Welcome to our McDaniel Civic Association
BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT - School Board Elections
Mark your calendars for two key dates:
- Brandywine School Board Candidates Forum – Tuesday, April 29th, 5:30-8:00 pm at the Brandywine High School
- Brandywine School Board Elections – Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 – Polls open for voting from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. (Click the link to see the polling place locations).
CCOBH sent a survey to each of the Brandywine School District Board Candidates asking their opinion on a variety of subjects as to how they see their role in guiding the School District operations.
We will publish the results on our website, before the Brandywine School Board Forum on April 29th.
Thank You!
CCOBH
Special Election for State Senator Position for Districts 5 will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
A Special Election will be held on February 15, 2025, to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay (formerly State Senator for District 5).
The State Senator Candidates’ information is listed below:
- Senate District 5 (State Senate District 5 Map)
Democratic Candidate: Ray SiegfriedRepublican Candidate: Brent Burdge
Please share this information with your friends and neighbors and please come out and Vote.
Special Election Information for District 5 including Early Voting Schedule, Polling Places, Voter Eligibility, and Voting Information is available at the Delaware Elections website. Please click on the graphic below to see State Senate District 5’s specific information.
Location of Polling Places for District 5: https://elections.delaware.gov/voter/pdfs/PollingPlaces_2025SpecialElection-SD05_NCC.pdf
Dear Residents of the McDaniel Civic Association,
According to the forecast, we are expecting around 3 inches of snowfall today, and it will stop snowing around 8:00 – 9:00 pm. At that time snow removal and salting will start. The next few days we are going to experience arctic cold, therefore everything will be frozen. (Hint: check your outside water lines). For getting the roads properly plowed and then salted, we need your active participation and help.
1- Park your cars off the street (in your driveway or on lawn)
- If you leave your cars parked on the street, effective plowing cannot happen.
- If any unintentional damage occurs during plowing, the vehicle owner is responsible for not moving their vehicles off the street.
2- Be careful of icy conditions when driving and walking
If you have questions or want to contact us, please send an email to president@mcdanielcivicassociation.org or go to our website at
https://mcdanielcivicassociation.org/contact/
MOST IMPORTANTLY: If you have not paid your dues to the civic association, NOW IS THE TIME – please do not delay – PAY ONLINE https://mcdanielcivicassociation.org/dues/
Upcoming Events
Civic Association Meeting:
TBD 2025, Talleyville Fire Hall 7-9pm
Neighborhood Party:
TBD 2025
Dear McDaniel Civic Association Neighbors,
The majority of you selected June 15 for the Yard Sale in response to my survey. As the Civic Association, the announcement of the yard sale will be advertised in the Newspaper and on the Nextdoor website as an event. The notice has already been posted on Facebook. There will be “yard sale” signs posted all throughout the neighborhood on Monday, June 10.
Please get ready for a successful yard sale on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The sale will be held between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Remember that whoever decides to participate will hold their individual sale in their driveway and/or front yard. Please make sure the roads are not blocked. Please be safe and have a great time.
Thank You,
Ms. Billur Dowse,
President, McDaniel Civic Association
McDonald’s Concord Pike Reconstruction-April 11th Public Meeting
There will be a Public Meeting on Thursday, April 11th at 6:00pm at the Talleyville Fire Company for the public to see plans for the Reconstruction of the McDonald’s Concord Pike location.
The property is located at the southeasterly corner of Prospect Drive and Concord Pike intersection.
A PLAN is being prepared for submission that includes the current restaurant parcel and the office building parcel, and both will be used for the restaurant.
The restaurant, which will only be slightly more square feet than the existing restaurant, will be situated in a way the owner believes will address the longstanding drive-thru backups on Concord Pike.
This plan will eventually go to the Board of Adjustment for review.
We encourage you to come out to this meeting and hear what is being discussed and ask your questions. If you cannot be there, please send your questions to the McDaniel Civic Association officers via the CONTACT PAGE on the website.
CCOBH Seminar - "Ask the Lawyer: Your Questions about Your Civic or Homeowner Associations Answered"
The Council of Civic Organizations of Brandywine Hundred, Inc. is pleased, once again, to present, “Ask the Lawyer: Your Questions about Your Civic or Homeowner Associations Answered,” a returning entry in its series of seminars for assistance to current board members of Civic Associations and Homeowner Associations in Brandywine Hundred.
Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
First Unitarian Church
Concord Pike and Halstead Road
This seminar is intended to provide Civic and Homeowner Association Board members with answers to their most pressing legal issues involving their community association on which they serve as a member of the Board of Directors. This seminar, to be led by CCOBH President, Robert J. Valihura, Jr., Esquire, will cover topics of concern for the community, and can include:
- Corporate formation and compliance issues
- intra-board dispute resolution
- legal issues involving collection of annual dues and fees
- legal enforceability of restrictive covenants and deed restrictions
- or any other issue of importance which Board members would like guidance about but have been reluctant to retain a lawyer.
A former State Representative and a current Adjunct Professor of Law teaching the Delaware Corporate law applicable to corporations and Civic and Homeowner Associations, Bob focuses his practice on representation of communities such as yours up and down the state.
IMPORTANT: The issues which are likely to be covered will focus on what the Board can and cannot do, so please come with a copy of your certificate of incorporation, your bylaws, your community’s deed restrictions and, if applicable, any Declaration that binds your community. Because of CCOBH’s focus on representing civic and homeowner associations, this seminar will not address individual homeowner issues, including disputes that are just between homeowners or homeowner disputes with their homeowner or civic association.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know to more effectively and knowledgeably represent your community. CCOBH hopes to see you on Monday, March 11th at 6:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church.
