Monday, May 20, 2013
The Milford Annual Town Meeting begins at 7:30 Monday night.
Milford has a lengthy warrant for the 2013 annual town meeting Monday, with items relating to town budgets, zoning and a non-binding referendum that asks people what they think of a Milford casino. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Upper Chamber of Milford Town Hall. Here are some highlights: 1. Fiscal 2014 Budget: the proposed budget for the year beginning July 1 is $84.3 million, a 4 percent increase over this year. Public safety spending would increase by 8.2 percent, Milford schools by 3.5 percent, and public works by .9 percent. Employees would receive between 1 and 2 percent raises, based on position. [See attached PDF] 2. Medical Marijuana: the town is proposing a zoning bylaw that would restrict medical marijuana treatment …
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Friday, May 10, 2013
All newly elected Town Meeting members are invited to take part in training early next week. The Annual Town Meeting in Milford is May 20.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Relay for Life steps off this afternoon at the Milford High School track. The groups of volunteers will walk continuously overnight, into Saturday morning, to raise money for cancer treatment and reasearch. 2. A meeting has been scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for all newly elected Milford Town Meeting members. Conducted by moderator Michael Noferi, the session is designed to introduce the new members to the format and rules of the meeting. Annual Town Meeting is May 20. 3. Milford TV is filming government meetings and uploading them to its YouTube channel. New to …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Final election results were certified Friday.
Seventy-seven people were elected Tuesday as Milford Town Meeting members, leaving just five openings due to tie votes among write-in candidates. Twenty of the 77 were write-in candidates, including 15 people who are supporters of Casino Free Milford, according to the organization's spokeswoman. The anti-casino group asked its members to run as write-in candidates, to help block any rezoning request for the casino that could come before Town Meeting in the next year. Five openings remain: three in Precinct 1; one in Precinct 4; and one in Precinct 7. These openings can be filled before the beginning of annual Town Meeting, by vote of the members in that precinct, according to Milford Town Clerk Amy Hennessy Neves. People interested in …
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Milford Town Meeting voters approved all warrant articles Monday, but not after significant debate for at least one item.
Editor's Note: Milford Patch covered the 2012 Annual Town Meeting using the Cover it Live platform, and tried to include some of the debate as it unfolded. View that post here if you want full coverage. Or, view the attached PDF of the 34-article warrant. If you prefer a quick recap of the highlights, read on: 1. The most significant debate of the three-plus hour meeting came on Article 18, which asked members to authorize $1 million for a feasibility study to examine and make recommendations on how to improve or replace Woodland Elementary School. Voters approved the measure 110 to 51. 2. A related article, which creates an appointed School Building Committee, was approved only after the membership was shifted to draw less heavily on …
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Milford Patch will publish a live blog of actions taken at the Milford Annual Town Meeting.
Milford Patch will publish a live blog of actions taken at the Milford Annual Town Meeting.
The Annual Town Meeting in Milford begins at 7:30 p.m. in the upper floor.
Editor's Note: The Annual Town Meeting in Milford will begin at 7:30 tonight at Milford Town Hall. Only elected Town Meeting members can vote on the articles. Viewers can watch at home on cable access TV. Milford Patch is planning to cover the meeting through our Cover it Live feature, which allows readers to view a live blog. The warrant is attached to this post as a PDF. If you don't plan to watch, or attend, the town meeting, here are some of the most important issues on the warrant: 1. The town's fiscal 2013 operating budget is contained in Article 4, and proposes $81 million in spending through June of 2013. This is a 2.2 percent increase over the current year. [Editor's note: see attached PDF] 2. The smallest percentage increase in …
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Milford has a healthy reserve fund and is on solid financial footing, an auditor told selectmen Monday.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Milford finances are healthy and strong, according to auditor Thomas Scanlon, of Scanlon & Associates, who delivered a management letter and findings to selectmen Monday. The town's reserve is $9.5 million, more than 10 percent of operating funds. "The town is very, very financially well-off," said Scanlon. 2. Milford Town Meeting members will receive a detailed report on the budget and other items on the May 21 annual Town Meeting warrant. The warrant has 34 articles, and is considered by town officials among the shortest in recent years. 3. Scioli's Pizza Bar has …
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Ron Auger
8:52 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
I will be entertaining at the Relay for Life this year from start to finish. Please stop by and say hello, have some fun, and make a donation. Every penny helps in the fight to rid this world of cancer. Thanks, Ron Auger more ›