001Thank you. Thank you. >> Good evening everyone and welcome to the Milford Select Board meeting uh for May 4th, 2026. Um my first on the agenda would be the signing of the warrant. I'll entertain a motion to sign the warrant. >> Mr. Chair, would I make a motion that we approve the signing of the warrant >> and I second that, Mr. Chairman? >> And I make that unanimous. Thank you. Um, next on the agenda is the approval of the regular session minutes of April 6th, 2026. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we approve the signing of the approval of the regular session minutes of April 6th, 2026. >> And I second that, Mr. I make that unanimous as well. We also have um um regular scheduled um minutes session minutes for um
002April 27th, 20126. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we uh accept approval of the executive session minutes of April 27, 2026 as well as uh I've got April 6th as well on here. >> Yeah, we do do Wizard and April 27th. >> Correct. Yeah. Right. >> So, April 6th. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Take a vote. >> And we just did April 27th. Uh Ricky, >> at the same time. >> Same time. >> And now we're also doing the executive session. >> Motion to approve executive session minutes of April 6th. >> And we'll go the same thing April 27th as well. >> Both together. >> Right. Together. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Second, Mr. Make that unanimous. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda is public hearings. We have two public hearings. Um
003our first is um an application 140 Bar and Grill Incorporated doing business as 140 Grill. Uh they're seeking to amend its common victuals wine in malt license with cordials to all alcoholic beverages uh for on premises consumption and that's allowed by Mass General laws chapter 138 section 12 which allows local boards to uh have the authority to approve this all paperwork approve appears to be in order and has been reviewed. Uh is Carlos Benjamin going to be coming Rick? >> Uh no I talked to him and his attorney they won't be coming. It's all pretty straightforward. Again, it's just a change of license category. That's all he is doing. >> Right. Therefore, uh any my two colleagues if they reviewed the application and have any questions or comments. If not, I'll entertain a motion to
004approve. >> Mr. Chim, if I could, I'm going to recuse myself because my law partner represented them on the original license. >> Sure. >> I believe he still represents him. So, I will not be voting on this matter. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh a motion then uh Mike to approve the the application in the request for this uh for this re request from u um grill 140 bar. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we amend the common vicular wine and malt license for the 140 bar and grill to the all alcoholic license. All the paperwork is in order. >> Thank you. And I uh second that and make that unanimous as well. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Okay, that would be for that year too. Uh uh if where this
005is a public hearing uh anybody on and nobody Okay. Uh here as well. Okay, thank you. Next on the agenda is um it's a public hearing as well. the application from Noble Brazil Incorporated for a few amendments uh to Wisconsin common vicular wine and malt license with cordials and this includes a change of license category, change of officers and directors, change of manager, change of DBA and request to add live entertainment specifically in acoustic guitar. And that will be on Tuesdays through Sunday from 700 p.m. to 10 p.m. All paperwork again appears to be in order. And the owner uh and proposed manager Ellson calls. Right. >> Let me say is correct. >> Right. Okay. Um is here and he will be here to review the application and answer any questions and concerns that we
006may have. Alison, good evening, sir. >> Uh just one concern about the guitars. >> Mhm. Just one guy every time. Two guys, but that's it. >> Yeah, >> because some people ask about the band or No. >> Yeah. >> So, you're not going to have Led Zeppelin down there and blasting down? [laughter] >> Okay. Thanks. >> Any questions or concerns? >> No. Okay. >> Mr. Chairman, question that I have for you, Mr. Chairman, and I spoke to town administrator early. Do you want to do three [snorts] separate motions or you want to just do one motion for the license and then two for the change of hours and the entertainment? >> I believe you have to for the ABCC. >> Three. >> Yeah, I think the uh the liquor license one has to be done
007separately. >> Change of license I would recommend we do separately >> because that's going to go to them >> and so we're going to do three motions. >> We can do three. Yes. >> Three or at least two. >> Okay. Yep. I'm with you. >> Okay. Actually, probably three. Yeah. >> Mr. Chairman, if I may, I would make a motion that we amend the commonicular license for wine, malt license, and cordials to Nobel Brazil incorporated to a full license for alcohol serving. >> Thank you. Motion's been made by Mike. >> Second. >> And I make that unanimous. Thank you. >> Okay, Mr. Chairman and I would make a motion to accept the application for the change of the operation of hours for the restaurant of Nobo Brazil. >> Second. Okay. Just uh it's actually change
008of offices and directors, change of manager, change of DBA. I don't know that there's a change of hours in there. I would >> if there is, I missed it. >> To include the change of officers. >> Yeah. So, change of officers and directors, change of manager, and change of DBA. >> DBA, right? And also the entertainment. >> You I probably do that one last the third one, Mike. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I would second that, Mr. Chairman. >> Thank you. And I make that unanimous. >> Thank you. >> And Mr. Chairman, the third motion that I would make that we accept the application for live entertainment for the again the restaurant of Noville, Brazil. Motion's been made. >> Second that. >> And I make that unanimous as well. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. Very good.
