Public meeting for Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site Rehabilitation Project to be held Jan. 14

The public is invited to a meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, to learn more about the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site Rehabilitation Project.

The Jan. 14 meeting will be held in person at the Buena Vista Conference Center at 661 S. Dupont Highway in New Castle. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Those who cannot attend in person can also join the meeting virtually on Zoom. Registration to join virtually is required by signing up at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L_kQN2jXS16dTFx-a5Ztzg. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email that includes information about joining the webinar.

The meeting will include a presentation about the project, which is being supported in part by a Semiquincentennial grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. There will also be time for questions and comments from the public. The meeting will be recorded. No registration is required to join the meeting in person.

To learn more about the project, read this 2023 announcement on the NPS grant funding:  history.delaware.gov/2023/09/13/coochs-bridge-historic-site-receives-800000-national-parks-system-grant. For more information, email CBmuseum@delaware.gov or call the site at 302-731-5780.