Episode Twenty-Three - Council Preview (6/18/26)

Wilmington Weekly with Matt Purkey · Jun 17, 2026 · 8m

Episode Twenty-Three previews Thursday's Wilmington City Council workshop and regular meeting. The meeting opens with two public hearings: a zoning text amendment touching the data center use category at the center of an active federal lawsuit, and a separate rezoning request that explicitly excludes data centers from its proposed use. The episode also covers third readings on a transportation grant and a health benefit plan renewal, a transit civil rights compliance program, a traffic control change downtown, and a rundown of commitments, including recycling and fire department staffing…