009Said good luck to you. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. You can call my office for the for the license. Okay. Speak later. Thank you. Okay, where are we? Here we go. Go, David. Our um next on the agenda is a schedule appointment that we have with the um um >> Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. No one present for that last hearing. Correct. Right. My bad. Yep. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Um we have gentlemen, we have uh general manager, Mr. Dave Condre to come to our meeting this evening because recently, I'm sure you did yourself, Dave, have many concerns and questions from residents throughout the area regarding the stage 4 um ban that we have. Um, and even though the water department did post it on their uh website, some people really don't have
010access to a to this website and also there are some who do have access really don't understand fully, you know, what is put on the website on a technical basis as well, which is why that we we have you here. Um, and uh, you know, we're happy to have you here to walk us through what's going on. So hopefully the community can hear that as well regarding the stage 4 designation. Um and um that way they're uh the hearing is directly from the expert itself you know so which is why we're here and I and the board really want to assure you David that this is no way to put anybody on the spot. Um it's it's simply to get information for our residents so they can understand what is actually happening. Um, I shared
011uh uh most of the questions and concerns that people have with David over the weekend so we can be fully prepared to answer uh and and and respond to some of the questions they have as well. And you know, and usually when people are told why they should do something, you know, they're more apt to to comply, >> you know, and again, we appreciate you being here and taking the time to help us and the community out as well. >> Sure. >> Thank you. Um so basically all of this started last year, right? >> Um we started out the beginning of the year looking fairly decent as far as recharge goes. Um Milford uh by just way of uh water supply is a predominantly surface water supply system. uh meaning that uh the majority of
012our water uh comes from Echol Lake uh reservoir or the Charles River. Uh because of that it relies heavily on recharge from rain, snow, [snorts] uh basically mother nature in general. Um last year we started off okay. Uh we've actually kind of been in this drought since 20, you know, since the end of 2024. uh the beginning of 2024 we it was we got a lot of rain. Uh the res was pretty full. >> Um we had no issues with uh any of the water that we had. >> Um at that time Godfrey Brookke was still running. Uh so all of our sources were available and we had plenty of water to start 24. Uh things started to drop off in 24. So I think we went to a stage two. Uh but that was
013the highest we got uh as far as the the stages go uh which still allowed people to to water on an odd even basis etc. uh come into 25, beginning of 2025, uh we lost Godfrey Brookke. Um we had issues with PAS uh contamination out in that wellfield. Um so we took that uh and to to be cautious, if you will, we took [snorts] that wellfield offline. Uh, and since then we've had um engineering uh to uh come up with a treatment process to uh so we can get that thing back online. So we were down a source um going through 2025, but again, you know, mother nature was pretty kind to us last year uh especially in May. Uh we got quite a bit of water in May of last year. So we started
014off in a good position. I wouldn't say great, but it was a good position. Um, >> then all of a sudden everything stopped. June, July hit. We started having no recharge, no rain. Uh, mother nature just shut things off, if you will. Uh, so in July, we went to a stage three, uh, allowing people to at least water, uh, on an odd even basis, but it was just with a handheld hose only. >> Mhm. [snorts] um come August still dropping uh relatively quickly uh and so we made that decision to go to a stage 4 at that time. So in August of last year we initiated the stage 4. Now, normally September, October, things start to slow down or at least we start to see some rain. >> Uh, and the the once again the
015reservoir does a little bit of a rebound. Last year it didn't. >> Mhm. >> Uh, it was still dropping. It was still dropping pretty significantly. December comes around, same thing. Still dropping. Um, it actually got lower than I've ever seen it. Uh, and I think if you looked, I supplied you with uh some information that goes all the way back to 1995. Uh, you won't find numbers like that uh anywhere on on that Excel spreadsheet. Uh, at that time we I had a conversation with our uh my board uh and the stage four is the highest we can go. It's winter, so nobody's watering anyways. So, we're at a stage four. We're still dropping. We're down in Wellfield. Um, and so we reached out to Mass D um because we wanted to know if we
016could, if other communities were available, supply us with some water during the winter to help us uh offset withdrawing from Echo Lake. Uh, we reached out to them. It took a little bit of time for D to get back to us. In that interim, we reached out to Bellingham. Uh we have an interconnection with Bellingham, but what's nice about the Bellingham interconnection, it's a pump station already in place. So, we have a building available um that that houses a meter. It houses everything that you need for an interconnection. So, it's the easiest of the interconnections, especially in the winter because it is heated. Um they fortunately said that they had water available to give us um it is limited to 300,000 gallons a day but during the winter that's a significant number. It's definitely uh
