(Milford)– A call by the Dickinson County Taxpayers Association for a study into sharing services between the various governmental entities in the county has some new life.
Association representative Bill Sackett told the Milford city council Monday they plan to apply for a grant that would help fund such a study. He says the association is seeking resolutions of support from the cities and county before they apply for it. The council voted unanimously to authorize City Administrator Brian Reed to write a letter supporting the Taxpayer’s Association applying for the grant.
In other action, the council referred a request to hire an additional part-time police officer to the city’s Personnel Committee; and they approved the purchase of two new police squad cars…one with trade, the other without. Total cost for the new cruisers, each one being purchased from a different dealer, is 38,700-dollars. The city had budgeted 52-thousand.
The Milford city council also approved preliminary plans for storm sewer improvement projects in the area of Eighth Street and “N” Avenue; on “P” Avenue from Eighth Street to Calkin’s Park; and in the area of 10th Street and “R” Avenue. The projects have a combined estimated cost of between 216-thousand and 220-thousand dollars. Requests for bids on the project will now be going out. It’s hoped atleast some of the work could be done yet this fall.
