by Terry Rogers Linda Bretzer On Saturday, April 23, residents in Milford’s Ward 1 will head to the polls to vote for one of their representatives on City Council. Michael Boyle and Linda Bretzer both filed to run for the seat. Mayor Archie Campbell as well as Councilmen Andrew Fulton and Brian Baer along with Councilwoman Katrina Wilson also …
by Terry Rogers MSD is revising their policy on tobacco and vaping (Photo courtesy of Unsplash) At a recent meeting, Milford Board of Education added penalties to the district’s policy for students who are caught with tobacco and vaping products. Vice-President Rony Baltazar-Lopez realized that there was no policy specifically prohibiting such products in schools and drafted one …
by Terry Rogers Last updated in 2006, Milford School District discussed updating their policy on Spectator Conduct at Sporting Events. Dr. Kevin Dickerson, Superintendent, felt that the policy was good, but the district needed to add language from the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). “We made it more concise. Also, legal counsel kind of strengthened the part where …
by Terry Rogers Last updated in 2006, Milford School District discussed updating their policy on Spectator Conduct at Sporting Events. Dr. Kevin Dickerson, Superintendent, felt that the policy was good, but the district needed to add language from the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). “We made it more concise. Also, legal counsel kind of strengthened the part where …
by Terry Rogers Milford School District Milford School District Board of Education is updating its Communication with the Public policy as well as the Communication with the Public: News Releases. The communication policy had been in place since 2009 while the news release policy was last updated in 1982. “We tried to condense it some also, obviously realizing …
by Terry Rogers Milford School District is updating its policy for visitors in schools As part of a policy review, Milford School District is updating its policy related to visitors in school buildings. The policy was last reviewed in 1982. “This policy has just been updated to reflect some of our current procedures that we have established throughout …
by Terry Rogers Milford School District Board of Education discussed changes to the district’s advertising in schools and fundraising policies. The advertising policy had not been updated since 1982 while the fundraising policy was updated in 2018. “This policy relates to advertisements in our schools directed at our both our staff and our students,” Dr. Sara Croce, Chief …
by Terry Rogers Eco-tourism could become common on the Mispillion thanks to the WIIN project Danielle Swallow with Delaware Sea Grant, a program based at the University of Delaware in Lewes, presented and update to Milford City Council regarding the Waterways Infrastructure and Investment Network (WIIN). The group was initially formed to help Milford and Slaughter Beach be …
by Terry Rogers Milford’s Finance Director, Lou Vitola, presented the first draft of the city’s financial statement audit during a recent workshop. The draft was provided to give council a preliminary review of the ongoing audit process. Vitola explained that there was a delay in the process for this year due to finance department staffing issues. Vitola asked …
by Terry Rogers An electric vehicle charges. Photo courtesy of Nikon Corp. on Unsplash. At a recent workshop, Milford City Council discussed the possibility of installing charging stations for electric vehicles (EV). Public Works Director Mike Svaby presented information on the growing popularity of EVs as well as details on what it would require for Milford to install …