017Godfrey Burke number so that was a that was a plus >> help. >> Um so we activated the um interconnection >> after the first of the year. Uh we started getting snow. we started to get some rain. >> Um, we were able once we activated the Bellingham interconnect to actually stop using Echol Lake altogether. Uh, because the river had come up enough to where we could supply a majority of the water from the river, uh, Clarks Island, which is our other wellfield, and also Dillard Street. >> [snorts] >> So between those three sources and the interconnect, we actually were able to turn Echol Lake off, thus giving it an opportunity to recharge, and it did. Uh the rain helped. Now, a lot of people say, "Well, we got quite a bit of snow." We did,
018but everybody knows that the majority of the snow here is that light fluffy stuff. It's It's not bad to shovel and nobody complains about it. I grew up on the Cape where it was like cement. Anytime it snowed, it was cement. I don't care how much you got. It was really heavy. That means a lot of water. >> Lot of water. Yeah. >> This light fluffy stuff out here, there's hardly any water coming. >> More air. Yeah. >> So, you combine no real water content into the fact that we were in a drought most of the second half of last year, majority of that water just sucked up into the ground. That's where it went. it never made it to the reservoir or the river. >> Uh the rain after the snow melted did help
019because now the ground got saturated enough where we could >> start to see a recharge. So the res did come up. It came up quite a bit during that time period. Um the interconnect was short-lived because Bellingham only had water up until the beginning of May. So they requested that we turn it off. They needed they started needing it for doing flushing and other um items as well. Um so we had to deactivate the the the interconnect, >> but we still had good water in the river. So, we were able to still not use Echo Lake uh for an interrum. Uh but since then, uh you'll see that the rain uh started to drop off again. Uh when you look at the numbers, uh I mean, compared to this time last year, we're already down
020almost 3 in of rain compared to last year. >> Um >> so, the river started to drop down. So, now we have to reactivate Echol Lake. Um, so we started pulling from it again. Uh, the numbers are starting to drop again at at the reservoir. Um, and so, uh, also at this time of year, we do annual maintenance on Clarks Island Wellfield, which is our largest wellfield. So, we took that offline on >> so to do maintenance. So, that that's usually a two to three week process. Fortunately, by the end of this week, knock on wood, if everything goes okay, we'll be able to fire that back up. Uh, but again, the river is starting to drop off and we're starting to have to back off on how much water we're using out of there.
021>> Excuse me. The um Clocks Island well that you said that's that could hopefully be in a week or so. >> Yeah. >> Um, would that make up for the Bellingham water that we were getting? No, it doesn't necessarily make up for it. If Godrey Brookke were on, >> yeah, >> that would make up for it, but right now it's not. Okay. >> So, alls it's going to do is >> if we keep allowing us to use the river a little bit longer because it will supplement how much we pull from that. So, it'll it'll buy us a little bit more time of being able to use the river, which is critical at this point. Mhm. >> Uh so it won't uh make up for that that difference. >> Okay. >> Um but it will
022definitely make it a little bit less strenuous on Echo Lake for a little bit longer. >> Mhm. >> Um as part of because we did declare that emergency water uh source emergency with Mass D. requirement through them is to be in a stage four a maximum no outside water usage at all. That's a minimum requirement. We were already in there >> so it didn't have much of an impact during the winter obviously but now we're so we are still under that emergency declaration as of right now. I don't foresee that being lifted anytime soon because we're still not at a point anywhere with Echo Lake that says, you know, okay, we can lift the declaration and, you know, we can start, >> right? And the only way to lift that positive with the Echol Lake
023would be more rain. >> Yeah. Right. We need to have it get recharged. Um, so hopefully we'll see. Uh but again, you know, we have already not seen as much rain as we had last year at this time of year. So, it's not it's not a good position that we're in. So, uh the declaration does have an end date at this point. It's August. >> Uh but that that's just was built in. >> It all depends on nature, >> correct? Right. >> Yeah. It will definitely depend on where we're at. I don't foresee it changing anytime soon. >> No. as far as where we're at levelwise. >> Okay. One of the questions that I uh keep getting and I'm sure the other guys do too is um and and I know you you you more
024or less answered it in in in in in a way, but just to put in a little more precise way. In other words, what is comparing Milford uh with the other surrounding towns when they're either in a stage one or a stage two? Why are we in a stage four? And I is is is is is the whole big factor on the PAS uh question problems at Godfrey Brookke is that no >> no the real big factor is where is surface water uh most the other commercial uh other communities are wells >> wells okay that's a good that's that's a good way to put it ours is you know surface water so our majority comes from Echol Lake uh where the rest of the communities all have wells um but we're all in what they
