Milford’s Public Utility Survey Part Of Grant Requirements
News Release
MILFORD — The Town of Milford is applying for a Community Development Block Grant available through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) to support the Town in developing a strategic infrastructure plan.
The purpose of this plan is to define Milford’s major issues with their public utility services and create a strategic infrastructure plan to identify the improvements the Town needs to offer high-quality and dependable utility services. A major component of the application is to document residents’ needs and the issues they experience with their water and wastewater services, and we need to hear from you. One of the ways you can provide your input is to fill out a short survey and share the issues you experience.
If awarded these funds Milford will be able to establish a systematic method of inventorying its public utility assets and facilities, develop a community vision to help guide future growth and economic development opportunities, and create a plan to improve utility infrastructure systems.
“The Town of Milford would like to have a plan to evaluate the town’s current and future needs for its water, wastewater and stormwater systems and prioritize those needs,” says Town Clerk Tricia Gall.
“Once we have this plan, it will allow us to keep our community members’ cost as low as possible and to pursue additional funding opportunities to assist us in making improvements to our system. However, in order to ensure we are evaluating the needs of all our community members, we need to get feedback from as many community members as possible. The Town of Milford is here to represent its community members. In order to best do this, at times we request information via surveys and other forms of communication. We currently are seeking information as it relates to our water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. Please complete a survey for your household as we want to ensure that all needs of the community are represented in any future plan for the town”
The survey can be found at http://tiny.cc/MilfordUtilitySurvey or residents can contact the Town Clerk’s office at (574) 658-4519 to inquire about picking up a physical copy of the survey. Any additional questions or comments about the survey or the Town’s project can be directed to Donny Ritsema with MACOG at [email protected] or 574-287-1829, ext. 503.