Ryan Mavity

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton Town Council has selected two designs for a new parking lot on Magnolia Street, with details to be sorted by town staff prior to going to bid. At its June 12 workshop meeting, council agreed the plans should include a sidewalk and the size of parking spaces should be 9-by-18 feet. The vote on the two plans passed unanimously, while the size of parking spaces passed by a 4-2 vote, with council members Randi Meredith and Robert Gray voting no.

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Latina women from around Sussex County gathered June 14, to network and learn from other entrepreneurs at the Latina Business Summit held at Avenue United Methodist Church in Milford. Organized by La Plaza Delaware and the Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs, the summit featured speakers, guest panels and workshops.

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton Town Council has passed an ordinance that amends code on rentals to include a section on short-term rentals such as Airbnbs. Council intends to go further in its attempt to regulate short-term rentals by having the planning and zoning commission look at the zoning implications of short-term rentals; this first ordinance was viewed more as a licensing measure than zoning. Council plans to pass a resolution in July that would ask for planning and zoning to come up with an advisory report.

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Delaware Department of Transportation officials introduced a concept plan for a proposed shared-use path connecting Heritage Creek and Cannery Village in Milton. DelDOT engineer Tom Felice presented plans at town council’s June 2 meeting. The proposal includes a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-wide trail with bollards placed at entry points, which would run between Governors Boulevard and Summer Walk Boulevard.

2 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton Town Council is planning to hold a public workshop Thursday, June 12, on the design of a new parking lot to be located on town-leased land at the corner of Magnolia and Union streets. Officials decided on a workshop dedicated solely to the parking lot design after council’s June 2 meeting, where members’ opinions ranged from liking the current plan and wanting to proceed to wanting to replace the engineer who came up with them.