DSHA To Host A Virtual Public Hearing To Gather Input On The Home-American Rescue Plan Program

Priorities include homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing, and low-income housing

Dover, Del. December 15, 2022 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will host a virtual public hearing to obtain public input on the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP). The plan is Delaware’s application and distribution plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development Block Grant Programs.

Recently, Delaware received close to $5 million in additional funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to be administered through the DSHA’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program to perform activities that benefit qualifying individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations.

DSHA conducted an extensive stakeholder consultation process to identify unmet housing and service needs among qualifying homeless individuals and families at risk of homelessness or other vulnerable populations. Based on this information, DSHA has identified the following priority needs for HOME-ARP funding:

  • Increased emergency shelter units and beds
  • Increased permanent supportive housing for persons with physical disabilities and substance abuse disorders
  • Increased affordable and low-income housing

The draft HOME -ARP Plan is available for public viewing here. Public comment will be available beginning December 6, 2022, through December 20, 2022. Oral and written comments will be accepted during the public hearing. To be considered, all oral and written comments must be received by DSHA by December 20, 2022. Written comments can also be emailed to Cindy Deakyne at cindy@destatehousing.com

The virtual public hearing on December 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. can be accessed remotely via the following link and/or phone number:

Accommodations are available in reading this Notice for anyone with disabilities by calling DSHA at 302-739-4263 or 888-363-8808. TTY/ ASCII/ VOICE/ VCO users may utilize the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) at 800-676-3777. 

The HOME-ARP funding is one example of Delaware’s investment in affordable housing support services and development initiatives. In the Summer of 2022, Governor Carney and DSHA announced plans to use American Rescue Plan Act funding to develop a multi-tiered approach to address the affordable housing crisis across the state. DSHA will create the following programs as part of this initiative and will administer the programs through 2026.

About Delaware State Housing Authority

The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA), formed in 1968, is dedicated to providing quality, affordable housing opportunities and appropriate supportive services to low- and moderate-income Delawareans. In addition to its role as the State’s Housing Finance Agency, DSHA is unique in that it serves as a Public Housing Authority and a Community Development and Planning Agency. As a Public Housing Authority, DSHA receives funding from HUD to build, own and operate public housing in Kent and Sussex counties, two of Delaware’s three counties. For more information about DSHA, please call (302) 739-4263 or visit destatehousing.com


Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission to Hold Virtual Public Hearing on Horseshoe Crab Draft Addendum VIII

The public is invited to join the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for a virtual public hearing conducted by the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. The hearing will gather public input on the ASMFC Horseshoe Crab Draft Addendum VIII, which considers adopting the changes to the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework recommended in the 2021 ARM Framework Revision and allowing its use in setting annual bait harvest specifications for Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs.

The ASMFC, of which Delaware is a member state, initiated Draft Addendum VIII in January 2022, after it accepted the 2021 Revision of the ARM Framework and Peer Review Report for management use. The 2021 ARM revision utilizes the best-available science and includes improvements to the ARM framework’s population models for horseshoe crabs and red knots. It incorporates more sources of horseshoe crab removal data, including mortality due to the biomedical industry and commercial discards from other fisheries. The ARM framework is an ecosystem-based approach to manage the Delaware Bay horseshoe crab population to ensure enough eggs to support the migratory red knot population during their annual spring stopover.

Information about the ASMFC virtual public hearing is available from the DNREC events calendar at de.gov/dnrecevents. Or, the public may access detailed instructions to join, how to provide comments and download the Draft Addendum VIII from asmfc.org.

About DNREC
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control protects and manages the state’s natural resources, protects public health, provides outdoor recreational opportunities, and educates Delawareans about the environment. The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife conserves and manages Delaware’s fish and wildlife and their habitats, and provides fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing and boating access on nearly 68,000 acres of public land. For more information, visit the website and connect with @DelawareDNREC on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

Media Contacts: Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov; Joanna Wilson, joanna.wilson@delaware.gov

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DNREC advises that public comment period for Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act regulations continues through July 9

DOVER – In accordance with the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Delaware’s Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB) held a joint public hearing June 24 on proposed amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, as set forth in 7 DE Admin. Code 101.

