Council approves investigation of annexation request

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics, Milford Headline Story

After a unanimous vote, Milford City Council approved a request from Walter and Sharon Feindt to allow the Annexation Committee to investigate the annexation of three parcels of land on the east side of Rehoboth Boulevard, The property butts up against Windward on the River, a mixed-use development. “This land is currently zoned as Agricultural Residential (AR-1) and the land …

City Council approves conditional use application

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Milford City Council approved a conditional uses application that would allow for a new physical fitness building to be constructed in Independence Commons off of Airport Road. The new facility will house JT James Performance which is currently operating on Milford Harrington Highway next to EasySpeak. The request was from Councilman Jason James and his wife, Pamela, who would be …

Milford LIVE Weekly Review – March 9, 2021

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Open the Weekly Review PDF Here This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Well Coffeehouse opens downtown Education MSD Board hears progress in CTE Training Milford School District approves new elementary math curriculum Government & Politics DelDot announces road closure  Finance Committee receives sidewalk update In record time: DNREC sells out of surf fishing tags Delaware called most tax-friendly state for …

Polly Drummond yard waste site closed for the day Sunday for capacity and traffic

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DOVER, Del. – The Polly Drummond Hill yard waste drop-off site near Newark, which opened for the season on Saturday, April 18, was closed to further drop-offs about noon on Sunday because of material capacity and traffic issues. DNREC will work this week to have its contractor shred and remove all the material that was dropped off until the closure, …

Newark man pleads guilty to illegal dumping in New Castle County

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Delaware Natural Resources Police with DNREC’s Environmental Crimes Unit arrested a Newark man for illegal dumping of refuse following an investigation into a recent complaint made at the state-maintained Polly Drummond Hill Road yard waste site in Newark. The post Newark man pleads guilty to illegal dumping in New Castle County appeared first on State of Delaware News.

Collaborative coastal grass-planting effort to help Indian River Inlet dune in future storms

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A coastal grass planting effort capitalizing on Department of Correction’s VOP (violation of probation) laborers and privately-donated resources will help DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship bolster the north side of the Indian River Inlet against lost or displaced sand from future weather events. The post Collaborative coastal grass-planting effort to help Indian River Inlet dune in future storms appeared first …