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Town Mayor and CouncilTown of Milton

The Town Council is made up of a mayor and six council persons. Mayoral terms and council terms are for three years each. Town elections are the first Saturday in March from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Successful candidates are sworn in at the regular monthly meeting in April. At that meeting, the Mayor appoints a Vice Mayor, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Regular monthly council meetings are held the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Milton Library. The meeting time may be adjusted to allow for Public Hearings, if needed. An Open Forum session will be held near the beginning of the meeting for public participation and input. If the first Monday of the month is a town observed holiday, the monthly Council meeting will be held the second Monday of the month. A second monthly meeting may be held on the third Thursday of the month if deemed necessary.

Mayor Cliff Newlands

Newlands

Current Term 2010-2013

Mayor Newlands grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He lived and worked in New York City and New Jersey before happily retiring to Milton. Cliff and his wife Fran frequently visited Sussex County when visiting friends who retired to Lewes. They chose Milton as the place to retire because of the quaintness of small town living with a neighborly atmosphere.

Cliff had a 37 year career in the Information Technology field in the financial industry. He worked for twenty years of his career at the world’s largest securities depository. Over twenty years of his career was in management.
In his spare time Cliff enjoys fishing, photography and helping Fran with her gardening.
Cliff plans to bring more openness to the public about Town’s finances and operation. He is available at Town Hall. He will publish the numerous financial reports monthly so the public will see exactly what goes on in Town Hall.
 
He will work closely with the citizens, builders, merchants and visitors to help the Town grow and prosper.

If you would like to contact Mayor Newlands you may contact him by calling his cell phone 302-382-6071 or by email mayornewlands@ci.milton.de.us.

Vice-Mayor Councilwoman Leah Betts

Betts

Current Term 2010-2013

If you would like to contact Vice-Mayor Betts you may contact her by email vicemayorbetts@ci.milton.de.us.

Councilwoman Betts was elected to the Town Council in 1989; she is a lifelong resident of Milton and is retired from the Justice of Peace Courts for the State of Delaware.

During her tenure, she has served as Vice Mayor, Chairwoman of the Streets and Sidewalk Committee, and has also served on the Personnel and Land Acquisition Committees. Councilwoman Betts is most proud of her accomplishments in acquiring the funding needed for major street repairs.

In addition to her public responsibilities, she serves as Vice-Chairwoman on the Violent Crimes Compensation Board for the State of Delaware, Secretary of the Milton Development Corporation, and Co-Chair of the Milton Christmas House Tour and is a member of the Milton Century Club.

Councilwoman Mary L. P. Hudson

Hudson

Current Term 2011-2012

If you would like to contact Councilwoman Hudson you may contact him by email councilwomanhudson@ci.milton.de.us

 

Councilman Emory R. West, Jr.

West, Jr.

Current Term 2011-2014

If you would like to contact Councilman West you may contact him by email councilmanwest@ci.milton.de.us

 

Councilwoman Deanna Duby

Duby

Current Term 2009-2012

If you would like to contact Councilwoman Duby you may contact her by email councilwomanduby@ci.milton.de.us.

Councilwoman Deanna Duby was appointed to the Council in 2007 to fill an unexpired term and was elected to a full-term in 2009. She has been a resident of Milton since 2002. She served the Town as a member and secretary of the Ad Hoc Charter Revision Committee in 2006 and 2007. She chairs the town’s Parks and Recreation Committee and has served on the Personnel Committee. She was a founder and the founding secretary of the Milton Community Foundation, is a member of the Milton Lions Club, the Milton Historical Society, and is secretary of the board of the Milton Theatre, where she also has acted in major roles in several productions.

She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Speech and Theatre, and a Juris Doctor degree in law. Prior to moving to Milton, Councilwoman Duby was an attorney and public policy advocate in Washington, D.C. She was in private practice as an attorney for six years, conducted litigation and policy analysis on the staff of non-profit organizations for twenty years, and was on a Congressional staff for four years. She has also been a public school teacher at the high school level.

Councilwoman Marion Jones

Jones

Current Term 2011-2014

If you would like to contact Councilwoman Jones you may contact her by email councilwomanjones@ci.milton.de.us.

Councilman Norman Lester

Lester

Current Term 2010-2013

Norman Lester, a long time Silver Spring resident, moved to Milton in June 2004 to become a full time resident. A Certified Public Accountant, Norman is licensed in the District of Columbia and Delaware and maintains his accounting practice in Milton.

Norman was a founding board member and first Treasurer of the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce. His prior civic service also included the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, the Silver Spring Urban District Committee, the Milton Community Foundation as founding board member and Treasurer and the Milton Ad-Hoc Charter Committee and the Milton Finance Committee.

Norman was sworn in as a member of the Milton Town Council in April 2010 and was appointed to the position of Treasurer by the Mayor.

If you would like to contact Councilman Lester you may contact him by email councilmanlester@ci.milton.de.us.