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Brewer resigns from Milton Council; seat remainsopen
By Rosanne Pack
Tucked in among discussion of
new park equipment and s0rvey-
ing town streets was an unexpect-
ed letter of resignation from Mil-
ton Town Council member Bar-
bara Brewer which was read into
the minutes of the June 5 meeting.
Halfway through her first term
on council, Brewer stated that
professional demands led to her
decision to leave her position. She
said she enjoyed serving the
town, but felt that she could no
longer carry out her duties in the
manner she
would feel is
necessary.
Since Mil-
ton mayor and
council elec-
tion took place
in April of this
year, almost a
full year re-
BREWER
mains on
Brewer's term; her seat was not
filled at the June 5 meeting. Be-
tore her resignation was accepted,
Councilman Robert Blayney
asked if it would be appropriate to
ask Stephanie Parker to fill the
position until the 2001 election.
Parker ran for council this year
and received the third highest
number of votes in a race for two
seats. Newcomer Bill Wright was
elected with 160 votes, incumbent
Blayney received 105, and Park-
er, 94; a fourth candidate, Robert
Sehn received 25 votes.
After the resignation was offi-
cially accepted, Councilman
Charlie Fleetwood asked, as the
number three vote-receiver,
shouldn't Parker be named to re-
place Brewer. Wright also com-
mented that, as the third highest
vote-getter, it would seem that
Parker should be the choice to fill
the seat.
However, Mayor Jack Bushey
and Councilwoman Leah Betts
expressed the opinion that, before
a nomination was entered, Parker
should be consulted regarding her
interest, and the public should be
made aware of Brewer's resigna-
tion and the fact that there is an
open seat.
Pointing out that it is important
to keep town committees filled
and to have the six council mem-
ber seats filled, Blayney said, "In
due process, it would make sense
that we consider Stephanie Parker
first. Is what the mayor is sug-
gesting, that we open the process
to the public to find someone to
sit in the open seat until April?"
After further discussion of why
Parker should be named at the
June 5 meeting and why the pub-
lic should or shouldn't be notified
regarding the opening on council,
Tim Willard, town solicitor,
pointed out that the Milton Char-
ter states simply that, under the
circumstances, a council member
could be replaced by a nomina-
tion from a council member and a
majority vote of the members
present.
He said mayor and council
could choose to table the issue un-
til the July meeting, and then
make their selection for Brewer's
replacement.
In commenting on her resigna-
tion and the possibility of a re-
placement, Brewer said she felt
that the best thing would be to
name Parker as she was the next
highest vote-getter in the last
election.
"As a matter of fact, I will make
it very clear to Stephanie that the
constraints of my job keep me
from remaining on council at this
time," Brewer said. "I don't want
her to think that there are any rea-
sons why she shouldn't want to
serve on council."
Brewer is in the sales division
of a cellular phone company. She
said she had missed two monthly
meetings since the first of the year
and the June 5 meeting would
have been her third. With the peak
summer season coming, she felt
that the only responsible thing to
do was to resign her position.
"I had very mixed feelings
about this," she said. "But I had to
look at how much good I was do-
ing the town if professional re-
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town business. I don't like to do a
job if I can't give full commit-
ment, and I found that I couldn't
focus on the needs of the town the
way that I would like to."
Brewer said she would like to
remain on the town tourism com-
mittee; she doesn't rule out seek-
ing office again should her work
schedule allow it in the future.
"The tow is facing some big
issues," she said. "Of course, I al-
ways have plenty of opinions, and
I will remain as active in town
business as I can."
DeiDOT meeting June 14
In other council business, it
was announced that a meeting to
discuss drainage and standing
water along Mulberry Street is
scheduled with Delaware Depart-
ment of Transportation represen-
tatives. Alan Redden, South Dis-
trict engineer, will meet with Mil-
ton officials and town residents at
7 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, in
Town Hall. Mulberry Street is a
state-maintained road. Milton of-
ficials have been hesitant to dedi-
cate town funds for repairs and
improvements until the extent of
the state's responsibilities are un-
derstood.
According to Bushey, Redden
said state work on Mulberry has
been delayed because of more
pressing road priorities. Residents
are encouraged to attend the June
14 meeting to make their opin-
ions known to Redden and hear
what they might expect from Del-
DOT.
No action was taken on a pro-
posed charter change to allow
non-resident property owners the
right to vote in town elections.
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Councilman Harry "Chip" Hun-
sicker initially proposed the
change, but he could not attend
the June 5 meeting.
He was with his wife, Maura, as
she delivered their first child, a
son.
As the town goes into budget
discussions to determine the F'Y"
2001 budget, officials will priori-
tize the estimated $1.8 million in
needs for the water and sewer sys-
terns over the next three to five
years.
Looking at the cost of paying
off loans in the amounts neces-
sary, Bushey said it would cost
approximately $6,000 a month for
30 years. To pay down such a
debt, Milton would he required tO
raise sewer and water fees seven
percent for three years in a row.
"We have a lot of homework to do
to figure this out," the mayor said.
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