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Milford public works trims staff lines, eyes $5.5M wastewater bond and grapples with rising energy and recycling costs
Summary
Public Works outlined cuts to three positions, reductions in overtime and disposal fees after a new contract, but warned of large energy and equipment cost increases and proposed $5.5M in wastewater bonding; stormwater testing costs rose sharply because of state mandates.
Public Works Director Chris Sali told the Board of Finance that his department trimmed three positions across solid waste and the garage, reduced overtime by about $200,000 through contract adjustments and cut an estimated $250,000 in disposal fees after a favorable five‑year hauling contract.
Sali warned that utility and equipment costs have jumped — he cited about a $200,000 increase in electricity and a $150,000 rise in heating oil — and that an aging fleet,…
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