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Bid Awarded: Cemetery Cutting & Trimming
The bid for the cutting and trimming was awarded on April 14th, 2014. The town received two bids. Harris Preservations, Seaford, DE $305 per cut and Distinctive Landscaping, Harbeson, DE $195 per cut. This is a three (3) year contract. Awarded to Distinctive Landscaping at $195 per cut for a three (3) contract.
Bids will be read at the Council Meeting on April 14th, 2014 and notice will be given here on April 15th, 2014.
NOTICE
Town of Blades
The Town of Blades will be accepting bids for the mowing and trimming of the grass at the Town Cemetery on Market Street. All bids must be submitted by April 11th, 2014 by 4:30pm to the Town Administrator. Acceptable bids will be for a three (3) year contract only. Copy of your State Business License and Insurance Certificate must be attached with the bid. For further detailed information please contact the Town Administrator at 302-629-7366.
Vikki Prettyman
Town Administrator
"If I was the Mayor of Blades I would" Essay Contest
Blades Elementary School will be holding an essay contest for their Fifth graders. The title of the essay is “If I was the Mayor of Blades I would”. The Mayor has been asked to assist in the reading and picking of 2 winners. The Mayor will then accompany the children and guardian to a lunch at Cafe Milano’s courtesy of the Blades PTO.
The essay contest will be 200 words and coincides with the last marking period lessons on understanding the government, as well as the field trip that they have planned to Philadelphia.
For the children, the essay contest will start March 17th and will end on March 31st. Each essay will be coded so as to not know the students name to make for a fair grading. Winners will be announced April 14th.
The PTO is hoping this will be an annual event.
The Mayor was very pleased to accept this honor and is looking forward to reading the essays. Good Luck to all the participants.
Notary Services
Notary Services are available to the Public at Town Hall during business hours. If you are a resident or business owner within the town limits of Blades this is a free service.
Notice of Cancellation of Municipal Election
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TOWN OF BLADES
Notice is hereby given that no Municipal Election will be held on the 7th day of April, 2014 in Blades, Delaware
The Election for which public notice was given has been cancelled because the Town Administrator received three (3) Certificates of Intention with the Candidate Filing Forms for the three (3) Council seats up for election and the three (3) received are as follows:
Robert W. Atkinson, Incumbent
David L. Ruff, Incumbent
John L Reiss, Incumbent
Certificate of Election will be issued in the same manner.
Dated the 10th day of March, 2014.
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Vikki Prettyman, Town Administrator
Cemetery Clean Up 2014
Notice
Please remove all Christmas and other Holiday flowers and decorations from the grave-sites and stones at the Town Cemetery on Market Street by March 7th, 2014 or the Town will remove and dispose of them. The Town will not be liable for any holding frames, damaged, or disposed of.
Vikki Prettyman, Town Administrator
Town Administrator has succesfully passed a 3 day Utility Management Certification course
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6th, 2014
Contact: Vikki Prettyman
Contact Phone: 302-629-7366
DRWA Contact: 302-424-3792
Rick Duncan, Executive Director of Delaware Rural Water Association, announced today that Vikki Prettyman, Town Administrator for the Town of Blades, has successfully completed the three-day Utility Manager Certification course conducted at DRWA offices in Milford in December of 2013. The course consisted of two and a half days of intensive training on a nationally-recognized management program designed expressly for small water and wastewater system supervisory and management personnel.
At the end of the training, participants took an online exam to earn them a national certification as a Utility Manager. “This program gives managers and supervisors a good background on the best management practices that apply to any utility anywhere in the US,” said Duncan. “Passing the test means they have a well-rounded understanding of Technical, Managerial, and Financial capacity and sustainability that can be used for the daily benefit of their own utility’s operations.”
