WILMINGTON— Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer announced his Workforce and Affordable Housing Permitting Executive Order, establishing a statewide working group tasked with providing recommendations on the creation of a “one-stop-shop” for projects in each county, streamlining the permitting and licensing processes in state and local governments. The goal of Executive Order #4 is to enhance collaboration, predictability, public awareness, and efficiency for projects to quickly increase the stock of workforce and affordable housing across the state.  

“Housing is a human right, and no Delawarean should be left out in the cold,” said Governor Meyer. “With this Executive Order, we take the first step in overhauling and streamlining our permitting and homebuilding process, bringing folks across the state together to collaborate and provide solutions on how we can get people in quality homes they can afford as soon as possible.”   

READ THE FULL EXECUTIVE ORDER HERE 

This executive order delivers on Governor Meyer’s core campaign tenet to address Delaware’s affordable housing crisis quickly and efficiently, bringing the weight of state government to bear on one of the most critical issues of our time.  

For any questions or to schedule a one-on-one interview with Governor Meyer, please contact Mila Myles at mila.myles@delaware.gov. 

ABOUT DELAWARE GOVERNOR MATT MEYER
Governor Matt Meyer is a former public school math teacher and small business owner who served as New Castle County Executive from 2017 through January 2025. As the leader of Delaware’s largest local government, Matt proved that government can still work for the people– delivering real results for real people and making real progress for Delaware’s working families. Governor Meyer is bringing that same result-driven leadership to the state by creating an effective government that reflects our values and priorities. 

From Wilmington to Kenya and Iraq: Growing up in Delaware, Matt attended schools in the Brandywine School District, followed by Wilmington Friends School, and then studied Computer Science & Political Science at Brown University. He then moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where he learned Swahili and created Ecosandals, a recycled footwear company that sold environmentally friendly footwear to customers in 17 countries on five continents. Matt subsequently spent 12 months in Mosul, Iraq, as a diplomat embedded with the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.  

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