Ryan Mavity

4 days ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton is working to complete the implementation of its backflow prevention policy for water accounts that have irrigation systems. The process began nearly six years ago. In August 2019, the town adopted its backflow prevention policy, which was mandated by the state. The policy was put in place to prevent properties with their own irrigation systems from having backflow, which could present contamination hazards, enter the town’s water system.

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved preliminary site plans for Dairy Queen to build a new restaurant at Cypress Grove off Route 16. The planned restaurant would be 2,100 square feet with a drive-thru and 33 parking spaces. The Dairy Queen would front Route 16 and be located next to a planned Dunkin Donuts, which has already been given preliminary site-plan approval. The property is zoned C-1 commercial.

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton Town Council unanimously approved moving forward with a deal to acquire 2 acres of land between Magnolia and Broad streets with the ultimate goal of building a new municipal complex for the police department and town meetings. Settlement on the $1.6 million purchase is expected to come in early May, with council expected to get updates at its Monday, May 5 meeting.

2 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton officials have begun taking a preliminary look at whether the town should get involved with Delaware Department of Transportation’s Electronic Speed Safety Program. The program is an automated speed enforcement system that detects the speed of passing vehicles. The system is set up to capture images of cars that are traveling greater than 11 mph over the speed limit. If a car is caught speeding, a citation is generated and sent to the registered owner of the vehicle.

3 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

Milton Town Council tabled plans for a new parking lot at the corner of Union and Magnolia streets to allow engineers to revise plans to include sidewalks. The plans, presented by engineer Sharon Cruz of Davis, Bowen and Friedel at council’s April 7 meeting, included 39 parking spaces. Cruz said she was tasked with trying to maximize the number of parking spaces that could be included on the vacant lot next to the Lydia Cannon Museum.