[0:08] Good evening. Welcome to the Milford
Select Board meeting of March 9th,
[0:14] 6:00 p.m. in room 3 of Town Hall. Um, we
did have an executive session
[0:20] that we held at 5:00 p.m. We will be
going back into executive session at the
[0:26] conclusion of the regularly scheduled
meeting.
[0:31] and I will announce that when we come to
the close of the regular session.
[0:36] Uh first item, gentleman, signing of the
warrant. Mr. Chair, I make a motion we
[0:40] sign the warrant, please.
>> And I would second that, Mr. Chairman.
[0:43] » That is unanimous.
Next item on the agenda is approval of
[0:47] the regular session minutes of February
26th, 2026. A motion to approve regular
[0:54] session minutes uh dated February 26th,
2026. I would second that, Mr. Chairman.
[1:00] » And that is unanimous. The next item is
the approval of the executive session
[1:04] minutes of February 26. Motion 2026.
>> Motion, Mr. Chair, to approve the
[1:09] executive session minutes of February
26, 2026.
[1:13] » And I would second that, Mr. Chairman.
>> That's unanimous.
[1:17] The first uh we have public hearings.
The first public hearing is National
[1:21] Grid in Verizon, New England concerning
a pole relocation on Birch Street. And I
[1:28] believe we have a representative on
Zoom. Right.
[1:32] » Got Thomas Carly.
>> Carley.
[1:34] » Mr. Carly.
>> Hello. Can you guys hear me?
[1:38] » Yes, we can.
>> Okay.
[1:41] » What are you trying to accomplish?
>> All right. So, this is a midspan pole.
[1:47] It's going to go east of existing pole
24 on Bert Street. And this is just a
[1:52] pole. Uh so we can install a recloser
which is just um system improvement.
[1:59] Um it kind of it's a device that just
helps limit outages pretty much
[2:10] and they did give us all the
information. Any questions? Uh
[2:12] » I have no questions, Mr. Chair. The only
thing, you know, like I say, if you need
[2:16] a motion.
>> Yes, Michael. Any questions?
[2:19] » No questions at all, Mr. Chair.
>> Motion, please. And yeah, this is a
[2:22] public hearing and we have no
>> Oh, that's it. Is there anyone here that
[2:25] would like to speak to this particular
item? This is a public hearing. Thank
[2:28] you, Paul.
>> Thank you.
[2:29] » There's no one in the audience, anyone
online that wants to speak to this
[2:34] particular matter.
>> No one online. No one in the
[2:37] » See no one. Could I have a motion?
>> A motion, Mr. Chair, that I uh move that
[2:40] the select board approve National Grid
Verizon New England uh petition as
[2:44] presented by uh Mr. Thomas Carley and is
described in the petition uh to the
[2:49] Milford Board of Select.
>> I would second that, Mr. Chairman.
[2:53] » And that's unanimous. The next item is
Central Gas Market Inc. concern an
[2:58] amendment to the package to wine and
malt beverages. That's going to be put
[3:02] off to another meeting.
>> Oh, Mr. Collie, we are all set, sir.
[3:09] » All set. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.
>> You're welcome.
[3:12] » And that item is going to be put off to
another meeting. Uh they're pulling
[3:15] together some paperwork uh from the
Secretary of State. Um we do not have
[3:20] any scheduled appointments. Town
Administrator's report.
