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🌱 Dover’s sprinkler debate returns after building-code ordinance is rescinded

Dover, Delaware Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Dover! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Dover’s sprinkler debate returns after building-code ordinance is rescinded
  • What's driving Delaware State's record enrollment?
  • Dover man advances toward trial in Pennsylvania kidnapping case

Also on today's calendar: Diamond State Card Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fallen horse say? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 50 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 54, low: 34.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dover rescinds ICC codes ordinance over format errors, will debate revised ordinance (delawarepublic.org) — Dover has rescinded its updated building-code ordinance over numbering and reference errors, not because council settled the dispute over requiring sprinklers in new housing. A corrected version is scheduled for a first reading November 23, while council members seek more input from builders and sprinkler advocates about safety and housing costs.
   

2. Delaware State University sets enrollment record with 7,407 students (coasttv.com) — Delaware State University has reached a record 7,407 students, with 5,959 attending its Dover campuses or studying online. Enrollment rose 11.8 percent over last fall, and President Tony Allen credits stronger retention and growing graduate programs for helping drive the increase.
   

3. Pair tied to corrupt organization linked to kidnappings headed to trial (newsbreak.com) — A Dover man accused of participating in a Pennsylvania kidnapping and extortion enterprise has waived his preliminary hearing and faces formal arraignment Dec. 12. Keith Alonzo Cirwithen-Howell, 29, remains free on bail, and trial dates have not been set. Dover police assisted the investigation.
   

4. Delaware home-care providers seek $26.6 million in rate increases (delawarelive.com) — Home-care providers asked Delaware budget officials in Dover for reimbursement increases they estimate would cost the state $26.6 million, saying better payments would help retain nurses and aides. Families described how losing familiar caregivers disrupts care at home. The request remains a proposal as officials develop the fiscal 2028 budget.
   

5. Could controversial law that bans release of suspects' names be repealed? (coasttv.com) — A Delaware law that kept adult suspects’ names from being released after a deadly Dover shooting could face a partial repeal. State Sen. Eric Buckson says he regrets supporting House Bill 59 and wants to remove its restriction on naming adult suspects, which generally allows disclosure only for felony cases when necessary for public safety.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did the fallen horse say?" — I can’t giddy up… (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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