DNREC also reminds the public that the public comment period for the proposed amendments to Coastal Zone regulations remains open through close of business Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Comments may be emailed to Lisa.Vest@delaware.gov or submitted via U.S. Mail to Lisa Vest, Regulatory Specialist, Office of the Secretary, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

House Bill 190, which was ultimately codified as the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act (CZCPA) in 2017, amended the original Coastal Zone Act of 1971 and required DNREC to revise its Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone (7 DE Admin. Code 101). Prior to the passage of the CZCPA, all heavy industry and bulk product transfer activities not in operation on June 28, 1971 were prohibited in the coastal zone. The CZCPA allows for the permitting of these activities under certain conditions. The proposed regulations specify these conditions in accordance with the CZCPA.

For more information pertaining to CZCPA regulations, please visit DNREC’s website at https://de.gov/czaregs.

Media contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

Vol. 49, No. 174

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DNREC reschedules public hearing for Bloom Energy (Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC) air permitting applications for Jan. 10, 2019

DOVER – DNREC has rescheduled a public hearing on Delaware Air Regulation No. 1102 Natural Minor construction permit applications submitted by Bloom Energy (Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC) for Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. at DNREC’s offices at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.The logo for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin said the public hearing, originally to have taken place Thursday, Dec. 27, “was rescheduled out of consideration for the public with regard to the holiday season.”

The Jan. 10, 2019 hearing will address Bloom Energy’s permit application for replacing all the company’s fuel cells at Bloom’s Red Lion site located at 1593 River Road, New Castle and Bloom’s Brookside site located at 512 E. Chestnut Hill Road, Newark.

The application, draft permit and technical memorandum may be inspected at the offices of DNREC’s Division of Air Quality, State Street Commons, 100 W. Water Street, Suite 6A, Dover, DE 19904, and at DNREC offices at 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. Bloom Energy (Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC) permit applications can also be found on the DNREC website at http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Air/Pages/Public-Hearings.aspx. More information about the public hearing is on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/61370.

Anyone wishing to offer comment on this permit application may do so either orally or in written form at the public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. In lieu of attending the hearing, written comments can be submitted to the Hearing Officer Lisa A. Vest via either email to lisa.vest@delaware.gov or via USPS to:

Lisa A. Vest, Hearing Officer
Office of the Secretary
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901

Vol. 48, No. 330

Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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DNREC extends public comment period through Dec. 31 for Walan Specialty Construction Products, LLC’s Delaware air quality regulations construction permit

The logo for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDOVER – In response to numerous requests from community associations, environmental advocates, and members of the public who attended a Nov. 20 DNREC public hearing on Walan Specialty Construction Products, LLC’s application for a construction permit administered by DNREC’s Division of Air Quality, the Department has extended the public comment period on the company’s permit application through close of business Dec. 31, 2018.

On Oct. 19, DNREC received a Regulation No. 1102 Natural Minor Construction Permit Application submitted by Walan Specialty Construction Products, LLC to construct a slag grinding, drying, and processing facility at the company’s proposed location for the facility at 501 Christiana Avenue in Wilmington.

Anyone wishing to submit written comment for DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin’s consideration regarding Walan Specialty Construction Products, LLC’s construction permit application may do so by emailing DNREC Hearing Officer Lisa Vest at lisa.vest@delaware.gov, or by USPS to Ms. Vest’s attention c/o of DNREC Office of the Secretary, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Comments must be submitted in written form and received by the Department no later than close of business (4:30 p.m.) on Dec. 31 for inclusion in the formal hearing record.

Media contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

Vol. 48, No. 325

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