by Terry Rogers Randomly selected residents will receive quality of life online surveys to provide information to city leaders. City of Milford officials are pleased to announce they will be conducting a comprehensive quality of life survey this month. The survey will be available online for randomly selected residents and soon after, all residents will be able to complete …
by Terry Rogers Although safe for vehicle traffic, an accident has damaged mechanisms that will allow the Mispillion River Bridge to open, forcing larger boats to detour around the area. On December 28, a dump truck pulling an excavator on a flatbed truck struck the overhead portion of the Mispillion drawbridge causing significant damage to the machinery, support …
by Terry Rogers Milford City Council voted to change its meeting schedule as well as the process for minutes for future meetings. On Monday, January 10, City Manager Mark Whitfield presented a new meeting calendar for City Council designed to allow for more discussion time. Council meetings would remain on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, …
By Kevin Eickman Nick Brannan is settling in as the Athletic Director at Milford. The most difficult job in high school athletics is that of athletics director. This year, after the departure of former Milford Athletics Director Ryan Winkleblech, long-time Milford baseball coach Nick Brannan threw his hat into the ring for the job. “It was something that I …
by Terry Rogers Milford City Council approved economic development incentives to encourage low-income housing construction that will lead to homeownership. (Photo courtesy of MHDC Facebook) Milford City Council approved additional economic incentives to assist with the construction of affordable housing designed to lead toward home ownership. The incentives were a suggestion by the Milford Housing Development Corporation. “We …
by Terry Rogers The City of Milford is considering a sprinkler requirement in their building code for new construction At a recent workshop, Milford City Council heard from experts who provided information on the benefits of residential sprinkler systems. The city is considering adding a code to require them in new construction. In addition, the city is updating other …
by Terry Rogers The City of Milford is considering changing the Comprehensive Plan to designate properties on Rehoboth Boulevard as green space At a workshop before City Council, City Planner Rob Pierce provided council with details on four proposed amendments to the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Two of the amendments were initiated by city staff while two others were …
by Terry Rogers Weather, COVID-19 and a high volume of mailpieces are causing mail delivery delays in Milford. Several residents in the Milford area continue to report mail delays, some claiming they had not received mail for more than a week. “I’ve had one delivery since January 1,” David Verkade said on social media. “In that timeframe, informed delivery said …
by Terry Rogers Artist rendering of what the new Milford Police Station may look like At their Mon., Jan 10 meeting, Milford City Council voted unanimously to allow Richard Y. Johnson, the construction management company for the new police facility, to send out bids for the new building. After the Police Facility Citizen’s Oversight Committee agreed to send …
by Terry Rogers Milford has many options for live music and for musicians to have an outlet for their talent At a recent Milford Conversation, the Music School of Delaware led a discussion about the wide variety of musical performing arts in the Milford area. Representatives of the music school, Milford Public Library, Milford Community Band, First State …
