At its June 7 meeting, the Milford City Council:
• approved a Downtown Revitalization Plan from Confluence to prioritize work that will be done in the downtown district should the city receive Community Development Block Grant funds. The city will apply for funds in September, focusing first on improving the pedestrian and motorist experiences along First and B Streets and beautifying the landscape as people come into town.
• approved a special use permit for Allo Communications to place a hub station for fiber internet, phone and television service on a property at the northwest corner of West Milford Road and North Welch Park Road, despite the permit having been denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The land is owned by the TeSelle family, who will lease a portion of the property to Allo for a 100-foot by 50-foot building to house the controls for its fiber network in Milford. Gary TeSelle said Allo initially asked to place the hut in Welch Park, but because of property agreements between a donor and the city, that wasn’t allowed.
Planning and Zoning denied the request because the land is currently zoned as transitional ag, and it could not find the point in time when the property was platted to the correct size for that purpose.
• heard a request from Milford resident Jonathan Conley seeking an exception to a city ordinance prohibiting pit bulls in order to keep a 13-year-old emotional support dog at his residence. Conley said he is working on an evaluation to see what further training is needed for the dog to pass the Canine Good Citizen test and getting the dog a temperment test, as well as getting quotes to build a fence around his property. The council voted to continue the discussion to another meeting.
• authorized an annual repair plan for the Milford Senior Center elevator in the amount of $3,962 with Schumacher Elevator Company of LaVista. The plan includes yearly repairs and testing until the elevator can be completely replaced.
• approved the E-911 budget for 2022-23 with an 11-12% increase in salaries and an overall increase of 6% for a total of just over $1.1 million.
