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New Milford council approves road closures, small grants and fair-housing resolution; recommends mill-rate adjustment
Summary
The council approved multiple summer road closures for community events, accepted several small grants (including a $5,000 Bike Day grant and a $750 SAMHSA stipend), adopted an annual fair-housing resolution required for CDBG eligibility, and recommended that the Board of Finance factor $654,804 in state tax relief when setting the mill rate.
The New Milford Town Council approved a package of routine items on the agenda, including street closures for summer events, small grant acceptances and a fair-housing resolution needed to remain eligible for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
Councilmember Katie moved multiple event and road-closure requests: the Parks & Recreation 8-mile/5K race (July 25) and several downtown closures for annual events including the Teddy Bear Festival and Litchfield County Artisans fair. Each request passed on voice votes. The council also approved the Mary Earl Center of the Arts' seasonal Chapel Hill Road closures for scheduled performances.
On grants and small-dollar appropriations, the council accepted a $5,000 Connecticut Department of Transportation/WestCOG grant to host New Milford Bike Day (bicycles, helmets and vests for children in need) and approved the youth agency's acceptance of a $750 stipend from SAMHSA to support participation in an alcohol-and-drug-misuse prevention initiative. Council also accepted eligibility and reimbursement awards including up to $15,551 in EMPG funds for emergency-management reimbursements.
On housing policy, the council unanimously adopted an annual fair-housing resolution stating the town's commitment to nondiscriminatory housing access as required for future CDBG competitiveness.
Financial housekeeping: the council approved transfers of unexpended capital balances (the motion cited transfers of $56,850 and $39,665 between specified roof-project accounts into a JPCC Roof Project reserve). The council recommended to the Board of Finance that the mill rate reflect an additional $654,804 in unanticipated state tax relief; staff said that adjustment would modestly lower the proposed mill rate if the budget is approved.
Procedural notes: most items passed on voice votes with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript; the meeting adjourned after routine announcements.