[3:23] » Just one item, Mr. Chair. Um I've been
advised by Jen Ward, youth center
[3:27] director. She's been informed by Scott
Martin, senior. He's the executive
[3:31] director and of strategic initiatives of
the Hakamark area YMCA. The youth center
[3:37] is now the recipient of the Burnon
Family Branch Red Triangle Award. This
[3:42] award recognizes organizations and
individuals for their partnership and
[3:46] support of programs and activities of
the YMCA meeting the changing needs of
[3:51] our community. It is for the work
Milford and Franklin did together with
[3:55] remote learning during CO for children
in Milford to more present-day
[3:59] collaborations on tournaments and child
protection. The YMCA in Franklin is
[4:04] acknowledging the Milford Youth Center
as an organization they are proud to
[4:08] partner with and wanted this recognition
to shine on our youth center. For your
[4:12] information, the award will be presented
at the YMCA's annual meeting to be held
[4:16] on Tuesday, May 12th, beginning at 5:00
p.m. at Lake Pearl. Uh, all award
[4:21] winners received their award during the
event. All three of you gentlemen will
[4:25] be invited. And I want to congratulate
Jen and her entire staff uh for
[4:29] receiving this prestigious award. And
that's all I have tonight, Mr. Chairman.
[4:33] Thank you, Rick. Thank you, Rick.
I do not have any old business unless
[4:39] you gentlemen have something to raise.
Sher, I do not
[4:41] » have anything, Mr. Chairman. Under new
business, uh we have the Milford Council
[4:45] on Aging concerning an appointment
[4:52] and it's a email from Dino Debat
um asking us to appoint Michelle Kramer
[5:02] to the council on aging. Um she's highly
qualified. She has a master's degree in
[5:07] social work. She's also the director of
social services at Countryside for over
[5:12] 30 years and she's replacing Paul
Gallagha. Uh Paul served on the council.
[5:18] I I serve on the council. Paul served on
the council for many years as and he
[5:23] made stay at the senior center. He just
having some personal difficulties
[5:29] uh healthwise.
So, if we could uh have a motion to
[5:33] appoint Michelle Kmer and to uh thank
Paul for his services. Sure. A motion,
[5:40] Mr. Chair, uh to appoint uh Michelle
Kramer as recommended by the chair of
[5:45] the uh council of aging as well as the
other committee members uh and to
[5:50] appoint u Michelle Kramer to the council
of aging and also thank you for the
[5:55] services of uh Mr. Gallagher.
>> And I will second that, Mr. Chair.
[5:59] » That is unanimous. Thank you to Mr.
Gallagher.
[6:03] » And that is unanimous.
Um invitation to speak.
[6:09] » I know we have there. Yeah.
[6:14] » Good afternoon.
>> Say your name just for the record,
[6:17] please.
>> Uh my name is Cairo Barlo.
[6:21] » Welcome.
>> I am a student who lives in Milford and
[6:25] this is a part of my civics project on
local government. I'm here to share a
[6:29] proposal on reforms to the MWRTA's Route
14. While the route connects some
[6:35] central, commercial, and residential
areas of our town, well, it lacks
[6:39] coverage to many essential parts in our
town. The route also leaves many gaps
[6:43] and stops within walking distance,
resulting in a lack of transit use by
[6:47] students, elderly, and those without
cars. I put together a short proposal,
[6:52] which I'll hand out now.
[6:59] Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. Thank you.
[7:08] This proposal suggests new targeted
stops in highdensity residential and
[7:13] commercial areas while simultaneously
closing gaps between stops and
[7:17] connecting more residents to other parts
of town. These stops should increase
[7:21] accessibility to Milford's public
transit system drastically, giving a
[7:26] reliable source of transit throughout
town to those in need. These are
[7:29] designed to only minimally tweak the
current route and avoid fair increases.
[7:34] I request this proposal be forwarded to
the proper channels and considered by
[7:37] the town of Milford and MWRTA staff for
review. Are there any questions?
[7:46] I have forwarded the proposal to the
Metro West Regional Transit Authority.
[7:50] Have you met with them yet? They did
offer to meet. Uh did they set something
[7:53] up or not?
>> Uh we are in the midst of setting.
[7:56] » Okay. So, they're more than willing to
meet. Uh go through the proposal. I read
[8:00] the proposal. It's obviously very well
prepared, very well researched. You
[8:04] should be commended for that.
Absolutely.
