Military families will have a three-day opportunity to explore Veterans benefits and new eligibility requirements at a one-stop-virtual-shop. From Dec. 12 to Dec. 14, between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Delaware vets can take advantage of 1-on-1 assistance and can connect with Veterans Affairs, state and community partners to obtain claim status updates, file claims, enroll in …
City of Milford to Cut Ribbon on New Police Department
The City of Milford is excited to announce the completion of the new Police Department located at 401 NE Front St., Milford and invite the public to a ribbon cutting and guided tours on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 10am. Public Open Houses will also be held on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1-5pm and Thursday, Dec. 14, 4-8pm. “In today’s climate of …
City agrees to cover cost of pump station pending Knight’s Crossing completion
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council agreed to take on costs originally to be paid by the Knight’s Crossing development for a regional sanitary sewer pumping station that had already been constructed with funds from Winward on the River. Initially, the city required Knight’s Crossing to enter into a private, cost-sharing agreement with Winward on the River to facilitate …
Retired nurse Valerie Jones Giltner to run in House District 37
A Sussex County retired nurse will run for the Delaware House of Representatives District 37 seat vacated last week by the General Assembly’s only Republican woman. Valerie Jones Giltner, who will run as a Republican, said she plans to continue the work of former Rep. Ruth Briggs King, who resigned because she was moving into a new house that was …
Special election to replace Ruth Briggs King will be Dec. 21
A special election to fill the now-vacant 37th Delaware House of Republicans seat in will take place Dec. 21. The seat represents Georgetown and Millsboro in Sussex County. The former occupant of that seat, former Rep. Ruth Briggs King, resigned last week after receiving a certificate of occupancy for a house she was building just over the district line. Briggs …
Burris Foods request for Comprehensive Plan and zoning change approved
At a recent meeting, a request from Burris Foods to change the Comprehensive Plan as well as to rezone a portion of their property from R1 to I1. According to Rob Pierce, City Planner, the change was mostly just housekeeping as the parcel in question had been used for some time by Burris for industrial storage. Before the presentation for …
West Shores stormwater drainage correction approved by council
Over the past few years, residents of West Shores at New Milford, a development located near Bayhealth Sussex Campus, have complained of flooding in their neighborhood. After working with the City of Milford and the Sussex Conservation District (SCD), it was determined that the issue was a failed infiltration stormwater management pond on the far eastern corner of the development. …
Mayor authorized to sign USDA loan documents for police station
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council authorized Mayor Archie Campbell to sit with USDA loan officers and sign documents officially borrowing the funds for the new police station. The loans are in two segments with one for $8.5 million and a second at a later date for $8 million, a total of $16.5 million to cover the cost of …
Milford Corporate Center leads to changes in Comprehensive Plan
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council voted to amend the Comprehensive Plan and to rezone areas in the new Milford Corporate Center which will be located on the former Fry Farm on the corner of Milford-Harrington Highway and Canterbury Road. The changes were due to road shifts within the center. “During the final subdivision review of the Corporate Center, …
Riverwalk Villa project approved
City Council approved a request from Milford Housing Development Corporation to construct 27 townhomes on property located on the northwest intersection of Mispillion and Marshall Streets which will be known as Riverwalk Villas. City Planner Rob Pierce explained that multiple projects have been proposed for this property with the most recent being a 48-unit apartment complex also known as Riverwalk …