Join the Laurel Planning Advisory Team as we begin work on the 10-year update of Laurel’s Comprehensive Plan. Our goal is to ensure we are reaching out into the community to represent all residents of Laurel, not just those who show up for meetings. We want to create a readable, informative plan that you don’t need to be a planner to understand. So we need your involvement. You will learn a lot about Laurel and [...]

The Town of Laurel will join other municipalities on Tuesday, August 2 to make its case for why Laurel should be designated a Downtown Development District. The Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues will hear brief presentations from the towns that also include Clayton, Dagsboro, Georgetown, Harrington, Milford, New Castle, New Castle County, Newark, and Smyrna. Representing Laurel will be Council President Chris Calio, Town Manager Jamie Smith, Laurel Redevelopment Corporation Executive Director Brian Shannon [...]

Learn more about Laurel's Downtown Development District and what it could mean for businesses and homeowners. We are expecting a speaker from the Delaware State Housing Authority, which administers the DDD grants. Those grant and incentives provided by the Town of Laurel and the Laurel Redevelopment Corporation will make investment in Laurel less risky and more attractive. This is a meeting of Laurel's Plan Advisory Team, but all are welcome.  

The state Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS) reviews local comprehensive plans, certain development projects and, in some cases, changes to ordinances. Various state agencies make comments and suggestions; the Office of State Planning Coordination compiles them into a report. The town of Laurel will submit its comprehensive plan to the state on February 1. The PLUS meeting to discuss the plan will be Wednesday, Feb. 22. While these are public meetings, there is no provision [...]

The Town of Laurel's Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Laurel's draft comprehensive plan at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 9 at Town Hall. The public is invited to hear and make comments on the document, which is available on this website here.  The comprehensive plan, which covers a span of 10 years, is a detailed presentation of Laurel's demographics, as well as information on and strategies for housing, transportation, historic preservation, [...]

The Laurel Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to review the final draft of Laurel's 10-year Comprehensive Plan update.The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13. The commission conducted a public hearing on the plan at its August 9 meeting. Commission members, the Mayor, Laurel Town Council, and several state agencies all made recommendations based on the initial plan draft. The Planning and Zoning is expected to recommend for or against adoption [...]

The Laurel Town Council and Mayor John Shwed are scheduled to review the final draft of Laurel's 10-year Comprehensive Plan update. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 18. Laurel's Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the plan at its August 9 meeting. Commission members, the Mayor, Laurel Town Council, and several state agencies have all made recommendations based on the initial plan draft. On September 13, the Planning [...]