Milford City Council agreed to extend city services to Colony South and West despite the fact that the property had not been annexed into the city. At the same meeting, council tabled a request from Christiana Excavating to extend services to their property in the southeast area of Milford until they were ready to annex into the city. James Puddicombe, …
Carlisle Fire Company recently provided information to Milford City Council regarding the need for the fire siren as well as additional details on response times in the district. The company has ramped up recruitment, resulting in five new members and reactivation of several others who had been inactive. The company is also looking into funding to offer family medical plans …
Chief Cecilia “CC” Ashe was sworn in as Milford’s first female police chief on Monday, February 13 after council voted unanimously to hire her in the position that former Chief Kenneth Brown vacated in August. Chief Ashe was chosen after a nationwide search conducted by GovHR since Chief Brown announced his retirement. “My first reason for applying to Milford was …
Lillian Harrison, the Executive Director for Elevated Community Development Corporation, a non-profit that maintains the former National Guard Armory in Milford, recently provided Milford City Council with details on what her organization offers and the many programs available at the armory. “We are here to discuss consideration of the purchase of the formerly abandoned Milford Armory, now converted into a …
City Council approved a request to construct a flex-style storage and office building on East Masten Circle. The request also included a request to waive a requirement for bicycle parking in the warehouse development. The property was previously owned by Atlantic Storage. “This is a 2.39 acre property on the east side of Masten Circle which is limited industrial,” Eric …
Milford City Council recently approved a request from Growmark FS to rezone a portion of land located on the south side of Northeast Front Street between Northeast Fourth Street and East Street from General Industrial (I2) to Highway Commercial (C3). The land is currently vacant and Growmark has no plans to build. However, the new zoning will allow them to …
At a recent meeting, City Council approved the audit report for the year ending June 30, 2021, compiled by Zelnekofske Axelrod LLC (ZA), a company that is a chartered global management accounting which indicates they have an understanding of practices beyond standard accounting. Kimberly Stank, CPA, CGMA, and Sandra Reguera, CPA, presented the report to members of council. “The financial …
Milford City Council recently approved a conditional use for a self-storage business, operated by First State Self Storage, on South Dupont Boulevard. The conditional use included changes from an initial plan whose approval had expired. The changes made required the owner to return to council for additional approvals. City Planner Rob Pierce explained that the Board of Adjustments approved an …
Milford City Council voted unanimously to approve Gateway Construction as the contractor to install recreational upgrades in downtown parks. The upgrades will include a playground and six additional pickleball courts in Memorial Park. This is phase one of the upgrades planned for Memorial Park which will also include a picnic pavilion, additional walkways and a rain garden. “These are the …
During the committee and ward report section of a recent Milford City Council agenda, Councilwoman Katrina Wilson commented that she had received several complaints from residents about panhandling at intersections of Route 113. Councilwoman Wilson stated that many people felt the issue was getting out of hand. “I’m assuming they are homeless, but it’s becoming overwhelming,” Councilwoman Wilson said. “I …
