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Boys and Girls Club agreement approved by City Council

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

by Terry Rogers   The City of Milford and the Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club renewed a rental agreement that will be valid for three years Every three years, the Greater Milford Boys and Girls Club enter into an agreement with the City of Milford, renting their building to Milford Parks & Recreation for various programs. At a recent …

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Wrestling Looking Forward to Full Season

Terry RogersSports

By Kevin Eickman   Last year’s COVID pandemic took its toll on wrestling throughout the entire state of Delaware. While for the most part, the just completed fall seasons give cause for optimism, there is still a bit of a hangover lingering from last season. In a wrestling room that is almost packed, when interviewing Milford coach Don Parsley this …

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Atlantic Self Storage lot lines corrected

Terry RogersBusiness, Headlines

City Council approved a lot line error for Atlantic Self Storage by Terry Rogers   At a recent council meeting, Atlantic Self Storage corrected a lot line issue with the approval of city council. The correction was required to come before council as it did not meet the requirements for administrative approval. “The applicant is the owner of Lot 2 …

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Duplex approved for North Washington Street

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers This vacant lot will soon have a duplex after council approved a request by KD Properties KD Properties recently received approval from City Council to construct a duplex on a vacant lot located on the west side of North Washington Street between Northeast Sixth and Northeast Seventh Street. “As you can see, the majority of the area …

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Council hears MPO presentation

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers   Dover Kent MPO Parklet at Dover’s First Friday Recently, Milford City Council heard a presentation by Helen Wiles, Public Outreach Manager for Dover Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO.) Wiles explained what an MPO is and how it can benefit the City of Milford. “Because we live in a really strange state where DelDOT owns 95 percent …

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December Milford Conversation will discuss Civility Project

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

The First Presbyterian Church of Milford will be the site of the next Milford Conversation The next meeting of the Milford Conversations group will take place on Thursday, December 2, from 8:30-9:30am at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 101 S. Walnut Street.  Please enter through the back door on Pearl Street, come through the kitchen and take the 2nd …

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Annual tree lighting ceremony held in Milford

Terry RogersHeadlines

by Terry Rogers   Santa and his helper light the trees in front of City Hall The holiday season was officially kicked off in Milford on Saturday, November 27 with the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in front of City Hall. The event was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic. The ceremony began with the Milford Central Academy Chorus …

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Bicycle Master Plan approved by council

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Northern Loop of a proposed Bicycle Master Plan adopted by the City of MIlford. Milford City Council recently adopted a Bicycle Master Plan presented by Sonia Marichic-Goudy, Associate Vice President of Century Engineering. The was created with input from DelDOT, the Bicycle Advisory Committee and members of the Milford community, including Lifecycle. “The City of …

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City employees could see pay increases after wage study

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers At a recent City Council meeting, Angele Yazbec, Senior Human Resources Consultant for Evergreen Solutions, presented the results of a job classification and rate study the company conducted for the city. According to Yazbec, the company used interviews and focus groups with city employees to determine how employee salaries were progressing through pay ranges. “We reviewed the …