THE CITY MAYOR PRAISES ADDITIONS TO ‘ENERGIZE THE WAREHOUSE’ INITIATIVE
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ayor Purzycki joined elected officials and community leaders on June 14 to celebrate the arrival of three new clean energy technologies to The Warehouse as part of the Energize The Warehouse initiative, which will help local teens learn about clean energy, electric transportation, and sustainable farming and agriculture. “The Teen Warehouse has become a focal point for idea sharing, innovative thinking, and a desire to learn,” the Mayor said. “The fact that it all happens in an environment that is energized by teens is both meaningful and hopeful. I am honored to be part of the announcement for this clean energy initiative and express my thanks to Delmarva Power and DNREC for helping to transform teen learning and new skill sets into solutions that can benefit our neighborhoods and our City as a whole.”
Local student and chair of The Warehouse’s Teen Executive Committee, Anaya Patterson.
U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, REACH Riverside CEO Logan Herring, and Mayor Purzycki at The Warehouse on June 14
RODNEY SQUARE RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY
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hase one of a nearly $7 million renovation of Wilmington’s Rodney Square has been completed. The City’s main public square, originally constructed in 1921, was in need of major upgrading and repairs when Mayor Mike Purzycki launched the project a few years ago. Mayor Purzycki and the Rodney Square Conservancy joined elected officials and other community leaders recently to celebrate the progress of the overdue facelift, which features an attractive new lighted fountain as pictured above. Four new flagpoles are also being added. Financial support for the first phase of the Rodney Square project was provided by the City of Wilmington ($1.5 million) and the State of Delaware ($1.8 million), as well as by members of the Rodney Square Conservancy Board of Directors.
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Mayor Purzycki opens the new and improved Rodney Square in Downtown Wilmington.
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