In 1981, Wilmington's City Council passed an ordinance establishing Neighborhood Advisory Committees. Their functions were to provide advisory information and suggestions regarding housing, traffic volume and patterns, zoning and land planning to the City and its departments. In 1993, the Neighborhood Advisory Committees were redeveloped as Neighborhood Planning Councils. There were eight Neighborhood Planning Councils created across the City.

The purpose of The Neighborhood Planning Council is:

• to make the City more responsive to the needs of the neighborhood and the people who live in them.
• to develop a problem-solving partnership with neighborhood residents, agencies and other levels of government that enable the City's administration to address problems that the community cannot resolve by itself.
• to develop a comprehensive blue print for neighborhood revitalization.
• to inform and consult neighborhood residents about City activities and initiatives.

NPC Mission

The mission of the Neighborhood Planning Council is to provide leadership in concert with the City's administration, in initiating a community-wide planning process to address the physical, social and economic needs of the community. Through their leadership, all segments of the community will participate in developing a neighborhood plan to improve their community for themselves, their families and their neighborhoods.

NPC Leadership

1st District NPC

Subira Ibrahim, President
Subira.npc@gmail.com

2nd District NPC

John Pitas, President
johnlpittas@gmail.com

3rd District NPC

Waynna Dobson, President
3distnpcpres@gmail.com

4th District NPC

David Ross
ed1stgolf@aol.com

5th District NPC

Jerome Brown, President and Chair of the Leadership Committee 
gotgame@udel.edu

6th District NPC

Bishop Doris Redding, President
6thdistrictnpc@gmail.com

7th District NPC

Adele Meehan, President
unionparkgardens@gmail.com

8th District NPC

Harold Schneikert, President
Haroldscheikert@comcast.net