Two members of New Castle County Council tabled their proposed reform measure of a controversial redevelopment law Tuesday, drawing gratitude from residents and a councilman with a competing ordinance.

Councilmen Joe Reda and Dave Tackett withdrew their ordinance, which seeks to end "paper redevelopment" and create tougher traffic standards for developers.

"Paper redevelopment" is a description unhappy residents use for what they view as the county's overly generous granting of redevelopment status to builders. Redevelopment projects currently get waivers from tough traffic-impact studies and expensive impact fees.

The Reda-Tackett ordinance could be voted on as early as July 26, but Councilman Robert Weiner, who has a redevelopment-reform ordinance of his own, wants his colleagues to wait longer than that.

"We should take the best from each proposal to create the best law, Weiner said.

Reda and Tackett didn't respond to Weiner's request to delay the vote on their proposal until after July 26.

The county Planning Board is scheduled to discuss all the redevelopment-reform proposals on the table at its meeting next week, board Chairman Victor Singer said.

Lisa Snyder of Christiana told Reda and Tackett they did the right thing. "Thanks for tabling and going back to the drawing board," she said.

In other business, the council passed the following measures. All were passed unanimously and without opposition from residents at the meeting:

Councilman Jea Street credited County Executive Paul Clark's administration for getting the deals with labor done.

"The budget was introduced in March and you have four of five contracts in hand in July," Street said. "That puts you on the honor roll in most systems."