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Milford council tables paid-parking plan after hours of public comment
Summary
Milford council paused consideration of paid parking in two downtown lots after dozens of residents and business owners urged alternatives such as employee parking programs, improved signage and time‑limited stalls. Council emphasized the proposal aimed at turnover, not revenue.
Milford — After an hour of public testimony and extensive council discussion on Aug. 19, the Milford City Council voted to table consideration of a paid‑parking pilot that would have applied only to two off‑street lots downtown (the Harvest Market lot and a nearby bank lot).
Council framed the proposal as a turnover tool, not a revenue generator, to free spaces on busy nights and weekends. “We are not putting parking meters downtown,” the mayor reiterated during opening remarks, stressing the plan’s…
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