Each member of Delaware’s first Manager Certification class passed the online test to receive the national certification, and will be required to complete a number of hours of training over the course of the three-year period in order to keep up with current technology and be re-certified for another three years. Duncan said, “DRWA is pleased to offer this opportunity to Utility professionals in Delaware. The Town of Blades benefits from having a nationally-certified manager on staff, and Ms. Prettyman gains satisfaction and validation for her management abilities.”
Plaques denoting the certification will be presented to Ms. Prettyman as well as the other participants at the DRWA conference held in Harrington in February.
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2014 Election Notice & Candidates Wishing to File Notice
TOWN OF BLADES ELECTION
Candidates wishing to run for the three (3) council seats that are up for election in Blades must file a letter of intent with the office of the Town Administrator. Forms may be obtained at the Town Hall or on www.blades.delaware.gov. Candidates must file notice by the close of business at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7th, 2014. Candidates filing must have attained the age of twenty five (25) years old; must have been a resident of Blades for six months preceding this election, hold title to real estate, and must be a citizen of the United States of America. All citizens wishing to vote in the April 7th, 2014 election must register at the Blades Town Hall by the close of business at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014. All citizens who shall have attained the age of eighteen (18) years on the date of the Annual Election and be a citizen of the United States of America for a period of one (1) year and a citizen of the Town of Blades for a period of six (6) months preceding the date of the Annual Municipal Election shall be eligible to register and hold one (1) vote. All citizens who have not voted in the last two (2) contested elections held by the Town must re-register to vote by the above stated date. A registered voter that is unable to come to the election polls on the day of the election must complete an affidavit prior to receiving an absentee ballot. The completed affidavit must be received in Town Hall by noon on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014. Absentee ballots will be made available for mailing to registered voters, who have completed an affidavit, starting March 7th, 2014 through March 28th, 2014. If the registered voter needs the ballot after March 28th, 2014 they must come to Town Hall and pick up the ballot. All absentee ballots must be received by the Election Board by the close of the election polls at 6:00pm on Monday, April 7th, 2014.
VIKKI PRETTYMAN
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
TOWN OF BLADES
POSTED
February 6, 2014
Groundbreaking for Back Up Well
PRESS RELEASE
February 3, 2014
Groundbreaking Ceremony
From: Vikki Prettyman
Town Administrator
302-629-7366
302-629-0199 Fax
vikkiprettyman@bladesde.com
Groundbreaking Ceremony 2pm on Thursday February 6th, 2014 at Triangle Park, River Road and Sixth Street, Blades, Delaware
Please join the Town in breaking ground for the back-up well project. Light refreshments at Town Hall afterwards.
Project Scope:
Work includes the construction of a new 8” Production Well with a minimum capacity of 150 gallons per minute, water quality testing, pump testing, well development, abandonment of an existing monitoring well, pump installation, raw water-main piping including jack-and-bore at River Road, water meter, controls, electrical, site restoration, etc.
Project Description:
The Town will install a new groundwater well and ancillaries along with a new raw waterline to meet Ten State Standards for sufficient raw water sources. A new groundwater well will be installed in the same aquifer as the current Town wells to provide a backup source of water. The same aquifer, with similar water characteristics, has been chosen rather than a separate aquifer due to the current treatment capabilities of the Town’s water treatment plant. The existing wells are located within 95 feet of one another and operate on average greater than 12 hours per day. Being shallow wells, near one another, and operating as much as they do including simultaneously during peak days, influence on one another is likely and suspected. In addition, should one of the existing wells be out of service for any reason, the other well will not be capable of meeting the anticipated maximum day demand. By installation of a third/backup well at a Town owned piece of property, the Town will be able to operate all three wells in a fashion as to reduce any influence on the existing wells and provide sufficient water to the Town even during peak day demands.
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Water Bills for January's Usage will be late due to inclement weather
The water bills for January’s usage will go out a few days late due to snow still being on the ground on Friday. The staff will make every effort to get the bills out by Thursday February 6th, 2014. If you have any questions please contact town hall at 302-629-7366.