025call a stressed water basin. >> Everyone pretty much as of May 1st have water restrictions going on. >> Uh mo some are less than others like most of them are have uh no outside watering between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. >> There are a couple of communities that have a complete ban as of right now. I know Grafton's one or North Grafton is one of them. Um I know Timmy W next door and and and Hopedale will be enacting his. Um and I think Hopkins or Yeah, Hopington I think is carried there. So they went into one last fall. I mean last uh August or so like we did and they've it looks like they're extending it into 2026 as well. Okay. >> Uh but the big driving factor is the fact that we are
026surface water need >> the the uh Godfrey Brook again the treatment um due to the PAS contamination. Uh it had some impact over the the overall system and we were if I remember correctly what you were just saying we then uh suffice that with Bellingham at at the 300,000 gallons per per day. >> Right. Um, so once this uh Glatty Brook treatment plant is is is up in snuff, uh, that that would help some. >> Oh, no. It'll definitely help us. But I mean, as far as I've been here a lot, right, before you guys about this and the the real thing is that >> anytime we have a drought, we're going to have issues, right? We're going to have to have restrictions. You [snorts] know, even when Godfrey, if Godfrey Brooke were online, it
027[snorts] would have probably minimized or maybe extended me out till September, October before I went to a stage 4 and maybe we might not have had to buy water from Bellingham. >> Right. Right. >> You know, because we might be able to gain enough to carry us through the winter and [clears throat] then wait for hopefully get the recharge. Um but we still probably would have started off the year at least in a stage four even with >> five because of last year. Yeah. >> Because of last year and we were in one last year. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So that's a good answer to to the questions that we can give. Like I says I mean we're on a majority of our water is from surface surface supply. >> Yep. >> You know most
028of them are run around run the the well. >> Yes. >> And probably a minor surface supply as well too. >> Yeah. I think there's only one other one that might be pulling from some surface water. >> There is this very odd situation that I've noticed here in Milford, especially up at ECO Lake. The rain seems to go around us. You know, you can look at other communities and they'll have an inch of rain >> and Milford's got.3. you know, it's this very I don't know why it >> what what happens here that creates that, >> but it's a very odd situation at times. And then there'll be times that, you know, we'll get two inches of rain and and and Hopington gets nothing, you know, it's it's a very strange >> strange thing with
029the rain. So, so like I said, you just answered a lot of questions too where, you know, people were saying, you know, uh what what can I do, you know, which we and you said no outdoor at all, right? >> You know, and like one of the um questions that I had was um um people wanted to power wash their house, they wanted to do this and that, they can't do that, right? >> So, there are exceptions, right? There's always exceptions. So, like if you if a if somebody's going to paint their house and they've hired a professional power washing company to power wash their house before they paint it, they are allowed to do that. But that's again a professional company that does this for for >> well so so if someone hires a
030professional power washing company to do something something like that you know clean up things or whatever um like say get the um the algae off the side of the sidings you know the side of the house. You know, >> again, it gets a little gray on certain things because using a power washer to do the decks and cleaning the deck, it's it really gets down to the fact that, you know, the way it comes out of mass DP is that if you're hired a professional power washing because you're going to paint your house, >> okay, >> they don't necessarily get into the whole mold >> and stuff and getting it off of decks. They def definitely decks and driveways, etc. like that are are not allowed. >> Okay. >> It really kind of gets specific
031and and and >> [clears throat] >> um uh for painting. >> Okay. Uh there's also, it doesn't really apply too much to Milford, but if people who have septics and they've had to have their septic redone under Title 5, uh any of that [clears throat] area that was disturbed and they're going to need to replant that area, there is an exception that allows them to water that until the grass takes hold, like a couple of weeks. Mhm. >> Um there is exceptions for like the parks, anything that was paid for by tax dollars, like the the the parks, etc. They are allowed to. Now, I've talked to Jimmy. I've asked him to try to be as sparingly as he can be, and he has been for, you know, since we went into stage four. So,
