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Posted: Wed Jun 3rd, 2009 03:23 pm |
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Waterman wrote: That location has had many accidents some resulting in deaths. Where will the entrance be? The land adjacent to the highway to the fence is owned by the federal highway department not the state of Delaware. If a entrance is on the highway then there was a sweetheart deal made.
Davis, Bowen and Friedel, Inc on behalf of Silicato-Wood Partnership, LLC
Final Review and Recommendation of a Major Subdivision
14.45 +/- Acres into five lots at the corner of NE Tenth St and State Route 1 (608 NE Tenth St)
Tax Map MD-16-174.15-01-01.00 & MD-16-174.00-02-10.00; C-3 District
Adoption of Resolution PC09-009
Mr. Randy Duplechain was present to represent the application. He explained all necessary approvals have been
obtained. Mr. Warfel confirmed the plans look to be consistent with what has been approved by the city up to
this point, i.e. preliminary major subdivision, site plans, conditional uses.
Mr. Duplechain explained the only change from the original submission to this one is the location of the Royal
Farms from one end to another. The roadway alignment is essentially the same, and per DelDOT’s
requirements. Mr. Warfel asked if the area to the south is where the pump station is located, as well as the
stormwater management pond. Mr. Duplechain confirmed.
Mr. Duplechain mentioned instead of sidewalks for this subdivision, DelDOT has required a multi modal path
which is a 10’ wide path. This has been consistent with what has been presented all along.
Mr. Norris requested an explanation of who is responsible for the road construction. Mr. Duplechain stated the
developer will install the roadway system, which will then be turned over to DelDOT for maintenance. It will
be built to DelDOT standards. The storm drainage will drain toward the highway, which is where it drains now,
it will then be conveyed south to the stormwater management pond which is on the NKS property. Mr. Norris
asked if there will be an HOA agreement for the maintenance of the stormwater pond. Mr. Duplechain stated
yes.
Mr. Norris confirmed when the site plans come in, there will be landscaping for each lot.
Mr. Norris confirmed for Mr. Warfel the applicant has all required approvals, the lots are conforming and there
are no changes since the original submission. The hotel lot has it’s variance already.
Mr. Rini questioned the location of the termination of the walkway on lot 1 which curves around and starts
going down 10 th Street. Mr. Duplechain explained the termination location, stating where it is shown on plans
Planning Commission Page 3 of 15 04.21.09
is correct, as per DelDOT’s requirements. Mr. Kramlich confirmed these will be DelDOT maintained roads,
not City maintained roads.
Mr. Warfel called for public comment. Hearing none, he closed the public hearing.
Mrs. Stevenson asked if anyone else is worried about safety with the second entrance in the middle, between
NKS and Silicato property. She thinks once the bypass is in, it will be fine. Mr. Duplechain stated that in and
out entrance is exactly as presented before. Mr. Warfel explained that DelDOT had already addressed this
issue, stating once this is installed, it will increase the level of safety at the 10 th Street intersection by taking
traffic off of that intersection.
Mr. Rini made a motion to approve resolution PC09-009, seconded by Mr. Gleysteen. Motion carried with the
following 7-0-1 vote:
Yes- Burk, Rini, Kramlich, Sharp, Gleysteen, Stevenson, Warfel
No-
Abstain- McColley
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Posted: Wed Jun 3rd, 2009 12:55 am |
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| In Delaware???????
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Posted: Wed Jun 3rd, 2009 12:14 am |
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That location has had many accidents some resulting in deaths. Where will the entrance be? The land adjacent to the highway to the fence is owned by the federal highway department not the state of Delaware. If a entrance is on the highway then there was a sweetheart deal made.
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Posted: Tue Jun 2nd, 2009 10:40 pm |
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| I heard that Grotto has put all new construction on hold for at least a year. Royal Farms has scaled way back too. Although this would be a killer location for beach traffic to stop.
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 12:04 pm |
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| I thought Grotto's is building up here on Rt. 1 along with the Royal Farms project that has finally been approved? We still have to go to Lewes to spend our money? Last edited on Fri May 22nd, 2009 12:13 pm by coastal
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 11:23 am |
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| According to the Beacon his name is Wyatt Hammond, he owns Trans Products and Trans Services. http://www.transproducts.com/ Looks like they sell products to keep businesses DOT compliant. Looks like a mail-order type business, I can see how no bulk mail would negatively effect his business.
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Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:20 am |
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the beacon and chronicle both had the story .
the gentleman spoke at the last city council meeting.
so look at the last two issues of both papers available at the library.
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 09:10 pm |
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| It should not be this hard to resolve this problem!!! What is the name of the person or business that is having a problem with this>? Can you private message me that info?If not I don't know what to say... By the way I read about the medical park they are working on..Looks pretty cool!
