Delaforum Archive

January
	Community would provide for the affluent elderly Claymont taking first steps in its renaissance
February
	Financial birddog achieves results City will opt for charter schools Brandywine wants to revise building plan Ennis: Monrails aren't pie-in-the-sky Charter school plan called do-able County may create ‘home towns’
March
	Civic group advocates four-lane bridge Candidate makes strong bid to lead Brandywine Red Clay banks on voters seeing the big picture Civic group presses for bigger bridge Superintendent decision is near Harter gets the nod City Council fine tunes school plan Brandywine trying to avoid tax hike Board hires Harter to lead Brandywine Councilman objects to Centreville planners’ approach Mayor vetoes Wilmington schools plan Brandywine Board undecided on referendum Brandywine Hundred in line for a sewer upgrade Two-part referendum scheduled for May 31 Claymonters mull over the community’s future Bridge approach options aired Area residents praise proposed bridge design School officials warn of crisis Centervillans live for the moment Council nullifies schools plan veto Eyes will catch drivers who run red lights
April
	Education milestones commemorated Districts out money if transferees return Red Clay will try again Group denounces charter school proposal Bridge beginning to take shape Landmark offered to developers
May
	Library construction gets under way Bridge committee debates options Worst intersections and roads fingered Huxsoll wins handily in Brandywine Civic council backs school building program School finance officer predicts tight squeeze Civic group seeks Blue Ball redesign Copter control to be considered Blue Ball land swap arranged Board told referendum prognosis is good McConnell Bridge choice: Three lanes or four Smith: Schools law doesn’t need fixing
June
	Bond vote seen as public’s stamp of approval McConnell cost estimates given Brandywine accepts all ‘gifted’ students Groups square off over river deepening Neighborhood schools could bring radical changes Bridge committee getting restless Civic council still wants Blue Ball changes Harter favors decentralized management Astra Zeneca’s tax situation uncertain Another I-95 shutdown may be coming Nyet to Blue Ball interchange redesign Group opts for four-lane McConnell crossing Public schools turn in mixed results District official said some tests results flawed I-95 work seen creating congestion
July
	Sewers will be fixed remotely Charter school boom hasn’t gone bust Black powder is these kids' thing Abbott said proposed law aimed at him Civic group wants new train station County isn’t gunning for sewer offenders Feds buy plan to cut air pollution Governor calls for attack on child poverty Second McConnell span draws unanimous support Highway project infuriates Claymonters
August
	State Police cars have all gone on-line Unwanted trees threaten city park Developer is wed to ‘smart growth’ Panel approves county redistricting plan ‘Neighborhood’ schools may look very different Adjustment board blesses synagogue proposal Complaint keeps reapportionment pot boiling DelDOT backs down in Claymont Reapportionment flap evidently over Mayor seeks blueprint for city's future Schools plan will employ choice Brookside takes on a different light Successful second try may lead to more Someone up there is watching Brandywine considers realigning city schools Brandywine may get its own lawyer and auditor Schools are deemed to be safe
September
	Plan will say county has room to grow Firefighting heritage to be commemorated Let them choose, Red Clay said Veteran Brandywine district educator retires Brandywine's vote idea challenged Hitch found in county code enforcement Board will submit choice plan High-level school proposed for city
October
	Try civil disobedience, board is told Value of Brandywine vote doubted Road shifted to avoid historic ruins Red Clay adopts neighborhood schools plan Ante for neighborhood schools upped Enrollment drop impacts Brandywine Radio tower and Wawa store raise concerns Property code scofflaws targeted A.I. High installing a memorial garden Schools' racial mix defined We may know by Christmas Schools law draws a resounding 'no' Area deals with anthrax threat
November
	County wants to make redevelopment easier Business organization backs the approach Board reluctantly chooses a schools plan Claymont tower decision reaffirmed Ordinance likely to be delayed Extensive school plan under study Tower choice clarified Brandywine budget getting tighter Lawmaker asks: Why not a monorail? New school renovation plan offered Brandywine goes with status quo St. Anthony's is an artistic treasure trove Code cases to go to one court District advised to plan for fewer schools State board receives schools plans
December
	Budget crunch looms, board is told State cutback unlikely to block school projects Kids' store means business Kennett Pike reaches for byways status Public asked to share cost of library Strategic plan will chart future of Brandywine schools Red Clay schedules bond referendum in March County redevelopment law being revised Size of school tax hike hinted Teacher urges fines for student smokers Venerable city church fills a new role Plan isn't just about a new school
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