Main Street America members visit local area as part of Thriving Communities

Terry RogersBusiness, Culture, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

For two days in January, the Town of Slaughter Beach along with the City of Milford hosted visitors from Main Street America (MSA) with a goal toward building safer passage between the two towns across Route 1 – the main thoroughfare to the beaches running north/south through the state and separating our two communities. With a goal toward expanding safer …

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Milford moves to condemn widow’s property for bike path

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

  This report has been updated. The Milford City Council has voted to condemn eight acres of a widow’s property and pay her $20,000 for it, so the city can access the adjoining acres that it paid her brother more than $500,000 for. Milford wants the property to install bike and pedestrian paths that would help connect the town to …

Community Clean Up seeking volunteers and sponsors

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford (CCGM), Downtown Milford Inc. (DMI) and the City of Milford have partnered for the 4th Annual Community Clean-Up. The event is planned for April 13, 2024, from 8 to 10:30 AM and will be held rain or shine. “About five years ago when the Executive Director of DMI along with the President of …

City of Milford electric rate increase explained

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Recently, the City of Milford announced that electric rates would be increasing due to an increase passed on to the city by the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC). This organization is a not-for-profit entity made up of eight municipalities that offer their own electric service, including Milford. “DEMEC has professional staff that is responsible for purchasing power as well as …

Milford electric rates remain among lowest in state with upcoming 4.8% power cost adjustment

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

The City of Milford, a community electric utility powered by the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), will be increasing the current Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) by $0.00686 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to $0.02124 per kWh for energy usage in 2024.  Customers will see the new rate on City of Milford utility bills in February. This power cost increase is primarily due …

Conditional use approved for Southern States Milford

Terry RogersBusiness, Government, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

City Council approved a conditional use request for a new building they plan to construct across from their current location. The new building will include a retail showroom, storage as well as wash and service bays. Although the wash bays will only be used to clean tractors before they are delivered to a customer or serviced, in order to avoid …

Walnut Street bridge project moves closer to completion

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

At a recent meeting, Milford City Council approved two requests from City Engineer James Puddicombe that will bring upgrades to the Walnut Street bridge in downtown Milford to fruition. Council awarded a construction oversight contract to Greenway-Pederson, Inc. as well as the bid for construction to Mumford and Miller Concrete. “Greenman-Pederson has a local office for their engineering firm here …

City of Milford invites Public to Marshall Street Bike Path Striping Project Open House

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

The City of Milford will host a Marshall Street Bike Path Striping Project Open House on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Public Works Facility, 180 Vickers Drive, Milford, DE. Representatives from the City will be available during the two-hour period to answer questions regarding the project. The purpose of the project is to …

City charter changes discussed at workshop

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

At a recent workshop, Milford City Council discussed starting the process to update the city charter. According to City Solicitor David Rutt, the process takes some time and would likely not be completed until 2025. “I don’t think that we’re going to do that, but Mr. Rutt, please let us know before we get run down the road somewhere,” Councilman …

Council hears update on FY22 Audit

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

City Finance Manager Lou Vitola provided council with an update on the FY22 Audit. There has been a delay in completing the audit due to staffing issues in the finance department. “Really the report primarily demonstrates that at the core financials are in that final state. We’re working on the last state and materials for the audit. We can talk …