Can someone please tell me exactly what public purpose the rehabilitation of the once-tony estate will provide?  Besides, I mean, increasing the value of Purzycki’s property and those of the landed gentry who reside nearby?  Members of City Council are finally asking those questions.  Some of them directed to the current Land Bank President who is, wait for it, Bud Freel:

The status of the estate and its involvement with the city’s Land Bank has raised concerns among Wilmington City Council members and local residents.

Councilwoman Shané Darby sponsored a resolution last month asking the Land Bank to hold a public hearing that would hold the organization “accountable for transferring over a property without letting city council know.”

During the council meeting, Darby accused Purzycki and Land Bank officials of operating through a “backdoor deal” — suggesting the former mayor’s true motivation was to “clean up” his own neighborhood.

Ultimately, the city council adopted Darby’s resolution, and Land Bank officials have since scheduled a public meeting to discuss the status and future of the estate.

This is superb reporting by Brianna Hill, who even provided us with a history of Gibraltar from its inception.

Plus, and this should be obvious, when Purzycki and Freel collaborate on something, it reeks of the Delaware Way.

What do you want to talk about?