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Milford amends appropriations, earmarks unexpected funds for State Route 28 sewer and water repairs
Summary
City manager told council the State Route 28 corridor needs immediate sewer replacement and likely water work; council advanced appropriation changes totaling $3.3 million and authorized several procurement steps to address piping failures, with staff proposing marijuana host-fee revenue and grant applications as funding sources.
Milford City Council on April 21 advanced an amendment to city appropriation ordinances to fund urgent infrastructure repairs, notably along State Route 28, where staff reported extensive sewer and water pipe deterioration.
City Manager (speaking at the meeting) told council the SR 28 corridor contains stretches with missing pipe — "a hole in the ground, from where the pipe used to be" — and recommended splitting work into two phases: replace roughly 2,300 feet of critically failing sewer pipe (Phase 1) and line about 1,300 feet of clay pipe (Phase 2). Based on recent local work, staff…
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