MILFORD — Milford Town Council President Doug Ruch commended “all parties involved” in the effort to ensure Milford volunteer firefighters receive new air packs at the March 9 meeting of the council. The total cost for the new packs was $132,214, and will bring the department into compliance with state code. Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County …read more.

MILFORD — Lizards Bar and Grill, 132 S. Main St., celebrated its grand opening under new ownership with a well-attended ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday afternoon, Aug. 18. Owners Rich Miotto Jr. and Tracy Miotto assumed ownership of the restaurant on July 1. Milford is a venue that suited Rich’s tastes. “Something that always attracted me …read more.

WARSAW — Terry Shepherd, developer of the Candlewood Estates subdivision in Wayne Township, wants to re-plat the second phase of the subdivision from six lots to three. Also changing would be the shortening of a cul-de-sac by a considerable distance and relocating a 20-foot emergency access easement to the western edge of one of the three lots.

MILFORD — Following a meeting Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, with representatives from Lutheran EMS, the company contracted to provide ambulance service with the town of Milford, Clerk-Treasurer Joellen Free announced an agreement has been reached to modify the current financial arrangement. Beginning in 2019 and beyond, Lutheran EMS has proposed an elimination in the town’s financial …read more.

Troyer Group’s Timothy Wall and Michael Reese were again on hand at the Monday evening, Sept. 14, Milford Town Council meeting to present estimated costs for the three proposed plans to renovate Milford’s facilities.

MIFORD — Milford’s town council made progress on its commitment to clean up unsafe buildings at its monthly public meeting Monday evening, Sept. 14.

Milford Town Council was again visited by Timothy Wall and Michael Reese of Troyer Group at its monthly meeting Monday evening, Aug. 10. The consultants presented overviews of three plans for moving ahead with the town facilities study.

According to John Julien of Umbaugh and Associates, “Cash is king,” and cash is what the town of Milford is lacking when it comes to proper maintenance of its water utilities.
Julien and Ross Hagen, also from Umbaugh, were on hand at the Milford Town Council meeting Monday evening, July 13, to present the water rate study the town commissioned in the spring of 2015.

After making five trips to Milford in the last few months, Timothy Wall of Troyer Group finally got the news he was hoping for. On Monday, June 8, Milford Town Council passed a motion to go ahead with Troyer’s Town Facilities Study. Earlier in the day, Milford Redevelopment Commission voted to pay for half of …read more.

Tom and Brenda Bulger attended Monday night’s Milford Town Council meeting in the hopes of finding out what, if anything, can be done about the “eyesore” they’ve been living next to for 20 years. The house at the corner of West and Fourth streets burned in an electrical fire in 1995. For the last five …read more.

Milford’s first town council meeting of the year Monday evening began with the election of officers. Doug Ruch nominated Bob Cockburn for president who accepted, though he did state, “I do believe it should be rotated around.” Cockburn’s nomination was unanimously approved. Ruch remains vice-president. All appointments remained the same as 2014 with the exception …read more.

Milford Redevelopment Commission opened its first meeting of 2015 Monday with a unanimous decision to retain officers. Dan Brown will remain as president, Chuck Bird as vice-president. Other members are secretary and treasurer, Joellen Free, Doug Ruch and Charlotte Siegfried. The commission then reviewed its finances for 2014, which saw $111,339 in tax increment financing, …read more.

Milford’s town council held its last meeting of 2014 Tuesday morning. Items on the agenda included a change to election practices as well as a pay raise for city employees. Ordinance 2014-9 changes the election year for town council members to coincide with federal and state elections. Those members elected in 2015 will serve a …read more.

Milford Town Council President Bob Cockburn is looking forward to doing some house cleaning in 2015. “My main concern is cleaning up these old buildings … eyesores that have been uninhabited for years,” he said. A recent example is the Medina’s Body Repair building gutted by a fire last February, which still sits in disrepair, …read more.

During its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, Milford Town Council decided to table any decision to adjust the 2015 pay rates of town employees until their end-of-year meeting, scheduled for 8 a.m. Dec. 30. Council member Doug Ruch made a motion to freeze pay increases at the current levels following Town Clerk Joellen Free’s estimate …read more.

Milford Boy Scout Troop 747 opened the Milford Town Council meeting Monday evening with the Pledge of Allegiance and remained for the duration of a two-hour meeting that addressed water issues, a new method for paying city bills and the health insurance plan for Milford town employees as well as other topics. First on the …read more.

Milford Redevelopment Commission met Monday morning and passed a motion to support granting a tax phase in request by Chore-Time Group of $7.1 million. The phase in request comes as part of the Chore-Time Group’s planned expansion of its Milford facility, and Jeff Miller, Chore-Time’s operations manager, was in attendance to present the proposal, in …read more.

During its monthly meeting Monday night, Milford Town Council tabled a proposal presented by utilities commissioner Randy Veach to purchase a new Bobcat utility vehicle for his department. Full consideration of the request was delayed until next month’s meeting as a result of mandated town budget cuts scheduled to be discussed and finalized by the …read more.

During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Milford Town Council, town marshal Rich Miotto noted there have been three dog biting incidents in Milford during the last few weeks. He sought the council’s guidance in enforcing the existing town ordinance regarding dangerous animals. It was noted that, according to town ordinance, after a second biting incident …read more.

In response to a request made on the behalf of the Milford Lions Club, Monday evening Milford Town Council approved a request to close certain streets for the 2014 Milford Fest. Patricia Gall asked the council to close various streets in downtown Milford beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 22. Council member Doug Ruch asked …read more.

The Milford School resource officer pilot program, which started at the beginning of this school year, came under scrutiny during Milford Town Council’s regular meeting last night after Town Marshal Rich Miotto presented a two-page report detailing the program. Contributing to the report was Milford School Principal Cindy Kaiser and Assistant Principal Ryan Connor. Council …read more.

The Milford Town Council had quite a few important discussions Monday night, beginning with the consideration of a Verizon cell tower to be placed behind the sewer plant. While it is not yet confirmed by Verizon engineers, a representative of Verizon visited the site, and three other potential sites, and told the council last night …read more.

The Milford Redevelopment Commission decided Monday to search for an attorney who can lead it through the process of setting up a new Tax Increment Financing district, and to request a bid from a second engineering firm for water, sewer and road development within the project. The district will be located just northeast of the …read more.

A new computer-aided dispatch system being developed by Kosciusko County will have the voluntary participation of the town of Milford. Following a presentation by Milford Deputy Police Officer Travis Marsh, town council members voted unanimously Monday night to sign on to the system. It will replace the current Cisco system Among the advantages laid out …read more.

For two years, Milford Town Marshal Rich Miotto has peppered town council meetings with the request he and the department’s deputies be permitted to have take-home vehicles. Time and time again the council has objected. Now, Milford’s three council members are requesting taxpayer input on the issue. Miotto brought up the request again recently during …read more.

Members of the Milford Town Council, including Bob Cockburn, didn’t hold back Monday night as they took up discussion about a letter the town received recently from Multi-Township Emergency Medical Service. Much as council members Cockburn, Dan Cochran and Doug Ruch suspected when they debated signing a 2012 contract with MTEMS earlier this year, MTEMS …read more.

Nine employees of the town of Milford will have a new health insurance plan as of July 1. Milford Town Council voted Monday night to accept a plan change proposed by Rick Wagner of Rick Wagner Insurance. The change will nullify a 12 percent increase in the town’s cost for the next fiscal year and …read more.