Milford LIVE Weekly Review – Feb. 28, 2023

Sonja Frey Milford-live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Zoning request for Rookery property approved Culture Milford Remembers the Storm of 1962 DoMore24: Your chance to help nonprofits you like Park amenities groundbreaking ceremony planned for Saturday, March 4th Learn more about MSD’s Work-Based Learning Business Penny Square new home of photography studio …

Rookery property sold, will remain golf course

Terry Rogers Business, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

According to Tim Johnson of Johnson Companies in Smyrna, the former Rookery North will remain an 18-hole golf course after his company purchased the property recently. Although there have been many rumors about a restaurant that may be located on the property, Johnson is not ready to discuss those plans yet. “It is going to remain an 18-hole golf course, …

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Greenspace preserved in update to Comp Plan

Terry Rogers Environment, Government, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Milford City Council approved a change to the 2018 Comprehensive Plan that would preserve areas around Deep Branch and Herring Branch as greenspace, affecting 14 parcels of land. Only a section of the former Rookery North are already annexed into the city and the city has acquired the former Sharp Farm on Rehoboth Boulevard. “The Greenway could include passive and …