OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS NEED TO HEAR FROM US!

RODNEY RESERVOIR UPDATE

• The City is moving forward with plans to demolish the Rodney Reservoir.

• The City's planned demolition will take 4+ months -  the concrete of the water tank will be pulverized and the rubble will be buried on site.

• The City hasn't formed the Rodney Reservoir Task Force yet even though bond bill funding requires comprehensive planning and community engagement.

• The City has not made plans or set aside funds to turn the Rodney Reservoir into a permanent public greenspace.

• Without YOUR advocacy, our neighborhood will face a long, loud, and dusty demolition and end up with a very large and flat vacant lot in the entire block where the Reservoir is today.

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WHAT WE NEED:

Before starting demolition, we need the City of Wilmington to collaborate with the community to create a design for the future Rodney Reservoir public greenspace and secure the funding to make it a reality. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO 

• Download the powerpoint from Wilmington City Council's Public Works meeting on Wednesday 1/18 to learn more about the City's plan for demolition - and its impact on the neighborhood.

• Contact your elected officials and ask them to support the ACTION PLAN.

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ACTION PLAN

We are asking the City of Wilmington:

BEFORE Starting Demolition

1. Test the soil and materials for all major contaminants

2. Create a Task Force for neighborhood input into the design of the future Rodney Reservoir greenspace.

3. Finalize the design- with public input- and secure the money to build it.

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Email the Mayor's office:

Mayor Mike Purzycki: mspurzycki@WilmingtonDE.gov

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Email your state legislators:

Senator Elizabeth Lockman: Elizabeth.Lockman@delaware.gov

Representative Sherry Dorsey-Walker: Sherry.DorseyWalker@delaware.gov 

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Email the Capital Improvement (Bond) Committee:

Chair: Senator John "Jack" Walsh: John.Walsh@delaware.gov 
Vice-Chair: Representative Debra Heffernan: Debra.Heffernan@delaware.gov

Senator Spiros Mantzavinos: Spiros.Mantzavinos@delaware.gov 
Senator Marie Pinkney: Marie.Pinkney@delaware.gov 
Senator Nicole Poore: Nicole.Poore@delaware.gov 
Senator Bryant L. Richardson: Bryant.Richardson@delaware.gov 
Senator David L. Wilson: David.L.Wilson@delaware.gov 

Representative William Bush: William.Bush@delaware.gov
Representative Sean Matthews: Sean.Matthews@delaware.gov 
Representative Edward S. Osienski: Edward.Osienski@delaware.gov 
Representative Ronald E. Gray: Ronald.Gray@delaware.gov 
Representative Michael F. Smith: Michael.F.Smith@delaware.gov 

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Email local City Council Members:

Council Member Bregetta Fields (5th District): bafields@wilmingtonde.gov 
Council Member Christofer Johnson (7th District): ccjohnson@wilmingtonde.gov 

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Email At-Large City Council Members:

Council Member James Spadola: jnspadola@wilmingtonde.gov

Council Member Maria D. Cabrera: mcabrera@wilmingtonde.gov

Council Member Albert "Al" Mills: ahmills@wilmingtonde.gov

Council Member Latisha L. Bracy: llbracy@wilmingtonde.gov

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Email Wilmington City Council President

Ernest "Trippi" Congo II: econgo@wilmingtonde.gov

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Stay in touch and invite your neighbors to do the same!

• Sign up for the Green for the Greater Good e-newsletter for updates 

• Follow @greenforthegreatergood on Facebook and Instagram

• Join weekly organizing meetings at 10 AM Saturdays 

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