City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 5-65, establishing a five-year expiration for site-plan approvals and modest extension provisions; the change will apply to both new approvals and prior plans (clock starts tonight for existing approvals).

The board's communicable-disease update covered a recent Legionnaires' outbreak in New York (reported as about 94–96 cases with roughly 79 hospitalizations and possibly eight deaths), a rise in measles cases in several states including Delaware, and seasonal West Nile activity.

Some commissioners urged a minimum 3,000-foot buffer between data centers and sensitive receptors (schools, daycares, medical facilities, animal shelters); others warned that large setbacks could effectively bar facilities and invite legal challenge.

Chief Richard McCabe reported multiple arrests from an Aug. 10 suspicious‑vehicle stop (loaded magazine and illegal drugs found) and an Aug. 29 motorcycle pursuit; he said proactive policing and increased community reporting are contributing to enforcement results.

The New Castle City Council voted to support an application to the National Fitness Campaign and amended the resolution to authorize up to $30,000 in local capital as a match while staff pursues other grants to cover the remaining project cost.

At the Aug. 11 Newcastle City Council meeting, Police Chief Richard McCabe and residents debated the use of license-plate readers (LPRs). The chief emphasized existing model policies, audit trails and disciplinary consequences for misuse while residents pressed for vendor and audit assurances.

The commission voted to defer further discussion of a local ADU survey until after the state senate votes on Bill 23, which would require municipalities with more than 2,000 residents to permit accessory dwelling units. Commissioners raised concerns about local impacts and enforcement burdens.

Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation representatives outlined public-power priorities—reliability, sustainability, affordability, resiliency—discussed data-center impacts and mutual aid, and described a 3 MW floating-solar project in Middletown due to be completed by December.