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Would you like a free tree – plus free planting services?Posted on: 2010-03-06Do you own a house or property in the City of Wilmington?
Would you like to volunteer to help us bring more trees to Delaware?
Just fill out a tree request form to get things started. We’ll make a
recommendation for the best spot and best type of tree for your location. These trees are not little seedlings – most varieties are 7 to 12 feet tall. For planting this spring, request forms are due by APRIL 15.
Questions? Call Annie Acton at (302) 658-6262, ext. 106,
or email to learn more about the benefits of treesWebsite:dehort.org/freetrees.phpEmail:aaton@dehort.org - Do You want to serve as an officer or on the Board of TNA?Posted on: 2010-03-06If so contact Frank McKelvey. He is heading up the Nominations Commitee. Phone: 658-0771.Email:McKelveyhr@aol.com
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2010 Academic ScholarshipPosted on: 2010-02-15Mayor James M. Baker established this scholarship program to assist Wilmington’s young adults in achieving their post-secondary educational goals. Scholarships are awarded based upon academic achievement, leadership qualities and financial need. - TNA DuesPosted on: 2010-02-02TNA is still accepting dues.
Annual Dues: $5.00 Individuals & Seniors
$10.00 Family
$25.00 Corporate
You may mail them to the post office box: TNA, Box 8073, Wilmington, DE 19803 - H1N1 and SEASONAL FLU INFORMATIONPosted on: 2010-01-12H1N1 flu vaccinations are now widely available to the general public. Click the link below:
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Many Thanks Go Out To Our Neighbor, Dwayne ColemanPosted on: 2010-01-12Our neighbor Dwayne Coleman of Coleman's General Contracting worked again for days clearing many of our neighborhood streets of snow with his own equipment and assisted drivers stuck in the snow and ice. His neighborly kindness enabled many of us to quickly get our cars moving freely. He very generously gives his time, wear and tear on his equipment and gas to allow his neighbors to move about with their vehicles. For many of us, the City will not send a plow for days, if ever. If Dwayne assisted your block please consider pitching in a monetary donation assist him with his time
and expense. Donations and a thank you could be left at ...2010 Van Buren Street.
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Hand-held Cell Phone BanPosted on: 2010-01-12Beginning January 1, 2010, mobile telephone use while operating a moving motor vehicle or while riding a bicycle will only be allowed when equipped with built-in speakers or a hands-free accessory. The ban also prohibits placing or receiving text messages, sending or receiving emails on mobile telephones or other electronic devices; and establishes penalty for this civil violation with a $50.00 assessment.
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Urban Bike ProjectPosted on: 2009-09-22We are a not-for-profit bicycle shop located in Wilmington, Delaware with a focus on education and mechanical self-reliance. We have a full compliment of shop quality tools and provide educational programs and mechanical assistance to City of Wilmington residents and youth in need.
A note to donors of bicycles. Please do not leave donations outside the shop!!! Instead drop any bikes or parts off during our open hours. We may be able to arrange a pickup if it is not convenient for you to drop off.
Have mechanical aptitude and a desire to get your hands greasy? Want to become a better mechanic but need some more practice? Come by and help us fix up bikes that will go towards our free bike program and sales.
Website:urbanbikeproject.org/ - CRIME PREVENTION HOME INSPECTION PROGRAMPosted on: 2009-09-14The Wilmington Police Deparment will conduct crime prevention inspections of individual residences at your request. The inspection takes about an hour. Officers trained in crime prevention inspections come to your home and offer suggestions on how to improve your safety and how to make your home less attractive to burglars, etc.
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Homeowners Save Energy, Cash with Tax BreaksPosted on: 2009-09-08Click Here for Full Article -
Seniors 65+ Property Tax Exemption Program and Other Senior Citizen Programs Offered by the CityPosted on: 2009-08-10The City provides a property tax exemption up to $565 dollars per year to homeowners aged 65 and over who qualify based on income. If you qualify, you also receive a discount on your water and sewer bills.
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DE Motor Vehicle...DID YOU KNOW?Posted on: 2009-05-12Effective January 1, 2009, the Division of Motor Vehicles has stopped sending registration renewal notifications by mail. Customers who wish to receive registration renewal notifications via email and/or automated telephone calls must complete an online form at the DMV website.
Before completing the online form you will need to have your driver's license and vehicle registration card. The vehicle owner's drivers license number, license plate number and title date are required in order to submit the form. The title date can be found on your vehicle registration card.
citizen.de.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNotificationHome
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Report burned-out street lights to Delmarva PowerPosted on: 2009-04-07Call 800-375-7117, press '0' for Customer Service, then give the street address and the 5 digit pole numbers found on the 2 metal tags on the pole. Or you can report by using this link. -
Emergency Telephone TreePosted on: 2009-02-10Recently moved into the neighborhood or never registered? Join the phone tree by calling Frank Joyce at 656-1522. The phone tree will alert you in the event of an area-wide emergency. - Yard Waste ProceduresPosted on: 2009-02-10Put leaves and yard waste out with your trash on regular trash day in the paper bags that you can get from the city. The bags are available from Constituent Services in the City County Building or 2nd Neighborhood Planning Council office at 2205 North Jefferson Street.
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'SAVE THE DREAM'Posted on: 2008-10-14There are now hundreds of thousands of families all across America facing foreclosure because they simply cannot afford their mortgage payments, or they owe far more than their house is currently worth. To make matters even worse, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports that approximately 50% of home owners who do loose their homes to foreclosure have never once contacted their lender.
If you know a family in this unfortunate position, who may be facing foreclosure encourage them to reach out to their lender or a housing counseling agency so that they can begin the process of exploring a loan workout solution and hopefully stay in their homes.
Here are direct links to two of the best resource sites available that you can use both to educated yourselves and to share with people in need of learning more about how they can help themselves avoid foreclosure:
- Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- The HOPE NOW Alliance
Here is the Homeowner’s HOPE Hotline
(1-888-995-HOPE)
America got into this foreclosure crisis one house at a time, and we need to resolve it one house at a time. Please help 'Save the Dream' for someone today. Thank you.
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SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORSPosted on: 2008-06-10The City of Wilmington requires that residents have a carbon monoxide detector in their home and a working smoke detector on each floor of their residence.
Firefighters will install donated smoke detectors in resident's homes upon request. No age limit applies here; if detectors continue to be available, residents of limited means may request to have one or more installed in their homes. -
DON'T DRINK & DRIVE!Posted on: 2008-03-11VOLUNTEERS DRIVE YOU HOME
IN YOUR OWN VEHICLE
FRI & SAT 10pm - 2am
IT’S FREE !
Call: (302) 999 - 9079
or
(877) 999 - 9079
Website:www.delawaredd.org