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 08:35 pm |
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i am not sure exactly what you are trying to say about my reasoning.
its really simple. our city council are good citizens and i do not think they are lacking in any area.
its the leadership required to think out side the box that is lacking on some, many, but not all issues.
if one points out an issue that most can agree to, which is, bulk mailing from a postoffice is available at most, many postoffices and, was and is at present available to milford..then, we should not lose that service in the name of federal economy with a washington crowd,
both parties spending more trillions then we can visualize.
my point is, was to keep a federal mail service in milford with leadership and cooperation of milfords concerned citizens.
who else other than the council, downtown business group, chamber of commerce would we look to in this area??they are our leaders.
it cannot be one or two people to contact our federal elected officials.
if no cares, then we all go back to sleep and let economic growth go where it can flouish with those who are willing to step up to the plate
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 06:27 pm |
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politics wrote: you are probably right..the people have no power to request change that can get thru to government.
i get it, our city council cannot along with our chamber of commerce, and other interested parties , cannot communicate the feelings of the people to our elected federal congress folks.
i get it, the federal government would never listen to our federal representatives because they listen to a different tune.
as to the business person and me going to washington or writing a letter is interesing thinking ,but, a bit silly , i am sure you meant it as a joke.
we could bury every problem or pass it off to the messenger each time, but, i really think the citizens need leadership on this issue.
of course we can all say, not my problem..o well, put this problem in the trash with the economic development, job growth, etc.
So you feel that the people who are in city council are representing themselves and a small portion of the community and not what the general population of Milford wants? That the elected officials don't care about issues that do not directly effect their everyday lives. And that they do not possess the ability to effectively convey a message to the people on the federal level telling them to make a change with the united states postal's bulk mailing service in Milford?
I have already provided you with one solution to solve the bulk mailing problem. If city council does not have the authority to force the postal service to provide a bulk mailing service then their hands are tied.
Instead of Blaming them for the mans business leaving, maybe you should blame the business owner himself for not taking responsibility for his business and going with a private vendor who will provide the bulk mailing service that he desires...He has viable options. I think he is using the idea of his business leaving Milford as a threat to get what he wanted..
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 04:42 pm |
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you are probably right..the people have no power to request change that can get thru to government.
i get it, our city council cannot along with our chamber of commerce, and other interested parties , cannot communicate the feelings of the people to our elected federal congress folks.
i get it, the federal government would never listen to our federal representatives because they listen to a different tune.
as to the business person and me going to washington or writing a letter is interesing thinking ,but, a bit silly , i am sure you meant it as a joke.
we could bury every problem or pass it off to the messenger each time, but, i really think the citizens need leadership on this issue.
of course we can all say, not my problem..o well, put this problem in the trash with the economic development, job growth, etc.
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 12:35 pm |
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Milfordian- You've hit it right on the head! Local gov can't do anything about the post office or their policies. How many years has it been that Milford has been trying to get a new post office? Thanks for your answer- to the point without bringing other topics into the equation.
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 10:31 am |
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This decision was made on the federal level, not the local level. There's nothing the Chamber or the council can do, it is what it is. If you want a leader, why not you? Or the guy who will supposedly have to move his business, you two could go to DC and complain to the people who make the decisions.
If a business is going to go through the trouble to move his company because he can't mail bulk local there's something else wrong with his business. He could hire a teenager a couple times a month for $20 to drive his stuff to Georgetown. I feel sorry for the 11 people working for him, he doesn't sound like a very good businessman.
Not everything that happens can magically be fixed by the Chamber or the Council.
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 02:20 am |
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i would hope many of you reading these blogs will take a position on applying pressure on the post office to keep all its services available for all , including mass mailers so we do not lose a local milford company.
who is taking up the leadership on this issue ?
will our local chamber of commerce step up and lead to help a company in milford wilth 11 employees to not move because of this issue?
is there some group out there who will join in to help retain business in milford?
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 07:08 pm |
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ok... you are right. Nothing gets done by bickering. I felt like I was being attacked earlier with some of your posts.
I would suggest going through a private vendor such as pitney bowes. They offer a program that enables you to lease the machine and you pay your postage through them at bulk rates! You do all your mailing and postage in house and mail it out everyday directly from you facility.
Although I feel that is time for the post office to offer a bulk mailing service, it obviously is not a viable option at this time. There is no need for any business to leave milford due to the postal service
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 06:32 pm |
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the city needs to be proactive in developing business to move to milford.
that affects helping a business man to have mass mailings by providing leadership.
mr fannon and his innovation park are examples of what we as a city lose if he cannot get his project underway because the post office does not do mass mailings that an institution of higher learning needs at its finger tips.
i happen to like his innovation park idea, i may not allways agree with him, but, i do many times believe he provides a great service to milford in the area of growth.
so why bicker with me? why not think of constructive ideas to help all business stay in milford and grow??
i thought of economic groth committee , with all of milford benefiting.
what do you suggest to help with the post office determination?
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 01:18 pm |
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So now I have to ask, why the sudden change of tune? Since when did this post become about helping innovation park succeed? Since when did you become an advocate of *** properties?
This thread started with you saying that the council members do not get proactive with any issues other then the ones that benefit developers and how a local business might have to shut down because the post office won't innitiate a bulk mailing policy.
