Kent County Levy Court recently announced the launch of My Government Online (MGO), a suite of programs that will allow for digital permitting options. Residents and businesses are able to register online and perform a wide range of permitting tasks. “MGO has advanced Kent County from a paper to a digital environment and has proven to improve customer service and …
Milford City Council reviewed details on the mission of the newly established Police Facility Citizens Advisory Committee at their regular meeting on Mar. 8. The committee is tasked with oversight of the design and costs for the new police facility whose funding was approved by referendum in January. “Over the past two weeks, we have drafted and solidified the mission …
On Mar. 8, the City of Milford Finance and Public Works Committee received an update on capital projects as well as fund balances that remained for many of those projects. James Puddicombe, City Engineer, began with information about water infrastructure projects. “We received corrected plans for a new vault placement at the Water Tower Altitude Valve at the Caulk Tower,” …
The City of Milford Finance Committee was provided a sidewalk update by Mike Svaby, Director of Public Works and James Puddicombe, City Engineer. According to Puddicombe, sidewalk inspections in Ward 1 have been completed and the city is moving forward with inspections in the other three wards. “We have been responding to various complaints or issues throughout the city,” Puddicombe …
Have you been doing some extra reading while stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, there’s good news if those books came from a Delaware public library and you’re a little late returning them to their rightful place. Library officials have announced there won’t be any fines or late fees assessed when you finally do return those …
On Monday, Feb. 22, Milford City Council agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Delaware Nature Society. The city and Delaware Nature Society have long partnered to provide hands-on programming for Pre-Kindergarten to fifth grade students in Milford School District. “We’ve been working on an MOU which is a formal agreement between Parks and Recreation and the …
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On Feb. 22, Milford City Council voted to complete a land exchange between the city and the Milford Public Library. This exchange was related to a survey prepared in 2009 filed with the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds. “The northern part of the library parking lot is owned by the city while a portion of the amphitheater is owned by …
On Feb. 22, a request to revoke a conditional use for property located at 350 Milford Harrington Highway was presented to Milford City Council. The request was made by Chief Kenneth Brown after an incident on Jan. 30, 2021. “I have been informed by the landlord that the tenant has been evicted,” Chief Brown said. “If this is the case, …
On Feb. 22, Milford City Council reviewed the annual audit report compiled by Rob Griffin of Gold Gerstein Group, LLC. According to Lou Vitola, Finance Director for the city, the independent auditing company issued a “clean” opinion on the city’s financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2020. “The audit says we are in great condition,” Councilman Jason James, …
