Accomplishments

A note from Councilman David Carter

We have accomplished a lot for the Sixth District in the past two terms, with more work to do.

In leading the charge to revise our impact fee structure and ensure growth pays for the infrastructure it requires, I have also been proud to bring important investments to our area, including:

  • Funding, constructing, and opening a new Appoquinimink Library and ensuring New Castle County supports operations at the new Duck Creek Regional Library

  • Opened Southern Park, and broke ground on a new Regional Park, already completing Phase 1 of construction

  • Improving access to public safety services through bringing the Southern Paramedic Station to fruition

  • Securing new affordable housing units for our area

  • Protecting 192 acres of open space and creating the Wiggins Mill Natural Area for public enjoyment

  • Securing funding for a complete update and overhaul of the Southern New Castle County infrastructure plan that will begin in the Fall of 2025

I am continuing to keep a close eye on things like heavy industrial zoning and warehousing near communities, to ensure residents have more say in the development of these sites. I’ve worked to strengthen our historic preservation code, require the County planning process to address hazard mitigation, social justice, and environmental justice, and am working to address serious concerns with the proposed Data center.

But growth isn’t the only challenge we face – we also have to overcome decades of State inaction and develop a trustworthy, data-informed process for property reassessments.

Rather than relief, many residents encountered confusion, frustration, and sticker shock during the court-ordered property reassessment process, which was meant to restore fairness and transparency to the tax system and equity to school funding. 
While the County collected not a single dollar more from this process, and we do not set school tax rates, the process did expose many changes that should be considered before the next reassessment. Read my op-ed for more.