City Manager Mark Whitfield took time to reflect on 2024 and look ahead at 2025. Whitfield joined city government eight years ago as public works director and became city manager in 2020. He told the Milford City Council in late 2024 that he would not seek a renewal of his contract and would retire this May. Related: Whitfield to retire …
🚛 Trash and recycling will be collected as usual this Tuesday. 🚜 Snow crews began work at 2 AM this morning, focusing on keeping two lanes plowed on all City streets. Crews from other departments will continue plowing through midnight tonight. A full crew will start at 1 AM to plow snow back to the curb, clean intersections, and apply …
City Planner Rob Pierce, at the request of Milford City Council, recently presented a draft ordinance for their review to address habitual repeat offenders related to code violations. Pierce and his staff created the draft ordinance using research conducted among other municipalities. “First, we would need to identify what a habitual repeat offender is,” Pierce said. “We would define it …
At a recent meeting, employees with the City of Milford were recognized by council after receiving the 2024 Excellence Awards. According to Human Resources Director Jamesha Williams, this program has been in place since 2018. “The program allows us to recognize and promote positive behaviors by staff as we work toward the city’s mission, vision and values,” Williams said. “Nominations …
Milford City Council recently approve two resolutions in preparation for possible issuance of debt related to a new water tower and the Milford Corporate Center. The cost of the water tower is estimated to be just over $7 million and would require a referendum. “The water tower has been in the CIP for a few years. Most recently, the engineering …
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council approved changes to procedures during meetings. These changes impact public comment, agenda items and the rules council will follow in the meeting. “One of the changes we are proposing to add will allow council to remove any item from the agenda and the second is to move the finance report back to the …
With tourism growing in the Milford area, there is a need to draw tourists to areas like the Riverwalk, Goat Island and other attractions in the city. Many partners and their front line employees have completed the Southern Delaware Tourism Ambassador training that can help promote the area as a place for tourists. “There is no question that tourism is …
Last month, Milford City Council was presented with a draft ordinance that would ban all marijuana retail outlets in the city except medical compassion centers and grow facilities. This month, a second draft was presented that would permit retail marijuana facilities with restrictions. “The ordinance would allow marijuana retail stores in the C-3 zoning district by conditional use approval from …
Milford City Council approved the 2023 audit report at a recent meeting. Although the 2023 audit was completed later than normal, it was finalized six months earlier than the 2022 audit. The delay was related to a new auditing firm as well as changes to technology in the finance office. “We should be even further ahead with the 2024 audit,” …
After the departure of Sara Bluhm who served as the Economic Development and Community Engagement Director for the City of Milford, there was talk during budget hearings about eliminating the position. Several council members felt that was not the right decision and funds were found in the budget to cover the cost of the director. Recently, Lauren Swain accepted the …
