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The Milford City Council met on October 26, 2026, at 6:00 PM to address a full agenda that included public comments, multiple public hearings, and decisions on development projects, a fee waiver for the fire-damaged Lulu Ross Elementary School, and sidewalk waivers. The meeting lasted approximately 2.5 hours. Key actions included approval of the Cyprus Hall Phase 4 subdivision (6-0), unanimous fee waivers for Ross Elementary, and conditional use approvals for a downtown restroom and a Baltimore Air Coil pavilion. Public comments raised concerns about litter, dog waste, school capacity, and pedestrian safety near 10th Street.
Council meeting, we have a 15 minute, three minute per person public comment period. Uh, do we have anybody? We do, Mayor. Uh, we have three people on the list, at least present. Uh, the first name is Eric Johnson. If you want to come forward, identify yourself, place of residence, please. Hi, I'm Eric Johnson. I live at 703 North Walnut Street. I was in a number of months ago to talk about the um trash problem that we have in Milford. Uh I asked if maybe more trash bins could be set up, not just downtown, but on some other streets. Possibly some signs that say no littering, it's against the law or something to that effect. Um, I'm back to ask for that again. Um, I've noticed even the city employees when they're cutting the grass on city property instead of picking up the trash, they just go over with the lawnmower. I think the town could be a much prettier place if a little bit more effort was put into pick up the trash. So that's all I have to say. Thank you. Next name on the list is Tom Chilton. Again, please identify yourself, place of residence. Tom Chilton, 38 Metal Art Drive Mill for Delaware. And please don't laugh at this. We don't have a scooper law in Milford or in the state of Delaware. And it may sound dumb, but if a dog poops in the center of one of these streets in town, there's no nobody has to pick it up. I mean, I know who has to pick it up if it's mine, but it sounds silly, but we have an HOA, and unfortunately, the HOA did not put in the restrictions, a pooper scooper rule. And if you have an HOA that's almost 20 years old, you're not gonna get any changes in the restrictions. So I'm kind of asking the city council just to take a look at this and just say, hey, we should have a pooper scooper law. There is one in the books regarding the cemeteries. So dogs are not allowed to poop in the cemetery, and the bags have to be picked up and placed properly. Now, one other quick comment is I see three empty seats here today, and I'm concerned because it seems like there's an awful lot of people here with some major issues. And if there's three people here who are not going to be able to vote on those issues, that bothers me. Maybe they're online. I hope