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Milford council approves TIF district, server purchase and multiple contracts; levies certified
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the Milford City Council approved a 10-year, 75% tax-increment financing (TIF) district, several contracts and purchases including a $69,093.90 emergency server replacement and certified the city's levies. All items passed by recorded vote; most measures were unanimous.
Milford City Council on Oct. 7 adopted a package of ordinances and a resolution that create a TIF district for Garfield Avenue, authorize service contracts and purchases for city operations, and certify the city's existing levies for the county auditor.
The council passed an ordinance creating the Garfield Avenue Incentive District TIF, authorizing a 10-year exemption equal to 75% of the assessed value of qualifying improvements and establishing a tax-increment-equivalent fund to pay for public improvements listed in the ordinance. The measure passed on recorded roll call with one no vote: Councilmember Thompson voted no; six members voted yes.
Council also approved contracts and purchases by recorded vote, including an agreement with Rumpke Waste Inc. for sludge removal at the wastewater treatment plant ($10,334.71), a rental agreement to rent a bypass pump from Allied Pump Rental to cover the Happy Hollow lift station while the permanent unit is delivered,…
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