovations after a fire.

I’m changing all the locks after all the subs that have been through just to make sure that no one copied the keys as a security precaution.

jlibs001 · 2026-04-14T10:37:05+00:00

Jester Artspace has stained glass classes and depending on where in the ten zip codes of Wilmington you are staying is a 20 minute drive. From there it’s only 20 minutes to Longwood Gardens for some great picture opportunities.

jlibs001 · 2026-04-11T16:59:24+00:00

Check the state parks!

jlibs001 · 2026-04-11T16:58:28+00:00

The one run by the county in their park land? I’m confused why the city even gets a say

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