An empty downtown Wilmington minutes after Governor Roy Cooper’s ‘stay at home’ order went into effect in late March 2020. (Port City Daily/Mark Darrough)
12:57 p.m. Saturday – The Senate approved the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan on Saturday. It will now return to the House of Representatives before it can be signed into law by President Joe Biden. The package consists of the previously expected $350 billion for cities and states.
WILMINGTON The city could receive $24 million in federal Covid-19 relief funds if the U.S. Senate’s current draft of the American Rescue Plan is signed into law in coming days, according to the city’s legislative liaison, Tony McEwen.
Council approves additional paid leave for Wilmington employees who receive COVID-19 vaccine City of Wilmington employees will get an additional four hours of paid leave if they receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By WECT Staff | February 3, 2021 at 1:59 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 1:59 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - City of Wilmington employees will get an additional four hours of paid leave if they receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Wilmington City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night which will provide paid leave to qualifying city employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The policy would provide 10 days of paid leave to qualifying employees for health-related reasons and provide 10 days of advanced leave to qualifying employees who have exhausted all of their leave and must be out of work for childcare reasons.
City Council to discuss Bijou Park improvements, award construction contract
Bijou Park improvements By WECT Staff | January 30, 2021 at 12:33 PM EST - Updated January 31 at 1:19 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington could be getting closer to seeing improvements made to Bijou Park as City Council is set to approve a bid for $604,795 to renovate the park.
Plans to improve the park have been in the works for years.
In 2019 the City Council heard a presentation that planned to have the park improved and opened by the time River Place opened in April of 2020, but, that did not happen.