Freddie Peel, who told the Milford Planning Board he recently purchased the small triangular lot behind the office at 102 Armory Road, presented a conceptual review on July 15 for a 3,200-square-foot metal storage building to support existing quarry operations and on-site stone cutting.
Peel described the building as an 80-by-40 shell to house a wire saw and a bridge saw for granite work and said his operating hours would match those of the previous owner. “The building itself is nothing more than really a shell that'll hold some water and a little electricity,” Peel said. He said he plans to operate with a small crew — “Me, my brother, my grandson” — and that there are currently no bathrooms inside the proposed shell.
Board members and staff discussed technical site-plan details Peel should include in the formal submission: exact lot identification (Peel identified the lot as Map 47, Lot 16, a triangular parcel), the building footprint’s proximity to an on-site access road and a well, contour lines at 300 feet, and a small orange-marked area that may encroach from gravel onto grass and should be adjusted on the final plan.
Terry Dolan, the town planner, told the board the meeting was a conceptual review only and that the full site-plan review will come back to the board in August. Board members emphasized abutter notice and noted the town’s past practice to re-notify abutters when a project is continued months between hearings or when the project or property ownership changes.
Peel said the quarry operations remain under Ramos family ownership and that he is not operating the quarry; he explained his business would receive stone delivered from the quarry and perform additional cuts on site. He also described on-going cleanup of overgrown areas, the use of a Bobcat and skid steer, and sales of reclaimed stone material.
No formal board action was taken at the conceptual review; the item will return for a full site-plan review with updated plans and details.