| City of Milford Council July 16, 2002 The Council of the City of Milford met in Regular Session in Council Chambers at 745 Center Street at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Mayor Antell opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. Roll Call: Present - Mayor Antell, Vice-Mayor Bishop, Mr. Kolb, Mr. Gradolf, Ms. Hinners, Mr. Metz, Ms. McBeath Reading of Minutes: Motion by Mr. Kolb and second by Ms. McBeath to waive the reading and to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2002. Mr. Antell, Mr Gradolf, Ms. Hinners, Mr. Kolb, Ms. McBeath, and Mr. Metz voted yes. Mr. Bishop abstained. Correspondence: Clerk Barrons-Sweeney reminded Council that they received the following June financial statements in their packets: Allocation of Collections, Summary of Balances, and Schedule of Investment and Interest. Speaker: Christina Vuotta, an East Milford resident, spoke to Council concerning these four points: City parks (Carriage Way), parking on grass right-of-ways in East Milford, East Milford water, neighbors having tires and uncovered trash cans. To be more specific Christina Vuotta advised Council that a local church wants to have a gospel sing at Carriage Way Park and she encouraged them to contact the City. She presented an example statement to the Clerk that had been previously given to the Chief of Police regarding parking in the right-of-way. It reads, "Parking is lawful on all roads shoulders, known as right-of-way, whether they are covered in grass, gravel, black top or curved. No one homeowner or renter is permitted to place boulders, shrubs or any barricade in/or on these right-of-ways," Unless posted otherwise by the City. Concerning the East Milford water, Ms. Vuotto had another resident pass out coffee for Council to drink. Ms. Vuotto stated, "Several residents have old tires and uncovered trash cans which collect water and mosquito eggs and larvae. We have requested the City management and police to have these breeding places removed immediately, but they are still in place. In closing, Ms. Vuotto stated, that she did not like having only one comment section at Council meetings at the end of the meeting. Mayor Antell stated that the comment section is at the end because it gives residents the opportunity to view the entire meeting before addressing Council. Mayor Antell informed Ms. Vuotto that the City is doing everything it can to expand its water capacity. Ms. McBeath advised Ms. Vuotto that the streets in East Milford would be looked at on a street-by-street basis. |
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