Delaware
South Bradford Street historic buildings to be demolished for parking structure
The Downtown Dover Partnership is set to demolish two buildings on South Bradford Street and build a new parking structure.
The DDP has heard pushback from locals wanting to save the historic buildings, but the city’s Board of Adjustments dismissed an appeal Wednesday submitted by the Friends of Old Dover.
No one has filed for demolition permits for the two historic buildings on the grounds of the potential structure, which would be the first step in the process.
Nathan Attard is the president of the Friends of Old Dover and says a number of studies claim the need for a parking garage in Dover is overstated.
“I’m concerned that we’re going to have a white elephant project here where we’re going to have a parking garage that we didn’t really need,” Attard said. “I’m kind of concerned this sets the precedent that Dover’s historic district can be torn down piece by piece.”
There isn’t anything else the Friends of Old Dover can do for the buildings, Attard says, but he wants to know why the Board of Adjustment didn’t make room for public comment during the proceedings.
The city doesn’t have a time frame on the process, according to Dawn Melson-Williams, the principal planner with the City of Dover’s Department of Planning and Inspections.
“It’s the subject of the owner, the developer and their contractor to, once work is authorized, to actually have the work start and be completed,” Melson-Williams said. “It depends, of course, on the complexity of the demolition and things like Mother Nature as well.”
After permits for demolition, DDP would also have to submit an application to the city’s Historic District Commission for an architectural review certification and a site plan application to be reviewed by the city’s Planning Commission.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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