Activities Since June 2007 meeting. 

Transportation

DelDOT provided a Project Status Report to HVDRAC at their July meeting that was covered and reported by the Hockessin Community News. Subsequently, the consultants and community members met with certain property owners to consider detail design options impacting their property. The resulting Detail Design will be presented to the general public at a DelDOT workshop scheduled for October 16, 2007. Look for advertisements to be included in our newspapers.

Design

            Welcome to Hockessin Village signs were installed (4 each).

            HPP received a Grant from Councilman Tansey for the installation of landscaping at the base of the Welcome to Hockessin Village Signs.

            A bronze plaque recognizing the contribution of the Hockessin/Greenville Rotary was installed at the base of the Flag Pole at the intersection of Lancaster Pike and Yorklyn Road. GHADA paid for the plaque and HPP installed the monument.

            The Design Committee Chairperson identified near term Goals & presented them to HVDRAC (Refer to attachment)

Landscape maintenance group met with DelDOT representatives to improve the condition of the beds installed along Lancaster Pike and finalize the maintenance agreements.

Business

An organizing committee and HPP met to discuss near term goals and the re-energizing of the Business Organization. Business questioners and Welcome to Hockessin window signs were distributed to merchants. A curbside business directory was created and will be updated as the business owners provide information. The organizing group will meet again in September and then host a general meeting of all business owners.

Historic

HPP met with the President of HHS to discuss the activation of a HPP Historic Committee. Committee meetings are expected to occur this fall.

HPP Administrative

HPP, Inc. was incorporated and received State certification on 6-25-07.

IRS filings for EIN filed and received and a not for profit filing is in progress.

HPP received a grant from Economic Development office to assist in the payment of administrative expenses and HPP received a contribution of $100.

The Partnership has opened a banking account and established a set of accounting records (Quicken Books).

Water Management & Environmental

Representative. Manolakos has listed the Hockessin Village drainage project as a 21st Century fund legislative project for $100,000. He has also committed to transfer $17,000 to this project in FY 08.

Economic Development – No Activity, Parking– No Activity, & Miscellaneous– No Activity.