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	CITY NEWS ROOM Visit news room City to Offer Lifeguard Training Thursday, March 11, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Cancelled; Friday’s Traditional Painting of the Green Stripe and Saturday's Hooley at St. Patrick's Church Still Scheduled Thursday, March 11, 2010, 4:59 p.m. Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:43 p.m. Fiscal Year 2010 City Budget News as Mayor Prepares to Present Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Thursday, March 11, 2010, 11:24 a.m. City of Wilmington Online Tax Center Download forms and e-mail your questions to the tax center. Visit the Senior Tax Center for information and forms. Wilmington’s hand-held cell phone ban is now in effect. A new city law banning the use of hand-held cell phones is in effect. Read more about the new law here. News Release: Hand-held Cell Phone Ban Takes Effect January 1, 2010 Be healthy this flu season. Learn more about the H1N1 virus. Go to the Delaware Division of Public Health website for details. Wilmington’s new Public Nuisance Properties law is now in effect. Please visit the Public Nuisance Properties section here to learn more about the program, including your responsibilities under the law and how the new law will be enforced. Vacant Property Registration Program View the list of the Top Vacant Property Offenders, including progress reports on some of the properties (as of 12/18/09) SENIOR CENTER Find out about the SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION and other Senior Citizen programs offered by the City. POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS ROOM Become part of a proud tradition. Join the Wilmington Police Department. Visit the WPD news room for the latest news and information Drug Mugs Wilmington Police Victim Services offers help to victims, survivors or witnesses of violent crimes. Visit their web page for more information. FIRE DEPARTMENT NEWS ROOM Visit the WFD news room for the latest news and information WFD Supports U.S.F.A's SMOKING & HOME FIRES CAMPAIGN Learn how to become an Explorer. Download Plan Review brochures from the Fire Marshal's Office

	City of Wilmington False Alarm Reduction Program Download False Alarm Reduction Program Registration Form Pay your registration fee, renew your registration, or register your home or business alarm system here.

	Department of Planning & Development Visit the department's section to view the: Delaware Avenue / Bancroft Parkway Neighborhood Comprehensive Development Plan South Walnut Street Urban Renewal Plan Neighborhood Comprehensive Development Plan for South Wilmington West Side Comprehensive Development Plan (1978) and learn about the City's Tax Abatement for Historic Properties and guidelines for repointing masonry.

	Public Safety & Security Information Emergency Management Police Department Fire Department Fire Marshal's Office

	Real Estate & Housing Read a draft of the FY2010 Consolidated Action Plan Property Disposition Program Request for Proposals