Attention McDaniel Civic Association Residents
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP OURSELVES, STREETS, AND CARS SAFE
Dear Residents of the McDaniel Civic Association: We are expecting winter weather conditions starting today and this coming week. We are still waiting for an accurate forecast of when the storms will start or how much accumulation we can expect in these ever-changing conditions.
Therefore, please let’s be prepared for all weather conditions by:
ATTENTION ALL HOMEOWNERS IN MCDANIEL CIVIC ASSOCIATION (McDaniel Crest, McDaniel Heights, & Concord Manor)
UPDATE: REGARDING NEW CASTLE COUNTY PROPERTY REASSESSMENT - INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Currently, CCOBH (Council of Community Organizations of Brandywine Hundred) is working with NCC to arrange a Public Meeting for the Brandywine Hundred Communities. When arrangements are completed, CCOBH will send out announcements to all member communities. McDaniel Civic Association is a member community.
For more information, please go to the following site (https://empower.tylertech.com/New-Castle-County-Delaware.html#field) and download the following documents, including the frequently asked questions document. You will also find additional informational videos and maps to see the reassessment areas. Please check back with the NCC Assessment Office for updates as the project progresses. Key dates as well as pictures of the Data Collectors will be uploaded to this website. If you have any doubt if a data collector is in your area, please feel free to call your County Assessment Office at 302.395.5520.
- Project Brochure: https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/New-Castle-brochure.pdf
- View Residential PowerPoint Presentation: https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/New-Castle-PowerPoint.pdf
- View County Council Reassessment Update Presentation: https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/New-Castle-Reassessment-Presentation-Update-2-22-23.pdf
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/New-Castle-FAQ.pdf
Delaware’s three counties have not conducted a property reassessment in decades. New Castle County has contracted with Tyler Technologies to conduct a reassessment project to update property assessments from the base year of 1983, providing an efficient technical process with current, accurate property values. Tyler Technologies’ data collectors will start working in neighborhoods throughout the 4th District. (The exact timing is not known yet, see the links below).
The purpose of conducting the reassessment is to remedy a Delaware Chancery Court ruling in 2020 that found property taxing systems in each of the state’s three counties to be unconstitutional and not in compliance with Delaware law. NCC property reassessment is to address the inequities in Delaware’s property tax system and ensure that each property owner pays only their fair share of the tax burden; no more and no less.
Property Owners should be on the lookout for the data collectors. They will be making their way through New Castle County, visiting every property, measuring improvements on the property and collecting data. These data collectors will complete an exterior inspection and ask property owners basic questions about the interior, such as what type of heating and cooling system is in the home. If a data collector stops by when you are not home, they will leave you a questionnaire. Once data collection is complete on your property, you will receive a mailer outlining the characteristics of your home.
To learn more about the New Castle County property reassessment process visit the following link: https://empower.tylertech.com/New-Castle-County-Delaware.html#field Key dates as well as pictures of the Data Collectors will be uploaded to this website. If you have any doubt about whether a data collector is in your area, please feel free to call your County Assessment Office at 302.395.5520.
Once the data has been collected, a data mailer will be mailed to the property owner with the information that was collected. NCC is asking homeowners to notify them immediately if there is an error or if something was missed in the assessment. The most accurate information will ensure the most accurate value for the property.
After all the data is collected and data mailers have been returned and reviewed, Tyler Technologies will begin analyzing the data.
You can find more information at the following link which contains the frequently asked questions document compiled by Tyler Technologies. Please check back for updates as the project progresses. https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/New-Castle-FAQ.pdf
We launched our very own neighborhood website on November 1, 2022. We demonstrated its capabilities on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Talleyville Fire Hall during our McDaniel Civic Association Town Hall Meeting.
Special thanks to all our neighbors who visited the website and reached out to us with suggestions and comments. Most importantly we want to thank our residents who entered their accurate contact information through the Membership Registration. Your accurate contact information allows us to send out emails with important announcements and information related to our neighborhood. If you have not explored the “McDaniel Civic Association Website” yet, we encourage you to do so and familiarize yourself with all it offers.
“McDaniel Civic Association Website” provides up-to-date information for the residents of our neighborhood. We, the neighborhood residents, are members of this website. The website pages are all organized for us to easily access any information that is relevant to our neighborhood, its announcements, its safety, its bylaws, and events with simple clicks to specific links. It is easy to use and the “Helpful Links/Resources” page provides us with every contact information we need in New Castle County and in the State. The website allows us to pay our “Annual Dues” on-site and contact the President, Executive Officers, and the Board of Directors with one click. Please explore it and let us know what you think!
Be on the lookout for announcements for updated services in our neighborhood, news about upcoming public meetings, as well as any new topic related to our neighborhood’s business. All-important announcements will be updated regularly on our website in a timely manner.
What happened to our Facebook page? We kept the Facebook page as is. It is an informal communication, and social media site that is open to many who are not part of our neighborhood. Any neighborhood event will still be announced at the site however, we encourage you to raise any neighborhood-related issue by contacting us directly at our “McDaniel Civic Association Website”. No neighborhood-related business, news, or service updates will be discussed on the Facebook page.
Please come and visit our McDaniel Civic Association Website.
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