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City Closes On Downtown Office Campus

The City of Wilmington has successfully acquired a 12.5-acre office campus in northern downtown, which includes a 1,022-space parking deck, a large office building, and two adjoining development tracts. The acquisition of the office campus allows the city to add much-needed parking capacity near Riverfront Park and consolidate numerous city departments under one roof forContinue reading “City Closes On Downtown Office Campus”

Wilmington partners with UNC and eight other cities to improve language access

This content is provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Building Integrated Communities program. On January 27, 2023, Building Integrated Communites (BIC) launched its inaugural class of the Language Access Collaborative, bringing together teams of North Carolina local governments and community-based organizations to build bridges of communication. Nine local governments partnered withContinue reading “Wilmington partners with UNC and eight other cities to improve language access”

How You Give Matters: Help Individuals Move from Crisis to Stability

Written by Tommy Taylor, United Way of the Cape Fear Area The City of Wilmington and the United Way of the Cape Fear Area (United Way) have partnered to launch the “Better Way to Give” initiative. This initiative offers community members a comprehensive and compassionate alternative to giving directly to individuals who solicit money inContinue reading “How You Give Matters: Help Individuals Move from Crisis to Stability”

Wilmington City Council Approves FY24 Budget

At its June 20 meeting, Wilmington City Council voted to adopt the FY24 city budget. The $351 million balanced budget is guided by the city’s strategic priorities, which include increasing affordable housing opportunities, modernizing the city’s infrastructure, and actively preparing for the city’s future needs and growing demands on city services. The tax rate underContinue reading “Wilmington City Council Approves FY24 Budget”