September 7 – Brandon Austin Memorial Golf Tournament
Austin & Bednash Construction, Inc. is hosting its 1st Annual Brandon Austin memorial Golf Benefit for Middletown High School & Appoquinimink High School ROTC Programs on Friday, September 7th (Rain Date:September 14th)
New DART Bus Route 302 has stop in Townsend!
Town Hall Closed 9/3/18 – No Trash Pick-up
Town Hall will be closed on Monday, September 3, 2018 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Trash collection will be delayed until Tuesday, September 4th.
Handler Homes’ Salute to Service – June 30, 2018
Handler Homes is sponsoring a special barbeque honoring all active military, veterans, police officers, firefighters, EMT’s, Medical personnel and Educators. Click here for details.
Monthly VFW Post 3792 Breakfast Fundraisers
Join VFW Post 3792 for “all you can eat” Breakfast on the 3rd Sundays of June thru October.
FBI warning of Foreign cyber attacks.
The FBI has put out a notification that a virus is affecting the east coast and has already affected over 500,000 people and business. It comes in through your router, takes all your information and then wipes everything out. They recommend you unplug your router for 1 minute and plug it back in. There is also a notice on Channel 10 website.
Additional information may be found on the FBI provided link:
https://www.ic3.gov/media/2018/180525.aspx
Rental Ordinance No. 17-05
Rental Ordinance No. 17-05 was passed on April 4, 2018 with an effective date of January 1, 2019. The approved ordinance, along with proposed forms (which have not yet been finalized) can be viewed below. Additional communications will follow. Compliance with this ordinance is required by ALL residential rental units, whether they be apartments or single family residences.
Rental Ordinance Inspection Procedures
Owner Rental Property Registration Form
Questions may be directed to Councilwoman Lorraine Gorman at lgorman@townsend.delaware.gov
Town Hall Closed/No Trash Pick-up on Monday, May 28, 2018
Town Hall will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2018 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.
Trash and recycling pick-up will be delayed until Tuesday.
2018 Official Election Results
The Official Results for Town Council
May 5, 2018 Election
***** Cindy Cook – 121 *****
***** Edgar Dugan – 129 *****
Jermain Hatton – 58
The new Council members will be sworn into office June 6, 2018. Council will then nominate and appoint the Mayor for a 1 year term.
Please join us on June 6, 2018 for the Council meeting at 7:30PM at the Town Hall
2018 Official Election Results
County Exec. to Discuss FY2019 Budget
COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING
WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE MATT MEYER &
COUNCILMAN WILLIAM E. POWERS, JR.
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018, 7:00 PM–8:30 pm
TOWNSEND FIRE COMPANY
107 Main Street
Townsend, DE
Please join County Executive Matt Meyer and New Castle County Councilman William E.Powers, Jr. for a Community Town Hall meeting. The County Executive Meyer presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget on March 27 and now wants to share the budget plan directly with all the residents and hear from you.
Each Community Town Hall Meeting features an informational presentation and a review of the County’s fiscal challenges, followed by a question and answer session and discussion about County priorities as work progresses to enact a balanced budget. Visit http://mybill.nccde.org to view the impact of the proposed budget on your property.

