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Ordinance would shift $25,000 to Knollwood park improvements; council debates accepting Waste Management funds
Summary
Ordinance 25-162 would appropriate $25,000 — $15,000 from Claymont Lions Club donations and $10,000 from Waste Management — to renovate Knollwood Park’s basketball court and add pickleball. Some council members objected to taking money from Waste Management because of the company’s landfill proposals; staff also secured a $125,000 matching state grant for the project.
Chair John Cartier introduced Ordinance 25-162 on Jan. 13, 2026, a proposed FY2026 capital-program amendment to appropriate $25,000 for Department of Public Works parkland improvements: $15,000 in donations from the Claymont Lions Club and $10,000 from Waste Management, with a corresponding $25,000 reduction in bond funding.
Councilwoman Sheldon sponsored the item and described the Knollwood project as replacing a basketball court…
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