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Why Milford's Planning and Zoning Board Says Yes to Projects Neighbors Hate
When 64 apartments with zero affordable units got approved unanimously on Boston Post Road in March, residents who'd seen the project on Facebook wanted to know how. The answer, according to the city's own planner, is uncomfortable: state law and Milford's own zoning regulations leave the Planning and Zoning Board with very little discretion to say no to projects that comply with the code. Here's how it actually works.
How Milford's Mill Rate Actually Gets Set — And Why No Politician Can Just Promise a Lower One
After Thursday's budget vote set the new mill rate at $28.67, readers have been asking some version of the same question: who actually decides this number? The answer is more interesting than most people assume — and it explains a great deal about how local tax policy actually works in Connecticut.
Milford Police Blotter: Five Arrests Between April 26 and April 29
Milford Police made five arrests across four separate incidents between April 26 and April 29, ranging from a $161 Walmart shoplifting to a nearly $2,500 credit card fraud at Costco and a warrant service involving sexual assault charges. The arrests were detailed in the Milford Police Department's daily press release dated May 8.
Milford Aldermen Approve $278M Budget 9-6 as Mill Rate Drops to $28.67
The Milford Board of Aldermen approved a $278.1 million city budget Thursday night on a 9-6 party-line vote, setting the new mill rate at $28.67 — down from prior years — but doing little to ease the bottom-line tax bills for residential homeowners facing the impact of the state-mandated 2025 revaluation. Republicans, in the minority, argued that the Democratic majority had the votes to cut deeper if it had chosen to.
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