Without discussion, Town Meeting voters authorized an $84.3 million budget for the fiscal year that begins in July. That's a 4 percent increase.
Saving discussion and debate for later, Town Meeting voters quickly authorized $84.3 million in spending Monday for the upcoming year, a 4 percent increase. The budget reflects a 2 percent increase for most town employees, and increased spending in the public schools, public safety and town inspections areas. Milford Town Meeting, led by Town Moderator Michael Noferi, rejected no items on the 45-article warrant. Several were skipped or "passed over" by the body without taking action, including the most talked-about item of the night: whether the meeting would take a non-binding position on the Milford casino. Just one person tried to spark debate about the budget. Michael Visconti, an unsuccessful candidate for selectman in 2011, moved to …
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Milford voters have elected 215 people as Town Meeting members, many of them newcomers to local politics. Twenty-five seats remain open.
More than 200 people stepped forward and will serve as elected Town Meeting members, many of them newcomers to the political process. Town Clerk Amy Hennessy Neves estimated several dozen people were newly elected Monday to Town Meeting, which now has an expanded size to reflect the town's eight precincts. The elected body votes annually on the town budget, and on town bylaws and other matters. Among the more controversial issues that will be decided this year at Town Meeting: whether Milford should adopt a noise bylaw. Seats remain open in seven of the eight precincts, in part because of ties among write-in candidates. Only Precinct 5 is fully-stocked, with 30 representatives. Few people pulled nomination papers in many of the precincts, …
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8:58 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Keep in mind, other organizations also use this space for activities and a part of the cost is a fire supression/sprinkler system which is required, and will safeguard our children and the facility. The improvements will increase the value of the building, but most town buildings have less value in a commercial role as they are not designed for that. People who have questins should attend the … more ›