[8:06] » So, um but it is in their hands.
>> Hopefully, you can get a one-on-one
[8:10] meeting officer.
>> Yeah. Just a couple of things, please.
[8:13] Well, thank you. Uh anyway, thank you so
much for this. Again, it's a pretty darn
[8:17] uh good project that you're doing for uh
civics, I'll tell you. Uh and and I
[8:21] congratulate you on that. Like Rick
said, again, the proposal focuses on
[8:25] enhancing the mobility of residents who,
you know, don't have a vehicle, who um
[8:30] handicapped some way, shape, or form.
and and and again that gives an
[8:34] opportunity to make um this whole route
14 more functionable and accessible yes
[8:43] » to some of the people who won't be able
to have it and um again I really
[8:47] appreciate this this is very thoughtful
of you and um uh pretty good for a
[8:53] military high senior right thank you
>> thank you so much
[8:59] » thank you Mr. Chairman Tyro, I just want
you to know that I'm actually the board
[9:03] representative on the MW
RTA. So, I'll work closely with Mr.
[9:09] Balani and the MWRTA
to follow through, make sure that they
[9:14] do in fact have this and, you know,
we'll report back on, you know, where
[9:19] they are and where we are with working
on this. But greatly appreciate you
[9:22] putting this and bringing this to our
attention and I I promise you that I
[9:27] will work on it.
>> Thank you so much.
[9:28] » Okay. Thank you. It's a lot of work in a
two-page manual.
[9:33] » No question.
>> Thank you very much.
[9:35] » To know that you should be within a
quarter of a mile
[9:40] um 5 minute walk. It take me a lot more
than 5 minutes nowadays. But um for the
[9:46] average person, uh I think you're
correct that it's what's reasonable. And
[9:52] also if we better serve the public
that's why we brought the uh service
[9:58] here to Milford to begin with uh wasn't
mandated on the on this town. So um then
[10:06] can we send a copy of that Rick to plan
still Brian has a copy also.
[10:11] » He does. Yes. Okay. Yeah. I copied him
in he still is doing uh great work and
[10:16] and also being a liazison to the MWR.
Brian's a liaison and he's also the town
[10:23] committee that works with MWRTA. So, um
I'm sure that he'll be president.
[10:29] Michael
>> um
[10:31] » he he was more than willing to attend
also. Yeah.
[10:33] » Yep.
>> And is that something Rick that they
[10:36] would come out here and
>> I believe she the name is escaping me
[10:40] but yes they would come out here. We
could have a room this room or some
[10:44] other room where they could meet. Yes.
No problem. I can coordinate that.
[10:48] » Okay. Good. So, very similar to when we
put the um the bus stop, you know, at
[10:53] the grocery store,
right? Great jobs.
[10:57] » Yeah.
>> Okay.
[10:59] » Thank you very much.
>> Thank you.
[11:01] » Thank you very much for coming in.
>> Thank you.
[11:03] » Have a good one.
>> You too.
[11:04] » You too.
>> Have any correspondence, gentlemen?
[11:09] » No, Mr. Chair. I do not
>> I do not, Mr. Chairman.
[11:12] » And with that, we will be going back
into executive session. The executive
[11:16] session uh for the record uh as far as
this meeting being taped is Maguire
[11:23] versus the town of Milford was the
superior court civil action number 2285
[11:28] CV 0114D
[11:33] to receive attorney client
communications of legal advice regarding
[11:37] reasonably anticipated litigation or
legal issues the disclosure of which
[11:41] would compromise the town's position. Do
I have a motion? A motion to chair.
[11:47] » I have a second that, Mr. Chairman.
>> That unanimous roll call.
[11:50] » I
>> I
[11:51] » And I We're into executive session.
Thank you very much for tuning in this
[11:55] evening. And if you have any questions,
please reach out to the town
[11:59] administrator.
Gentlemen, thank you. Goodbye.