Select Board Meeting: November 9, 2026

The Milford Select Board meeting on November 9, 2026, included the FY2027 tax-classification public hearing. The board adopted a residential factor of 0.8681 and voted not to adopt open-space, residential, or small-commercial exemptions. It acknowledged the town’s excess levy capacity, reported as approximately $5.52 million. Assessors reported taxable-value growth of 5.85% and discussed a historically used 1.58 tax shift; under that scenario, the average single-family tax bill would increase by about $336. No contract awards, bids, or vendor selections were identified.

The board also approved a police chief’s recommendation to designate two parking spaces at 19 Central Street as a 30-minute loading/unloading zone from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and approved a children-at-play/slow-children sign on Lantern Lane. Other business included a report on regional transit-service expansion efforts and traffic-safety grant funding; the transcript’s grant amount is garbled, so it cannot be stated reliably. The board approved permits for the Veterans Day parade and a Hanukkah menorah lighting at Draper Park. No procurement action was taken on the transit or grant items during this meeting.