How Wilmington neighbors rallied to keep Rodney Reservoir a park − and succeeded
When Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki sought $1.7 million from the Delaware General Assembly last year to demolish the defunct Rodney Reservoir in th...
When Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki sought $1.7 million from the Delaware General Assembly last year to demolish the defunct Rodney Reservoir in the Cool Spring neighborhood, he told legislators the city envisioned housing on the nearly 4-acre site. Neighbors quickly united, rallying last May against the possibility of turning Rodney Street Park into housing. Some were suspicious of the city's claims that the water holding tanks buried on the site were 'structurally unsound' and a 'safety hazard,' but most didn't oppose demolishing the underground holding tanks.