032he he does work with me pretty pretty good on that. >> Um so, those types of things, ball fields, etc., recreational field for the public are exceptions and that comes right from mass D. So we kind of follow in that line and that is in there in that emergency declaration. It does spell out those types of things in there. Um uh there was the parks, those types of things like the pool's going to fire up, you know, obviously that's that's an acceptable thing because it's a a spot for recreation plus cooling. So, so he will be okay with that, etc. Um, but as far vegetable gardens have always been an exception. No matter what you, if you have a vegetable garden, you are allowed to water it. We ask that you use a watering can
033up to a certain size. Obviously, I know there's a couple of pretty good size vegetable gardens in Mila with fruit trees, etc. So, they can use a held handheld hose for that. >> How about some of was repairing? Because the one of the questions I got, uh, David, uh, if they're repairing their lawn and and they have a space, you know what I mean? Like not the whole lawn, but you know, probably the size of a vegetable garden, can they use a watering can? >> Yeah, they could use a water can if they want to be out there with a watering can. >> Because this one fell did ask me and he says, and and you can tell Dave that I won't take a shower that night. [laughter] >> Yeah, they can. They if they
034if they can do it with a watering can, they're allowed to do it with a water. >> Okay. Gentlemen, any questions? The >> key exceptions are pretty clear. Um, >> the information that's on your website and, you know, I looked at them as far as just what you said, you know, you can power wash the driveway if you're going to be applying something to it. >> Yeah. Yeah. If you're doing like a seal coat, and again, it's a professional company coming in. Yeah. And you know, a lot of times, I don't know if you've noticed, those professional companies are a lot of times have a tank of water on the back of their truck. So, it's it's rare that they >> use your water only because they don't want to be liable if something goes
035wrong with the faucet or something like that. >> So, so if someone sees your power washing around your house with their own tank, >> Yeah. >> that wouldn't be a concern at all. >> Right. Yeah. Yeah. If it's a like I said, there is a professional companies and there are a few of them. If it's a professional company, they can use your water as long as they're going to be applying something. It's one of the exceptions. Number four, >> um, as well as, as Dave mentioned, and then there are other exceptions that deal with golf courses and things of that kind. >> It opens up, like I said, if it's a public recreation, that's a real, >> you know, again, it's tax, you're talking tax dollars there. So, it's a lot different. >> Sure. Right.
036>> Very good, Michael. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dave, the first question I have, and I apologize if you've answered it already, but some of these questions I'd like you to answer, you know, for the general public as well. When do you expect Godfrey Brookke to come back online? >> So, we just so it's it's a phase type situation. So, >> [snorts] >> uh the first phase is getting engineering done uh and doing a piloting. So, what that is is you have to test out different types of treatment processes. Uh so we actually completed that >> and just recently that piloting information was sent to mass D. So Mass D has to approve this the the the treatment tech process that we're we're proposing. >> Once they we get their approval then the engineers can finalize
037the design and put the the bidding specs together etc. Uh we are hoping to get it out on the street by the end of this year at least for bidding. Um and then do construction next year. Uh the the process the actual construction is [snorts] not as involved as uh a lot of construction projects, right? Because when we built uh Godfrey Brook, we put infrastructure in place uh to allow us to install like filters to remove the pas uh because at that time EPA D had not finalized anything. So no one knew where the numbers were going to fall. Uh they have since finally done so. Uh the last thing you wanted to do is put something in that isn't going to meet the standard. So um so the infrastructure is there uh the the
038plant itself is designed to have panels taken out so new filters can be you know in put into the building and then tied up. So the overall construction process isn't years uh it probably you know we're we're shooting for the end of 2027 to have the thing back up and running. I I think the issue is um getting the parts uh cuz every water system across the country is dealing with PES. So, we're all kind of doing the same treatment technique because there's there's a few out there, but you know, the the majority of are all kind of focusing on the same type of treatment. So I I think that would be the only lag is getting the pressure vessels and that type of thing. >> Makes sense. >> Thank you for that. And you
039bring up an interesting point is that another thing that I hear a lot of is is when people of course they talk about the the the ban and uh the water company. The water company. And you bring up a point a lot of is based on D. >> Yes. >> And other concerns that are going nationwide. That's correct. So the Milford Water Company, you as a general manager are following the guidelines of a much bigger entity. You're not pulling these decisions out of thin air. >> No, you have EPA, D um you know, a bunch of those types of environmental agencies and they all have their own standards, their own um quirks if you will for for water systems. >> Okay. And as you mentioned, and I'm sorry, Mr. Sh. I do have a couple.
