Cape Gazette NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 11- MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014 ;
Markell pitches Downtown
Development Districts
Program promotes revitalization
through incentives for developers
By Chris Flood,
cflood@capegazette.com
Gov. Jack A. Markell says
healthy, vital downtowns are
important, and he has proposed
a $7 million program to improve
First State cities.
"I really believe a healthy,
vibrant downtown is really im-
portant," he said during a phone
interview on Tuesday, April 1.
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Drugs
Continued from page 20,
resource investigation into Cal-
lery's activities.
AdditionaIly, California firm
Andrews International is audit-
ing all operations at the Medical
Examiner's Office: the drug lab,
death investigations and DNA
evidence, said Jill Fredel, director
of communications for DHSS.
The $250,000 contract is looking
into how the lab handles drug
evidence, and Andrews is provid-
ing a comprehensive review of
the office.
"They will look at each area
and make sure the protocols are
appropriate," Fredel said.
Sgt. Paul Shavack, director
of public information for the
Delaware State Police, said po-
lice continue to interview and
examine secured drug evidence
contained within the Controlled
Substances Lab.
"There are thousands of pieces
of evidence to physically exam-
ine, and we are making progress
in this tedious and time-consum-
ing process," he said.
Shavack said there is no time-
line for when the investigation
will conclude, and no arrests
have been made.
NMS Labs in Willow Grove,
Pa., is now handling Delaware's
drug evidence and testing, Fredel
said, DHSS has a contract of up
to $70,000 with NMS Labs to test
more than 250 illicit or prescrip-
tion drugs, she said.
However, those costs could
rise much higher. In the tran-
script from a March 26 court
proceeding, State Prosecutor
Kathleen Jennings said 103 sam-
ples of evidence have been sent
to NMS at an estimated $400
per sample, Jennings said she
anticipated the samples should
be done in four weeks.
The 103 samples represent
30 court cases; Jennings said
there are nearly 20,000 bags of
evidence overall, but "far more
items of evidence in all the police
agencies throughout the state."
Some cases involving drug
testing are closed so they don't
impact Superior Court, but they
would impact the Public De-
fender's Office, she said.
Delaware Republicans have
questioned the lack of response
to from the Attorney General's
Office and the Governor's Office.
In March, Senate Minority
Whip Republican Greg Lavelle,
R-Sharpley, spoke about holding
a public hearing to discuss the
situation in the Medical Exam-
iner's Office.
"We still have a medical exam-
iner who's now getting paid and
doing nothing. And to let this
simply float long behind human
resources and personnel issues...
I think would be to the detriment
of the public."
Sen. Robert Marshall, D-
Wilmington West, said a public
hearing may be held in April.
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