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MILFORD - Last month the Milford Town Council was asked for a recommendation from the Board of Zoning Appeals on allowing Cornerstone Construction to place part of a display home on town property.
This month they heard the request from the horse's mouth.
In the previous request, the information from the BZA showed 80 percent of the home on the town's property. Doug Brinegar, from Cornerstone, said that was not true, that only a small corner of the home would be on the town's land.
The council still would not recommend to allow Cornerstone to use the land or a variance on the setbacks to the property. Even if the home was put entirely on the property that Cornerstone leases, it would not pass the setback requirements.
"We would all like to make this work," said council member Dr. Robert Cockburn. "At this point, it puts us in a bad spot."
"We're not in the business of giving the town's property away," said council president Douglas Ruch. "I sympathize with you, but we have to look out for the town of Milford."
Faced with no alternative, Cornerstone will have to rethink plans for placing a display home. "If it can't be done, it can't be done. I'll just have to go in another direction," Brinegar said.
The council also heard from Brian Tucker of Milford Insurance Centeron, on the new rates for the town's insurance package. Council accepted Tucker's bid, but members were concerned over how much the policy could increase when the new water treatment plant came online.
The treatment plant was also a topic of discussion as it now seems it may not come online on time as previously hoped due to component and freezing problems.
"There's quite a few things left on the punch list down there," said Utilities Commissioner Dallas Winchester. "We're not going to be fired up in January."
Winchester also alerted the council the town will need to purchase a new lift station pump as one has gone out of commission that was more than 20 years old.ÊEstimates for how much that could cost the town were not available.
The police department asked for and received permission from the council to get involved in several training classses that includedinvestigation techniques, armor training and reserve officer training.ÊMilford will be bringing on up to four more reserve officers in the coming months and Marshal Dave Hobbs wants to make sure that they receive adequate training.
