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Milford council directs attorney to halt work at Heritage Plaza and Hotel Milford pending permits
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Summary
At its April 10 work session, the Milford council directed the city attorney to send notice to property owners and ordered building‑department signs halting work at Heritage Plaza and Hotel Milford until required permits are in place; the council also approved several staff hires and procurement steps and tabled one energy agreement to May 21.
The Milford City work session on April 10 ended with clear enforcement steps for two development sites and several immediate administrative actions.
A council member moved that "the city attorney send updated letters to the property owners, and the building department post signs on the buildings stating the halting of work" at Heritage Plaza and the Hotel Milford until required permits are in compliance. The motion was seconded and carried after voice vote.
The direction followed discussion summarized from the executive session earlier in the meeting. The chair reported the council had voted to enter an executive session and, after returning, said there were motions to implement from that session.
Votes at a glance
- Executive session: motion to return to executive session (moved by Ian; second by Les); roll-call-style voice responses in the transcript recorded Ian, Les, Scott, Casey and Russell voting "yes" and the motion passed unanimously. - Halt construction at Heritage Plaza and Hotel Milford: motion moved by a council member and seconded; the council approved the motion (voice vote; roll-call not recorded in transcript). - Create RFP for seasonal mowing and weed control (one‑year contract covering Milford City Cemetery and the Recreation Complex): motion moved and seconded; approved by the council (voice vote). - Advertise part‑time janitorial position for recreation‑complex restrooms and related duties: motion moved and seconded; approved. - FERDLE Energy infrastructure reimbursement agreement: motion to table until May 21 (moved and seconded); approved.
The transcript records the halt‑work motion as an explicit enforcement directive: the city attorney is to send updated letters, and the building department is to post stop‑work signage until permits are complied with. No additional details about the specific permitting deficiencies were recorded in the public work‑session transcript.
What happens next
The council’s orders send the matter to the city attorney and the building department for implementation and notification. The council did not record additional timeline or conditions in the public session; staff will need to report back with compliance updates or further actions at subsequent meetings.
Provenance
This article draws primarily on the council’s discussion and motions recorded in the work session transcript from the post‑executive discussion through the halt‑work motion (discussion and motion language recorded beginning SEG 048 and motion result recorded through SEG 069).