Four candidates have filed to run in Milton’s municipal election, with two candidates for council seats and two candidates filing to run for mayor. In the mayor’s race, Mayor Ted Kanakos will be up against Councilman John Collier. Kanakos has served.
Milton Councilman Michael Coté dies
Milton Town Councilman Michael Cote died April 3 after suffering a stroke. Colleagues remembered Cote as a jovial man who was deeply prepared and passionate about town issues. FILE PHOTO
Ryan Mavity
Milton Councilman Michael Coté passed away April 3, reportedly after suffering a stroke.
Coté, 72, was in his third term as a councilman, having first been elected in 2013. He purchased a home in Milton in 2008, moving to town full time in 2011. He began attending Milton Town Council meetings and grew concerned about accounting-related issues.
Coté was a laid-back man with a scholarly salt-and-pepper beard and glasses, but very easy with a smile. Despite his easygoing personality, Coté took his work seriously. He retired to Milton after a career as a certified public accountant, corporate auditor and budget manager for large companies in New York. After being elected to town council, he assumed the role of town treasurer. He is survived by h
New project deadline is May 17
Milton Town Council unanimously approved an extension for contractors to finish work on a new water treatment plant at Shipbuilder’s Village. Contractors requested the extension because the well-pump control system will not be delivered until April. RYAN MAVITY PHOTO
Ryan Mavity March 2, 2021
Milton Town Council unanimously approved a request by three contractors for a contract extension to build a new water treatment plant at Shipbuilder’s Village.
Council agreed to extend the contract until Monday, May 17, after representatives from contractors Johnston Construction of Finksburg, Md., Delmarva Veteran Builders of Salisbury, Md., and Bilbrough’s Electric of Denton, Md., told council Feb. 1 that work had been delayed because they had not received a well-pump control system and the pouring of a concrete slab floor.
Ad-hoc committee on speeding formed
Milton Town Council rejected a plan to re-orient a series of streets into one-way streets. Council also formed an ad-hoc committee to look into ways to reduce speeding in town. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Ryan Mavity February 10, 2021
Milton Town Council at its Jan. 4 meeting unanimously rejected a plan brought by the Streets, Sidewalks and Parks Committee to designate a series of streets on the north side of town into one-way streets.
Vice Chairman P.D. Camenisch said the committee sought an up-or-down vote to either approve the proposal or put it to bed. A plan for one-way streets in the Chestnut Street corridor has been talked about on and off for more than a year. The last time it came before the council, it was tabled with the council electing to take no action. Camenisch said Public Works Director Greg Wingo asked to put it back on the agenda with the idea to have the council look at it one more time “to put it to bed.”
Proposals to be discussed by council Jan. 4
A Milton ad hoc committee is recommending a three-phase lighting plan for the Rails to Trails extension running from Federal Street to Lavinia Street. Milton Town Council will discuss the recommendations Monday, Jan. 4. RYAN MAVITY PHOTO
Ryan Mavity December 31, 2020
A Milton ad hoc committee has come up with a proposal to install lights along the Rails to Trails extension between Federal Street and Lavinia Street.
The committee’s plan, which will be discussed by Milton Town Council during its meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, breaks the lighting down into three segments.
From Federal Street to the trestle bridge, the committee recommends installing four lights, supplied by Delmarva Power, consisting of three GranVille-style, acorn-shaped lights, and one shoebox-style light. The first light would be 80 feet from the trail entrance, with other lights placed 150 to 176 feet apart. The shoebox fixture would be closest