040Um, we are no longer purchasing water from the town of Bellingham. That's correct. >> That's one of the questions I get. Well, they were in a stage two and we're able to buy, but as of May, again, for the general public, we are no longer purchasing waterre actually from any community. Correct. That's correct. >> So, we're on our we're on our own. >> Yeah. That's that's always been how the agreements work, the interconnect agreements. Even when we uh uh would supply water to like uh Hopedale etc. [snorts] uh there was always a cut off of May 1st. >> Uh and that's pretty much all the systems around us. We all have that because we all have to go into some form of restriction on May 1st. So obviously it's a little difficult to tell people
041okay well we got to put you impose a water restriction and here I am selling water to Milford or here I am selling water to hope so >> right right and and I'm Mr. Mr. Chairman, if I may. Sure. Would it be your recommendation, Dave, that >> before anything is really again using power washing, just make a phone call to the water company and ask a simple question? >> Yep. >> You know, instead of just, you know, taking it on your own, just pick up the phone, fire an email, just ask a very simple question and and and get an answer. And you may be shocked. You may find out that what you're looking to do can be done. >> Yep. Yep. No, it's that simple. E emails um myself to Milford Water. Uh that's
042where a majority have been coming in lately is Milford Water or Yes, a phone call. Yep. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. >> You're welcome. >> And and I just while I'm thinking about it, just hit me. There are people and businesses that have their own wells. So, you know, there's been people, you know, uh letting us know that certain people are watering. So yes, but there are people and businesses that have their own wells. So back in 2005, the water department banned or did no longer allow irrigation systems to be tied to the system. So anybody that put in a wall a irrigation after 2005 2006, they had to have a well. So like a lot of people like Dominic's a lot of Dominic's you'll see common areas and his name he has wells
043for those um um I forget I always forget the development down past the water department on uh going oh god I can't remember now you know Reno lives up there >> street woods walden woods has wells >> for, you know, for their irrigation. The 40Bs have wells for their irrigation. So, anything that's come on since 2006 especially have, you know, the majority of them put wells in. >> Thank you. And if I may, Mr. >> You just brought up another great point is that we're all in this together. And so that if you know and and it can happen somebody goes on vacation and the the system's running or or or in general they there's something wrong with the timer just a simple call to the water company say I happen to know it's not
044about turning somebody in. It's about we're all in it together trying to help one another conserve water. So please to the general public >> call the water company or send an email. they can just, you know, do a call in anonymous anonymous and just let us know what they've seen. That's all. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Very good, Tom. >> I don't have any questions. I actually went on to the website and read through the materials. >> Thank you, Dave. Thank you so much. Really, I mean, we really appreciate you bringing clarity of the situation and like I said, a lot of people were um had a lot of questions and concerns that I myself couldn't answer. That's why I I you know we we wanted you in in that way
045there. It's broadcasting too, you know what I mean? It's not just having to go to a a website. And again, when people are told why they have to do something, uh they tend to be a little more cooperative and and that's why we're there. Anyway, uh and also congratulations on that million dollars for the PAS. >> Yeah. So, we got a grant. We also uh we have an article coming up town meeting. uh we got put on the list for uh SRF which is state funding uh for another uh 4 million that will go towards it's a low interest loan if you will. >> Uh so that's another good uh thing that we have funding available to keep that project just going forward. >> Very good. >> So it's good if I could could I
046ask one just one quick thing Dave. Um Paul mentioned, you know, the fact that if someone has a question, just give a call to you folks. So I think that it's uh important to note that, you know, the old adage that it's easier to say sorry than to ask for permission really doesn't apply. I in looking at your site, I did pick up on the fact of the penalties. >> So you go out, you investigate. Could you just touch on that because I I think people are going to be some people might get be, you know, surprised by that. >> Yes. So, we have we do have it's new. It got put in last year uh for doing penalties uh towards people that violate the the stage 4. Uh but we've been handing out notices
047for the first violation. Uh and so we'll let we'll give everybody that that [cough] the first time. Uh, so we'll hand out notices and won't do anything. It's just they've written it. It kind of explains where we're at. Uh, and we do let them know at that time that if we come back again, we're shutting you off and that there will be a a fine in order to to turn it back on. >> But new thing, >> it's not a nominal fee to turn it back on. >> No. No. And it just keeps getting worse. So second violation it gets steep and then the third violation obviously is even steeper. So yeah it is something new uh only because uh you know the seriousness of it all. >> Sure. >> At this point >> and
