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New Milford work session: $100,000 grant for Williams Field lighting denied; council approves two resolutions and proclaims Earth Day
Summary
The borough administrator reported that New Milford’s $100,000 application for sports-field lighting at Williams Field was denied; the council approved two resolutions, proclaimed April 22 as Earth Day and heard public praise and a request for a scoreboard dedication.
At a New Milford Mayor and Council work session, the borough administrator reported that a 2025 local recreation improvement grant application for $100,000 to install sports-field lighting at Williams Field was not funded.
Administrator (title recorded as administrator in the agenda) said the borough's application for $100,000 was unsuccessful and that the borough has requested feedback from the grant administrators on reasons for the denial.
The meeting included ceremonial items: the council accepted presentations honoring local youth sports champions and the mayor issued a proclamation designating April 22, 2025, as Earth Day in the borough of New Milford. The proclamation text, read by the mayor, emphasized biodiversity, ecosystem protection and the role of cities in conserving species.
During the public-comment period, resident Daniel May of 616 McCarthy Drive praised Mayor Michael Petrino for prompt responses to a recent local school-sports issue and proposed placing a scoreboard at Knights Field as a dedication to the mayor. May said he had researched costs and estimated about $3,500, and suggested the council consider $5,000 to cover purchase and installation; the council took the suggestion under advisement but made no commitment or formal motion during the work session.
The council approved the minutes from the March 26, 2025 closed public-session meeting; the motion carried with one abstention (the transcript did not name the member who abstained). The council also approved Resolutions 2025:114 and 2025:118 by voice vote; the recorded meeting indicated the motions passed and no dissent was recorded in the transcript.
Before adjourning into closed session, the council asked if any resolutions needed to be pulled for further discussion; none were pulled. The mayor announced the council would enter closed session and said no action would be taken upon return; the meeting then moved into closed session.
