MILFORD — Milford Town Clerk Joellen Free gave the first reading of the 2019 budget at the July 9 meeting of the Milford Town Council. The budget of $1,854,188 is an 8 percent increase over 2018, after holding steady for three years. A second reading of the budget will … Read More
MILFORD — Police Chief Travis Marsh presented the Milford Town Council with an overview of law enforcement activity at Waubee Lake Park in 2017 and plans for park security in the future at the council’s monthly public meeting Monday evening, April 9. The report comes after issues were … Read More
MILFORD — A situation of getting the cart before the horse was the case Monday evening, Dec. 11, at Milford Town Council meeting. A small group of Waubee Lake residents, led by Pam Dwyer, came before the council with numerous questions regarding potential sewer being provided by the … Read More
MILFORD — At its monthly meeting Monday evening, Nov. 13, the Milford Town Council voted to study the feasibility of providing sanitary service to Camp Alexander Mack at Waubee Lake. Ryan Brauen, an engineer with Wessler Engineering, the company overseeing Milford’s sewer plant upgrades, informed the council he … Read More
MILFORD — Milford Town Council held a special meeting Tuesday evening, Nov. 7, in which it voted to adopt ordinance 2017-10, authorizing the issuance of bonds to fund the federal and state mandated improvements to its wastewater treatment plant. Additionally, the ordinance authorizes the refunding of the 2004 … Read More
MILFORD — The Milford Town Council held an unusually short and sparsely attended public meeting Monday, Aug. 14, where it heard good and bad news about the upcoming wastewater treatment plant renovation. The good news, according to Ryan Brauen, Wessler Engineering project manager, is the construction permit was … Read More
MILFORD — Milford Town Council held a special meeting Monday, June 26, to devise a formula for assessing costs to the town incurred in the foreclosure of properties. Though the formula will apply to all future foreclosures, the meeting was deemed necessary to expedite proceedings on five Milford … Read More
MILFORD — Milford Town Council opened its monthly public meeting Monday, June 12, with continued discussion of how to proceed in the matter of unpaid fines on five properties owned by Ron Davidhizar. At the council’s May meeting, Jay Rigdon, town attorney, said the next step was to … Read More
MILFORD — Non-compliance on five properties owned by Ron Davidhizar will now have additional fines assessed, liens placed against the property and foreclosure action taken. The discussion was briefly held Monday evening during the May meeting of the Milford Town Council.
Read MoreMILFORD — Ryan Brauen, Wessler Engineering, provided Milford Town Council an update on the wastewater treatment plant renovation project Monday evening, May 8, at the council’s May meeting.
Read MoreMILFORD — Milford Town Council took another swing in its fight to rid the town of abandoned properties at its monthly meeting Monday evening, March 13. Town attorney Jay Rigdon informed the council fines will be levied against six properties in the amount of $2,500 if they are … Read More
MILFORD — Abandoned houses and wastewater rate hikes were the primary topics of discussion at the Milford Town Council’s first public meeting of 2017. Ordinance 2017-2, which would raise residents wastewater bill by 16.34 percent, will be up for a public hearing and a vote at next month’s … Read More
MILFORD — Milford residents can expect a raise in their utility bills of at least $6 per month as early as March 2017, though no final decision has yet been reached by the town council. The increase comes at the recommendation of Umbaugh and Associates, hired last spring … Read More
Milford Town Council held a brief meeting Thursday, Oct. 6, to approve its 2017 budget. Previously, the town had advertised the budget and held a public hearing Sept. 12. A motion was made to pass the budget and the motion carried, with Doug Ruch abstaining. As a volunteer … Read More
Milford Town Council again discussed railroad crossings at its monthly meeting Monday, Sept. 12. Derek Sublette of Norfolk Southern Railroad informed the council “the cost of a signal upgrade would be borne by the town.” The council had asked if the railroad might contribute. Sublette repeated the … Read More
MILFORD — Milford’s town council meeting held Monday, Aug. 8, at town hall was supposed to include a representative of Norfolk Southern Railroad to field residents questions about the company’s offer to pay the town around $19,000 in exchange for the closure of one of Milford’s crossings, notably … Read More
