Citizens for Milford

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The  Citizens for Milford Candidates Forum, which took place on March 19th, is now available!

You can also watch the forum on Milford TV on the following dates:

• Saturday, March 28 at 10:00 p.m.
• Monday, March 30 at 10:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.

THANK YOU Milford TV for providing both excellent sound services and video recording of the Candidates Forum!

School Committee Candidates answer questions from the audience during the 2015 Citizens for Milford Candidates Forum. L-R: John Erickson, Scott Harrison, Scott Vecchiolla, and Mike Walsh.

Citizens for Milford extends our sincerest gratitude to all the candidates who participated in this year’s Candidates Forum.

Anyone who missed the forum can watch the video recording on Milford TV and this website very soon; the schedule will be announced  as soon as it is released.

In the meantime, if you have any questions for the candidates, please contact them. You can find their email addresses and phone numbers on the Town Election page on this website.

Candidates Forum, March 19, 2015. Left to Right: Citizens for Milford Co-Chairmen
John Seaver and Steve Trettel. School Committee Candidates, Mike Walsh (at podium), John Erickson, Scott Harrison, Scott Vecchiolla.

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Citizens for Milford invites all Milford residents to attend its second annual Candidates Forum, which will feature candidates in Milford’s upcoming town election. The Candidates Forum will be held Thursday, March 19th in the Milford High School Davoren Auditorium. Candidates will be available to meet voters in the auditorium lobby starting at 6:30 p.m. The forum will start at 7:00 p.m. Citizens for Milford co-chairmen John Seaver and Steve Trettel will moderate the event.

“The forum provides an ideal opportunity for residents to meet the candidates and hear their ideas for Milford. We encourage all Milford voters to attend and ask the candidates their own questions,” stated  Trettel.

The forum will be video recorded and available for all to watch on Milford TV and from the Citizens for Milford website following the event.

The Town Crier is co-sponsoring the Candidates Forum. “As Milford’s local newspaper, delivered to all homes and businesses in town, the Town Crier is pleased to be co-sponsoring this event to encourage citizen participation in Milford’s town government,” said Publisher Alfred Holman.

For information about the candidates, click the TOWN ELECTION tab.

Citizens for Milford held its first public meeting of the new year on January 14th. Members updated attendees with the status of ongoing projects, shared news about upcoming events, and participated in an open discussion regarding other residents’ concerns, such as transportation for local seniors.

Events planned for 2015 include a Candidates Forum featuring the candidates in contested races in Milford’s upcoming Town Election and a Milford Beautification Day.

Read all about it in the meeting minutes, which you can download by clicking the MEETINGS tab. Our next public meeting will be April 8th. Please plan to join us!

Citizens for Milford invites all residents of Milford who are interested in working on projects that improve the community to attend our first public meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Granite Room of the Milford Town Library, located at 80 Spruce Street.

Agenda topics include the status of ongoing projects, as well as plans for our Candidates Forum in March, which will feature candidates in Milford’s 2015 town election.

In our inaugural year, Citizens for Milford hosted two Candidates Forums, organized volunteers to help plan new decorations for Main Street, and researched and published information  critical to area voters on our website. We hope you will join us on January 14th to hear what else we have planned for 2015! New members are encouraged to attend and share their concerns and ideas for additional projects.

The Milford Daily News recently reported that Milford Building Commissioner John Erickson has taken action against residences in violation of the town’s nuisance bylaw. Unsuccessful attempts to contact owners of property deemed unsightly or unsafe have been followed up with court action. Read more here.

Milford citizens are encouraged to contact the appropriate officials in Town Hall regarding derelict or unsanitary property conditions they see in town:

• If you see a property that seems to be  in a state of disrepair or that poses a safety hazard, please email your concern to Milford Building Commissioner Mr. John Erickson at jerickson@milfordma.com.
• If you see a property that seems to pose a public health hazard,  please email your concern to Milford Health Officer Mr. Paul Mazzuchelli at pmazzuchelli@townofmilford.com.

To see how Milford citizens voted in our recent November election,  click here.