by Terry Rogers The City of Milford, at their regular council meeting on November 8, approved the purchase of 15 Ford Hybrid Police Interceptor vehicles. The purchase will allow Milford police officers to take vehicles home with them once they are placed in service. “I think my earlier presentation came in with an estimate around $960,000,” Chief Kenneth Brown said. …
Interim financing for police building authorized
Milford City Council approved interim financing for the new police facility in order to minimize costs. According to Lou Vitola, City Finance Director, the financing plan for the facility included a period of debt-reimbursable cash financing followed by a period of interim, short-term financing known as Bond Anticipation Notes (BAN) before permanent financing was secured. “The question is when to …
American Police Hall of Fame and Museum honors MPD Sr. Corporal Timothy Webb
American Police Hall of Fame and Museum honors MPD Sr. Corporal Timothy Webb with Law Enforcement Purple Heart City of Milford Police Chief Kenneth Brown on behalf of the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum will present Senior Corporal Timothy “TJ” Webb with the Law Enforcement Purple Heart Award on Monday, Sept. 27 during the City Council meeting at …
MPD’s Horsman retires
Det/Sgt. John Horsman recently retired from the Milford Police Department after 20 years Last month, Milford Police Chief Kenneth Brown announced the retirement of Detective Sergeant John Horsman who has been with the department for over 20 years. A native of Milford, Horsman comes from a long line of law enforcement officers. “My grandfather, Frank Horsman, retired as a Sergeant …
Carlisle Fire Company to receive enhancement funds
Carlisle Fire Company receives approval to use Building Enhancement Funds Milford City Council recently approved a request from Carlisle Fire Company to transfer $100,000 from the company’s Building Enhancement Fund which is managed by the city. The funds will be used for a variety of capital improvement products. “We plan to purchase industrial fans for our engine bay to circulate …
Milford woman creates foundation for the homeless
Lt. Ed Huey and Sgt. Robbie Masten stand with Paige Frey as she donates backpacks with supplies for the homeless Paige Frey and her mother, Lillian, delivered backpacks to the Milford Police Department that will be provided to Milford’s homeless population. Paige, who has created Paige’s Kindness Project as a way to give back to the community, just decided she …
Support First Responders Night planned at Fur Baby
Carlisle Fire Company will have Ladder 42 on display at the Support First Responder Touch a Truck event Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and continuing restrictions on events in Bicentennial Park, the annual Milford Night Out event could not be scheduled for this year. In an effort to continue support first responders, Fur Baby Pet Resort is sponsoring a …
Milford LIVE Weekly Review – July 27, 2021
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom. From here, you can scroll through the pdf, forward and backward, zoom in or out in 10% increments, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”https://milfordlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MilfordLive-July-27.pdf” title=”MilfordLive July 27″] This Week’s Top Stories Include: Headlines State Fair opened Thursday with honor-system COVID masking Culture …
MPD to hire full-time Behavioral Health Specialist
Milford City Council voted to approve the hiring of a full-time Behavioral Health Specialist for the Milford Police Department. The full-time position was a request from Chief Kenneth Brown who has been using a part-time specialist to assist the department for the past year. “We need to expand this from a part-time person to a full-time person,” Chief Brown said. …
Construction management company chosen for new police facility
Proposed site plan for new Milford Police Department facility As part of the design and construction process for the new police facility approved by voters in February, a five-member panel was spent several months reviewing Requests for Proposals for a construction management company to oversee the building process. Mike Svaby, Public Works Director, explained that the city received nine RFPs …