Pursuant to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA), 7 Del. C. Chapter 91, §9126, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is required to issue a public notice within twenty days after entering into negotiations for a Brownfield Development Agreement (BDA). A BDA is an agreement between DNREC and a Brownfield developer with respect to a Certified Brownfield Site that sets forth a scope of work and schedule of remedial activities during the development of the Site.

DNREC’s Remediation Section (DNREC-RS) negotiated a BDA with Wilmington HOPE Commission, Inc. regarding the Gordon Street Properties (Site), located at 19, 23, 25, 29, 37, 41, & 49 Gordon Street, Wilmington, Delaware. Identified by New Castle County as tax parcel numbers 26-022.30-362, 26-022.30-363, 26-022.30-364, 26-022.30-365, 26-022.40-135, 26-022.40-136, and 26- 022.40-137 the Site may have had a release of hazardous substances as a result of historical activities on site. For more information, please see DNREC’s navigator at: den.dnrec.delaware.gov.

Details of the BDA are available online at den.dnrec.delaware.gov.

For additional information, please contact:

Tracy Spinden, Project Manager
DNREC – Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances
Remediation Section
391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720
RS_Public_Comments@delaware.gov
302-395-2600

The comment period ends at close of business (4:30PM) on April 28, 2025.

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