Milford Independent Party Extends Parade Invite

The Milford Independent Party will be marching in this years Memorial Day Parade. Rocco Frank Chairman of the MIP Town Committee said: "The invitation to join was in fact an Honor and in remembrance and in respect to our Veterans we plan to let them know that while they were fighting abroad we were fighting locally. This, our first year, we invite everyone to join us in our march as a show of solidarity against those local elected leaders who have grown too powerful and too comfortable in their decades of Controversial leadership. This years Memorial Day is not only about fighting Tyranny abroad but fighting it right here domestically in our own back yard."

Please join the Independent Party by meeting us at 1:30P.M at Wasson Field. Look for our banner depicted in the photo on this blog and spread the word. We invite you, your family, your friends, and your co-workers. Even though we may have never met and you have yet to obtain the courage to believe in the words of great leaders who said "an injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere" we hope this one time you will set your apathy aside for this one special day.

Environmental Concerns Coalition Hosts Mayoral Debate

Milford's local recycling group, The Environmental Concerns Coalition, will be hosting a Mayoral debate this evening at 6:00 P.M. The meeting will be held at the Milford Library located at 57 New Haven Ave. For anyone who wishes to call for directions their telephone number is (203) 783-3304.

The debate will arrive on the news that Milford's statewide recycling record is purported to be the worst in the state of Connecticut. The ECC set out some years ago to try and bring reform to our city and introduce innovative programs like single stream recycling to our community.

Currently Milford recycles about 6% of its renewable waste as compared to other towns that recycle as much as 35%. Milford is also met with environmental challenges from our current contractors such as RESCO, and Recycling Inc.

Recycling Inc. currently had Zoning and Planning deny their application to expand their recycling facility on Oronoque Road. Their permit became the subject of controversy when Recycling Inc. intended to import renewable waste by barge, train, truck along the Housatonic River.

Local residents in the area especially those living at Caswell Cove objected to the hardship the added commercial traffic would bring through their neighborhood. Caswell Cove residents also saw their taxes double in recent years and are already having difficulty maintaining their property values.

Residents in the area said "We have a power plant to our right, a sewage treatment center to our left, high voltage power lines over our heads and freight trains that produce seismic tremors in our homes behind us. But the tax assessor says we are Direct waterfront and that is true we have a beautiful view on one side, however expansion of a recycling facility may be the ad-infinitum to this development it would just firm up the belief that there is no place for homes in the middle of heavy industry. I am looking forward to this debate this evening to see where we end up on renewable waste management."

The ECC also runs an environmental Blog, with public events and activities, it can be accessed by clicking HERE. The main ECC website can be accessed by clicking HERE.

Mirror Published Wrong Bulk Trash Pick Up Date

The Milford Mirror erroneously published the 2008 bulk trash pickup schedule in this week’s paper. The correct dates for bulk pickup in September are as follow:

If your trash is picked up on Tuesday, your bulk trash pickup will be Sept. 16.

If your trash is picked up on Thursday, your bulk trash will be picked up Sept. 23.

If your trash is picked up on Friday, your bulk trash will be picked up Sept. 30.

Monday’s bulk trash pickup has already taken place.

Look to next week’s Milford Mirror for a printed version of the 2009 bulk schedule.

Milford Oyster Fest Set To Launch

The 35th Annual Milford Oyster Festival will be held Rain or Shine on Friday August 14, 2009 from 5pm - 9pm and on Saturday August 15, 2009 from 10am - 6pm. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

This years event will be in the same location as last year, the Milford Green, and downtown waterfront. For full details about this upcoming event, including merchants, non-profits, amusements and cusine vendors visit the official Oyster festival website at www.milfordoysterfestival.org

Featured at the site are some really great pictures of past years events, including the one pasted at the top of this post.