048one thing I will say is that if and when anything does change I will let we will let everyone know. Great. >> Uh Robbie at the police department they've been great for doing uh the reverse calling for us. So, we've done that a couple of times and you know, clearly we'll do that. We'll do a mass mailing as well, uh, if things change on that side of it. >> Very good. >> Thank you so much. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Appreciate very much appreciate it. >> Thanks, David. >> Okay, I'll talk to you. I just I touched on that because we'll get the fine structure so people understand first time is a warning. After that it's 250 >> and then more after the next one >> and then 500 and
049then a,000. >> So it's it's pretty significant. >> Match up so people are aware. Got to hear the Fs right around the Fs F1s. Okay. >> Town administrator. >> Sure. Um next on the agenda is the town administrator's report. Correct. >> Uh yeah just two items and I'm going to let the chief help or basically lead the second item. First one is Fire Chief Mark Nelson has informed me that Milford has been awarded the student awareness of fire education safe program uh funding $7,11027 and another $2,844 16 for the senior safe program for fiscal year 26. Uh the safe programs provide immeasurable benefits to the Commonwealth since de inception, educating and protecting most of our vulnerable populations. I want to just thank also deputy chief Mike Touri and Lieutenant Christopher Coal uh for their efforts
050in securing the grant. The second item is some of the literature I handed out to you. Uh Chief Tacino received funding through the Mass DO to convert the intersection of Congress Street at West Walnut Street and Walnut Street to an all-way stop. As you know, it's currently a two-way [snorts] stopped intersection. I'll let the chief elaborate further, but he feels that if we allow this to happen, we could reduce the chance of pedestrian accidents in the area of high foot traffic. Also, as you know, Town Park is there, Memorial School is there, obviously high foot traffic again. So, I'd like Chief Tino to maybe augment what I said. Assuming you agree, I would ask for a motion and a vote for approval of the funding and then authorizing me as the town administrator to sign.
051There's a memorandum of agreement which I handed out to you uh so that we can uh participate in the hallway stop control program. And again, I'll let Chief Dino amplify better than that. >> Good evening. >> So, you know what you have before you is is just that, right? This intersection has been contentious at best and for a long time. Um, it's very busy there, especially now that the park is completed and with Memorial School. Um, I know you remember wasn't that long ago we had a crossing guard hit by a motor vehicle there. Um, and it's something we've been wanting to do. Now, we're very fortunate that we received a a state grant and you know, attorney Murray, I want to thank him at the state level for for his help and in pointing
052us in that direction. Um, so I want to thank him publicly. Uh, the thing with grants that's interesting is people have a misconception about grants. Just because we have a need firm through a bunch of locations >> uh in town and you know they look online and they see grants available that doesn't mean we're going to get the grant for what we want to go to this intersection to do that. It doesn't work that way. We apply for these grants and we we at the police department and I know the fire department does too. We continually apply for grants. It's an ongoing process, you know, and again, you know, I'm lucky because, you know, Attorney Murmury's office will send us the link, you know what I mean? Because it's open to all the cities and
053towns and we apply. We apply. Well, so that's the first step. The second step is they they come into town and they meet with us and I'll give them a list of intersections and they'll say, "What's your highest priority? What's your lowest priority?" And we tell them, well, then they do their own study and they come back and say more often than not, sorry, you know, you don't fall into a certain criteria cuz as bad as the intersections are here in there, other cities and towns, they're much worse. >> Mhm. >> Okay. And this is again state money. So, what we have here is this is basically a year's worth of work and it finally came to fruition and we're lucky enough that basically the state and I agree this intersection is going to benefit
054from having a four-way stop. And the reason we're before you tonight is the state obviously says the board has that authority and has to change it from the two-way stop that it is to a four-way stop. and they're going to supply um the construction material, they're going to supply the signage, uh the lighting, everything we need to make that conversion. Um so that's what you have uh before you tonight. And I, you know, I I urge your support of it. I think it's going to benefit Milford. I think it's going to benefit the people that visit the park. It's certainly going to benefit the school. And um you know, for lack of a better word, it's a long time coming. So yeah, I'm happy we we got this done. >> Yeah, we are too. Thank
