At a recent meeting, Milford City Council rejected the redesign of the City Hall Plaza presented by Public Works Director Brad Dennehy. The project, which was approved in the current fiscal year budget, was deemed too expensive. “The bid was publicly advertised, and documents sent to several contractors. Thompson & Son bid $491,805 with two bid alternates. The first alternate …
At a recent workshop, Milford City Council discussed potential changes to the city charter. Since October 1, the Charter Review Committee met to discuss adjustments to the charter that included property owners who live outside city limits having voting rights within the city, terms for Mayor and council along with other changes that will need to be approved by the …
At a recent workshop, Milford City Council heard from the “Marijuana Czar,” Office of the Marijuana Commission Rob Coupe, about the legalization of marijuana legislation passed by the state last year. Milford is currently considering an ordinance related to retail marijuana sales within city limits. Prior to the presentation by Coupe, several residents spoke out against allowing retail sales of …
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council approved a license agreement between 586 MHH, LLC and the city that would allow the owners of the former M&T Bank building on Northwest Front Street to install an ATM in the former drive through window of the bank. “We were approached by Zack King, the owner of 586 MHH, LLC, with a …
Milford City Council will meet on Tuesday, November 12, a departure from their regular Monday schedule due to Veteran’s Day. On the agenda is the introduction of the new zoning code related to retail marijuana locations. Despite public comment at a previous meeting where the majority of those who spoke were in favor of allowing retail marijuana sales in the …
Milford City Council approved two requests for changes to the Milford Ponds development. The first was a request to remove Phase IV, an apartment area from the Planned Unit Development (PUD) and the second was approval of a revised preliminary subdivision plan for Phase II of the project. “The applicant is seeking permission to amend the Milford Ponds development by …
Although there were many in the audience for a public hearing regarding a possible ordinance that could restrict placement of recreational marijuana facilities, only seven spoke out about their desires for the facilities. Of the seven only one was against recreational facilities in the town. “I want to make a couple comments before I turn it over to Solicitor Rutt, …
On Monday, October 14, Katrina White was sworn in as the new City Clerk for Milford. White replaces long-serving clerk Terri Hudson who retired earlier this year. White has served as the Deputy City Clerk for several years. “I’ve been with the city since December 2013, but my connection to Milford goes back much further,” White said. “I initially worked …
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council accepted responsibility for the public roads and utilities in the new Simpson Crossing development. This is for Phase IA that is now completed. “They have finished their topcoat within that phase, and they have finished the utility work, and they are ready to turn this first phase over,” City Engineer James Puddicombe said. …
At a recent meeting, Kim Wills of the Milford Homeless Action Committee spoke during the public comment portion to Milford City Council about issues facing the residents of The Willows development, located along Airport Road. Residents of the development, formerly known as The Cascades, were dealing with a significant homeless population living in the surrounding woods. “I understand that they …
