City continues to grapple with homeless displacement

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Just before the Christmas holiday, Milford Advocacy for the Homeless and the City of Milford learned that property on East Masten Circle was sold to a developer who planned to clear the land in early January. The land was the location of Tent City, a small homeless encampment with approximately 40 people living in tents on the property. Through the …

Pine Haven residents take unsafe conditions to County Council

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

On January 3, residents of the Pine Haven development, located on Pine Haven Road near Lincoln, took complaints of unsafe conditions to Sussex County Council. Residents claim that their water is unsafe for consumption, some have no running water at all and there is raw sewage on the ground in some areas. “I’m here on behalf of the residents of …

a view of a city street

Street scaping and parking lot changes planned in Milford

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     This parking lot may undergo reconfiguration under the city’s Capital Improvement Plan At a recent workshop, Milford City Council heard from City Engineer James Puddicombe about several changes to parking lots and updates to streetscaping as part of the Capital Improvement Plan. The streetscaping and parking lot changes were currently in the design phase and …

City Council reviews Southeast Milford Transportation Improvement District

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics, Milford Headline Story, Milford-live

In March, the City of Milford entered into an agreement with DelDOT to review the area surrounding the new Bayhealth Sussex Campus and make suggestions on how to improve traffic flow. The Southeast Milford Transportation Improvement District (TID) was created using traffic studies, software and other tools to predict what traffic would look like up through 2045 if the area …

Milford Businessowner concerned about unemployment claims

Terry RogersBusiness, Milford Headline Story

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Terri Rosetta, co-owner of Milford Diner says she has received at least a dozen unemployment claims for people who have never worked in their restaurant. Last week, Rosetta explained that she received three unemployment claims in one day for people she had never employed. A review of the claims revealed that all of them came from …