055you. Uh >> yeah, I'd like if you could a motion and a vote to approve the funding and authorize me to sign the memorand for therefore I'll entertain a motion. >> Sure. Move to approve this request. >> Mr. Chairman, if I could, I'd like to make a motion to accept the chief's recommendation with the state to convert the intersection of Congress Street and West Walnut Street to an always stop intersection. And if you could authorize authorize me to sign the memorandum sign administrator to sign documentation. >> Yeah. >> Second. >> And I make that unanimous. >> Okay. >> Thank you very much, Chief, as always. >> Thank you. >> Good job. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. for old business. >> Okay. Any old business? >> Um the only thing I have, Mr. Chairman, is I
056want to thank those uh voters who went out and voted in the town election. >> The numbers unfortunately were very low. >> Um and I want to in particular thank those voters who um trusted in me in casting a vote uh on my behalf. >> Very good. Thank you, Tom. Thank you for that. Michael, any old business? >> I do not, Mr. Chairman. >> I do not either. Uh, new business. Uh, we have some in um resignations from the Milford Cultural Council. >> And I'll start off with um dear Select Board. This is this is a letter from the uh Milford Cultural Council Chair Joanne Gogggins. Dear select board, Martin Mononttoya uh concluded his second term on the cultural council in February 2026 and will not be able to reapply for a year. We would
057like to thank uh Martin for his service. Um motion to accept this resignation. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we accept the resignation of Martin Mononttoya from the Milford Cultural Council. >> I would second that, Mr. Unanimous. And we all know Ricky that we send a little thank you note to all these individuals as well. >> It'll be back on. >> Right. And here's [clears throat] another one too um from Joanne, but it was uh from um Lena. No, Alana >> Alana Coats. Uh after a great deal of thought and unexpected changes to my schedule and family commitments, I have decided to resign from the cultural council. I have enjoyed my time on the council and hopefully I will be able to support the council at a later time. Signed, Elena. A
058motion to accept Elena Coat's uh resignation from the cultural council. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we accept the resignation of Elena Coats from the Milford Cultural Council. >> I would second that, Mr. Chairman. >> And I make that unanimous. And the third on the new business u is um a letter from um Lena uh I'm sorry Lena and it's from Joanne Gogggins who wrote the letter saying that um a resignation from EIE Moenzi and she he writes to Joanne saying that I am res resigning from Milford Cultural Council effective April 1st for the reason of moving from Milford. It was a privilege to serve with you and other council members for the last four years and wishing you all success in serving the people of Milford. Thank you. Eie Moenzi. Motion
059to accept Eie Winc's u resignation. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we accept the resignation of Ebie Moseni from the Milford Cultural Council. >> I would second that, Mr. Chairman. Make that unanimous. Um, next on the agenda is appointments uh from um the cultural council uh from Joanne Gogggins chair. Uh as the cultural council meeting of April 21st, 2026, the members unanimously voted to nominate the following residents for the select board consideration for appointment for a three-year term. and um Jerry Edins and Kathleen Neguera uh were um selected to be uh appointed by us by the cultural council. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we accept the resa accept the um recommendation from the Milford Cultural Council to nominate Jerry Edmonds and Kathleen Nguara to serve for three years
060on the board. I have a second chance. >> I make that unanimous as as well. Thank you. Uh, next on the agenda is a um an application from Luchia M. Santos for a 1-day beer and wine license for a wedding to be held at St. Mary's Parish Hall on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 from 3:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. >> Mr. chair and I I would make a recommendation that we accept the one-day beer and wine licens for St. Mary's Parish Hall for the wedding on May 23rd, 2026. >> Thank you. If we could just change the time to 11:00 p.m. >> Sure. >> Just to meet this just 8. >> Exactly. Thank you for that. >> No alcohol after 11 p.m. >> Exactly. And uh again that I make that unanimous and we fully support
061a family event in our community and we you know we wish the uh the future bride and groom much success and happiness. Uh next on the agenda is invitation to speak. None. Okay. Yeah. Uh any correspondents? >> No, Mr. Chair. >> I have none, Mr. Chairman. >> And we do have an executive uh session. Um, our executive session uh will be uh the town of Milford versus OMR Architects, Inc. in WISS Janie Elner Associates, Inc. with the Superior Court. Civil action number 2185 CV0000748 and to receive attorney client communication for legal advice regarding reasonable anticipation litigation or uh legal issues the disclose of which would compromise the um town's position. And we have another um executive session as well which we will be uh meeting uh in executive session to conduct contract negotiations with the
062director of municipal services. And this board will not be returning to open session. A motion to enter an executive session. >> Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we enter into executive session. >> I would second that, Mr. Chairman. >> And I make it unanimous. Roll call. I I motion is passed. We are now in executive session.