Wilmington Weekly with Matt Purkey
Wilmington Weekly is a local podcast focused on Wilmington, Ohio City Council and how local government decisions actually work. Hosted by former Council President, Matt Purkey, the show provides context, explains process, and helps residents better understand what’s happening at city hall and why it matters.
Wilmington Weekly with Matt Purkey
Latest Episodes
Episode Twenty-Six - Council Wrap Up (7/2/26) and Reflections
Thursday's council meeting produced two corrections to last week's preview: the CRA Housing Council appointment turned out to be two separate resolutions, and the data center zoning amendment did not reach final passage as expected. Matt covers...
Episode Twenty-Five - Council Preview (7/2/26)
Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting carries the heaviest agenda of the season. Council is set to give final passage to the data center zoning text amendment, the same use category currently being challenged in federal court, five days ah...
Episode Twenty-Four - Council Wrap Up (6/18/26) and Reflections
Council took data centers from a permitted use to a conditional one on the same night a separate rezoning locked one specific property out of ever becoming one. A fire department restructuring got its second presentation without becoming an ord...
Episode Twenty-Three - Council Preview (6/18/26)
Episode Twenty-Three previews Thursday's Wilmington City Council workshop and regular meeting. The meeting opens with two public hearings: a zoning text amendment touching the data center use category at the center of an active federal lawsuit,...
Episode Twenty-Two - Council Wrap Up (6/4/26) and Reflections
Episode Twenty-Two is the wrap-up from the Wilmington City Council meeting of June 4, 2026. Thursday night's meeting ran less than an hour. The agenda was light. But light meetings in a heavy season carry weight, and this one leaves out quite a...
