Council hears five year CIP plan

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

At a recent workshop, Milford City Council learned from each department their suggestions for Capital Improvement Plans for the city. The plan, which covers years 2025 to 2029 totaled $94,339,510. Items included everything from replacing chairs for the conference room to land purchases for parks. “One of the things I found really disturbing right away was it has no IT …

MilfordLIVE Weekly Review – May 9, 2023

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Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Council discusses Capital Improvement Plan Culture Milford Senior Center celebrates 50 years Lighthouse preservation topic of 2nd Friday event “Kalamazoo” presentation planned at Milford Library Business Delaware ranked 5th for cellphone friendliness Government & Politics City of Milford Recognized As A Reliable Public Power …

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Council discusses Capital Improvement Plan

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Milford City Council recently continued discussing the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the next five years. The plan includes capital improvement projects of $16,772,044 in 2024, $27,784,735 in 2025, $21,699,063 in 2026, $15798,361 in 2027 and $4,804,080 in 2028. Before discussing the projects, City Manager Mark Whitfield explained that the CIP, including projects, costs and timelines were requests and not …

Milford LIVE Weekly Review – May 3, 2022

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This Week’s Top Stories Include: Headlines Milford Bug and Bud Festival returns after two years Culture Council provided options for homeless populations Business City Council approves 340-unit Westwood subdivision Government & Politics City approves Capital Improvement Plan through 2027 Council provided FOIA rules, considers public comment at meetings Weed, taxes, police reform likely to dominate end of GA session Education …

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City approves Capital Improvement Plan through 2027

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics

by Terry Rogers     The City Capital Improvement Plan includes two new public restrooms as well as investigating the installation of public broadband in Milford Milford City Council approved a Capital Improvement Plan for FY2023 through FY2027, providing guidance for capital improvement projects over the next few years. Over several meetings, council discussed various sections of the plan, adding …

Sidewalk strategic plan discussed

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by Terry Rogers     The City of Milford is considering a plan to eliminate sidewalk gaps in the city At a recent workshop, Milford City Council discussed the sidewalk strategic plan. This plan addressed gaps in sidewalks throughout the city and will be used in conjunction with the newly adopted Bicycle Master Plan. Although council could not make any …

Milford LIVE Weekly Review – Feb. 15, 2022

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This Week’s Top Stories Include: Headlines City Approves Voter Registration Changes Culture Council sees preliminary plan for Walnut Street Bridge Business Bluhm explains economic development process in Milford Government & Politics Council hears details on funding for on Capital Improvement Projects Milford CIP Plan includes water projects Several street projects included in CIP for Milford Street scaping and parking lot …

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Street scaping and parking lot changes planned in Milford

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     This parking lot may undergo reconfiguration under the city’s Capital Improvement Plan At a recent workshop, Milford City Council heard from City Engineer James Puddicombe about several changes to parking lots and updates to streetscaping as part of the Capital Improvement Plan. The streetscaping and parking lot changes were currently in the design phase and …

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Several street projects included in CIP for Milford

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Several street projects are included in the City of Milford’s Capital Improvement Plan Milford’s Capital Improvement Plan includes several street projects, including a few that are now complete. The CIP includes street projects totaling almost $3.5 million over three years. “The Mispillion Street project is pretty much buttoned up,” James Puddicombe, City Engineer, said. “I …

City Council Begins Review of Capital Improvement Projects

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Milford City Council at a workshop prior to their meeting on April 12, began a review of capital improvement projects in the city for FY22 through FY26. Council discussed projects for electric, water, sewer, solid waste and public works. Due to the length of the workshop, council postponed discussion of projects for streets, City Hall, IT, police and Parks & …