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The Milford City Council held a workshop on March 11, 2026. The session began with a 15-minute public comment period and concluded with annual reports and funding requests for Fiscal Year 2027 from five community organizations. The main discussion item featured a presentation from the Delaware Office of Marijuana Commissioner. No formal votes were taken during this workshop.
Council meetings, this is a workshop tonight. However, uh, we do allow for the 15 minute public comment period, three minutes per person. I'll hand it over to the city solicitor. Good evening, Mayor. Yes, this is the time set aside for public comment. We allow three minutes per person. If the chairman feels it's appropriate, he can extend the time. Anyone who had wished to speak should have signed up on the comment pad. Um appears no one has signed up. Is there anyone online? We do have one hand raised, two hand raised. Don, go ahead. Hi, can you guys hear me? Yes. Yes, we can. Okay, hi. So Dawn Tom Zach. Five Lynch Stone Lane, Apartment 122, Milford. So just real quick. I wanted to say a few things that I think a lot of Milford residents are feeling right now. I understand that public comment isn't supposed to be back and forth. Most people understand that and they get it. But if residents can't get answers during the public comment, then there needs to be a clear and simple way for their concerns to be brought back, discussed, and then publicly answered. Excuse me. Right now, too many people feel like they speak, they send emails and raise concerns, and then nothing happens. The same issues keep coming up over and over again. People want answers about police communication, who they're supposed to contact. People want to talk about the sidewall costs and whether there will ever be refunds to help with the expenses. They're worried about electric bills, traffic, road safety, and dangerous trees near homes and power lines. I'm asking for two things. One that my email be included in council correspondence, and that these concerns be put on future agendas, or if council could clearly explain the process for how residents excuse me for how residents can ask for something to be discussed and actually get a public response. I myself reached out last year after I fell off of a sidewalk and got hurt in my wheelchair. My correspondence was read, but it was never addressed. And this is exactly why is this matters. People aren't asking for a fight, and the last thing I want to do is argue or make anybody feel any type of way. These are just people asking for fair process, clear answers, and follow-throughs. That's all, guys. Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you now. Hello.