Maybe you could clarify explain the relevance of the statements below:
(Quote Politics):"We had an economic committee and cr**ch did not want to have records kept so the council turned it over to a private business group"
"That turned into developing only one builders properties, vrs. all of milford."
What do either of these comments have to do with *** properties succeeding?
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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2009 03:21 am |
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take your time to determine if 11 emplyee business should stay or leave milford based on the community willing to stand up for the company.
my friend the business man? i never met or knew about him till it was in the newspapers and at council meeting last week.
mr Crouch??? again, i have no feelings for or against him or hearthstone. the economic development group was disbanded by mr. crouch and turned into a study group. thats fact. even now, they do not even meet to help milford.
not sure where you are going,with this thread, but, the point is to figure out how to help innovation park and mr. fannon with his program. we need a university or medical institution but, without bulk mailings from milford, they will never , ever, move here.
so, to help mr. crouch and mr. fannon i want them to bve sucessfull, bring jobs and growth to milford. this helps the mass mailing company to stay here.
got it? or, do you need a drawing board?/
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 07:43 pm |
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politics wrote: the list is quite long. in fact, tell me which one has been pro business??
we had an economic committee and crouch did not want to have records kept so the council turned it over to a private business group.
that turned into developing only one builders properties, vrs. all of milford.
today??no one at city hall is pro business if you look carefully
tell us, who is going to talk to our congressman to help the post office give full service??our leaders? which one??
Nah. not made up... I wasn't trying to point any fingers either..
To be honest I haven't really made up my mind on this issue and I was trying to do some research on the matter before I formed my opinion.. I was wondering, who do you think is responsible for the economic downfall of milford and the unbelievably high cost of living?lol...
Let me share with you what I have gathered so far:
You obviously have some sort of animosity towards *** Properties and Mr. Cr*uch..... As a matter of fact, I thought it was funny that you said there is a long list of (past & present) councilmen who have been anti-growth yet you only named one council member and one developer(what makes them so special?)
Who said anything about "finger pointing"? You are the one who blames everything on everyone else, yet you refuse to get involved, run for office, and make a change...I geuss b**ching & complaining is a form of getting involved...I'll give that to yah....
"Who are your sources, made up"??? Is there a home depot or gorrotto's in milford yet? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to be able to come to the conclusion that they must have moved on if they haven't broke ground yet.
As for your friends business, I hope it works out for him. I hate to see any jobs lost in the town that I so dearly love....( maybe you could protest outside of the post office or down in front of city hall) Organize, get active, yah know....lol
By the way...
I am glad to see that you have cut down on the "slandering" of local citizens..Good Job on that!!!
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 04:46 pm |
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the future...
the conversation is, how do we in milford help an organization with 11 employees stay in milford.its has nothing to do with "finger pointing".
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 04:30 pm |
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the only ones anyone knows for these two not coming to milford are the store owners.
no one in milford stopped either party to building.
both were approved.
in fact, this is the first i have heard of grotto not being built for milford. how good are your sources. made up?
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 02:06 pm |
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| So no records on how people have voted in the past concerning economic development can be found? Who was responsible for gorotto's and home depot not coming to milford?
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Posted: Thu May 14th, 2009 01:08 am |
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politics wrote: i did not know that about the license plate affair. yet, to not even recommend milford keep 11 jobs to dover or, georgetown is wrong.
what kind of council takes no action on a no brainer, to even ask our congress persons to help??
well when the company moves we can allways put in low income housing so those with no money can afford to rent in milford.
For years all the license plates for the state of Delaware were produced in Milford at the current location of Key Builders on Marshall St it was call Demco Inc.
Ruth Ann let it go.
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 09:52 pm |
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the list is quite long. in fact, tell me which one has been pro business??
we had an economic committee and crouch did not want to have records kept so the council turned it over to a private business group.
that turned into developing only one builders properties, vrs. all of milford.
today??no one at city hall is pro business if you look carefully
tell us, who is going to talk to our congressman to help the post office give full service??our leaders? which one??
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 07:46 pm |
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| While we are talking about economic development. I was wondering if anyone could tell me which city council members have traditionally been against job creating businesses coming to milford in the past?
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 03:26 pm |
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i did not know that about the license plate affair. yet, to not even recommend milford keep 11 jobs to dover or, georgetown is wrong.
what kind of council takes no action on a no brainer, to even ask our congress persons to help??
well when the company moves we can allways put in low income housing so those with no money can afford to rent in milford.
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 11:52 am |
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Why would they when the last governor let the license plate contract move from her home town to out of state. 20 people lost their jobs in that misdirection of sanity.
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 04:42 am |
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at mondays council meeting it was disclosed that a local businessman will have to move out of milford because the post office will not process certain types of bulk mail very shortly.
its a shame the council has not got the "smarts" to do the right thing .they know how to run for office, then they forget why they were elected.
they should have voted to form an economic development committee to fight for milford to keep jobs here and to create new opportunities.
i say, they are not doing what they were elected to do , by not moving foward to help this business ,and all business in milford.
what does it take to get the council to be proactive on anything besides housing developers??
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