Why Should Delaware Care? In his second year in office, Wilmington Mayor John Carney says he will double down on encouraging affordable housing in Delaware’s largest city. But several council members, concerned about how new money would be spent, are supporting an alternative proposal to send dollars directly to people struggling to secure housing.
A divide between the Wilmington City Council and Mayor John Carney over affordable housing spending is intensifying, with council members pushing forward a competing housing initiative that they say would help more low-income residents at a lower cost to the city.
During a Thursday meeting, council members discussed the initiative, which would create new housing assistance programs, including eviction-prevention aid and homeowner repair grants…