Community Planning Committee

Established January 1968 by the Town Assembly

The Community Planning Committee plans the “physical and cultural future of the community.” It works to plan long- and short-term projects for the village in conjunction with other committees, the Trustees and residents. The committee also has a few non-planning responsibilities, including overseeing the Memorial Garden (cemetery), the G-Ardeners Community Garden (motion: 3/23/15) and implementing the Vacant Dwelling Ordinance 15.

For more detail on the duties of the Community Planning Committee check out the Committee’s Guidance Policy.

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Ardens Transportation Plan

Arden is teaming up with the villages of Ardencroft and Ardentown along with WILMAPCO, DelDOT, and other partners to produce a transportation plan by the summer of 2023. Residents and stakeholders will be engaged through surveys, public meetings, and other means to create a list of projects that together implement a vision of a safer, more accessible future for walkers, bikers, transit users, and motorists.

August 8, 2022, a “Walkable Communities Workshop” was sponsored by WILMAPCO and the three Ardens Transportation Group to get more information about what the community would like see.

For more information, go to wilmapco.org/ardens/ or contact the Community Planning Committee at planning@arden.delaware.gov.

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The Village of Arden Town Assembly, in a Special Town Meeting on May 15, 2022, approved four projects to be funded spending a total of $180,000 of our allotted $219,925. For more information about Arden and ARPA check out this link.

Community Planning Committee Meetings

We will hold regular Committee meetings via Zoom until further notice. A link to the meetings can be found below. The Committee usually holds their meetings on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM. No meeting is held in August.

Call-in number and link for visitors who want to join meetings is below. Call (302) 379-0234 for problems with connections. Thank you for your patience.

Meeting Schedule

The 3rd Wednesday of every month except July at 7:00 p.m. at the Buzz Ware Village Center or over Zoom:

Meeting ID: 882 5928 4139

Password: 979154

Other Informational Items

CPC Guidance Policy

The Community Planning Committee Guidance Policy was approved by Town Assembly on January 25, 2021. This document is intended to help clarify the Committee’s duties. Email planning@arden.delaware.gov to comment.