Active Projects

 Active Projects

Here is an overview of some of the active projects the Town is working on. Click on any link below to jump to a more detailed description of the project.

Route 13/Emerson Road/Armory Road Intersection Improvements

The Town was awarded $360,000 in  federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant funding which combined with $90,000 approved as local matching requirements will be applied to signalization and left-turning lane improvements at this congested intersection. The Town anticipates to release a Request for Qualifications to solicit engineering consulting services late this summer pending receipt of final paperwork  from the NH DOT.
Intersection and Signalization Project:   Request for Qualifications                Project Overview 

Brox Properties

This past March the Board of Selectmen entered into option agreements with Eecotech Capital Partners, LLC (doing business as The Andover Consulting Group) of Bedford, New Hampshire, for the purchase of the former police station site on Elm Street and the Town-owned BROX parcels that are zoned for industrial and commercial uses.

Commerce and Community District

The agreement between Board of Selectmen and Eecotech Capital Partners, LLC for the Brox Properties requires the Planning Board to work with the TIF District Advisory Board and Eecotech to develop a new Zoning Overlay District for the Brox properties and surrounding lands, to expand the allowed uses and implement an expedited Land Use review process for the 2012 Ballot. The Planning has named the proposed new overlay district the Commerce and Community District and completed a draft for Town Vote on March 13th! The Planning Board and Community Development Staff were at the Pumpkin Festival and Souhegan Valley Expo discussing the draft and soliciting feedback from the public. They hosted public hearings in December and January . Please tune into Granite Town Media on channel 21 for the public hearings or the first Community Conversation public broadcast. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Commerce and Community District:  Draft Ordinance     Flyer       Map       Intro Video

West Elm Corridor Overlay District

The Land Use Subcommittee of the Economic Development Advisory Council (EDAC)  has been working closely with the Planning Board in an effort to plan for revitalizing  the West Elm Street corridor stretching from Granite Town Plaza to the Wilton town line by developing a West Elm Corridor Overlay District. The corridor consists of businesses, industries, residences, agriculture and vacant lands zoned for commercial and industrial uses, and is seen as having significant potential for additional mixed-use development and redevelopment. In order to develop guidelines that reflect what the citizens and business community of Milford desires, the Subcommittee developed a Visual Preference Survey (survey answer sheet) which was presented to a large group or property and business owners in the proposed district, to several town boards and commissions, and the general public through the month of June. The results are available here. 

The results of the survey were utilized to develop guidelines that reflect the input of both the business community and residents, to be placed on the 2012 Ballot, complimenting the proposed Commerce and Community District and promoting economic development in west Milford. The proposed West Elm Street Gateway District (a zoning overlay district) is available online or at the Office of Community Development. Public Hearings were held in December and January. please come to a meeting or join us on Granite Town Media (channel 21) at 6:30.

E911 Compliance and Re-addressing

Staff has scheduled two public input and listening sessions for those residents that may be affected during the initial phase of renaming and naming roadways. The dates of these sessions are Wednesday, August 24 at 6:30 pm and Friday, August 26, at 7:00 am. The intent of the evening and morning sessions is to give opportunity for residents to ask questions and let us know their ideas, while accommodating varying work schedules. In total, 153 households may have their addresses affected by the initial phase of updating.  More...

Dam Feasibility Study

The Souhegan River has been an integral part of Milford even prior to its incorporation in 1794.  Over the years the citizens of Milford have utilized this waterway for fishing, pre-industrial power for mills, and a multitude of recreational activities including swimming and boating.

Osgood Pond Reclamation

Town staff continues to meet with the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) project team to determine the best methodology and associated cost for the Osgood Pond Reclamation project. Although discussed for many years and subject to federal funding delays and local concerns, the dredging of the Pond to reclaim it as a significant natural and recreational resource as identified in the Town’s Master Plan remains a viable project. The ACOE has developed a methodology to pump dredged material from the Pond to the BROX property which will provide rich organic material for wetland restoration and tens of thousands of cubic yards of material to reclaim areas identified for future recreational fields. If the project is determined to be financially feasible, both the dredging of the Pond and the material for future fields will be of great benefit. Town voters, in support of the project over the past fifteen years, have set aside almost $100,000 in a special purpose fund towards the Town’s 35% matching funds requirement for the project. Additional study is continuing to determine the full cost and financial feasibility of the project.

South Street Improvements

The long anticipated start of construction on South Street Improvements, funded by federal Transportation Enhancement and Special Purpose transportation funds and local matching funds continues to be a high priority. The project, which encompasses the stretch of South Street from Union Square southerly to the railroad right-of-way, includes widening a portion of South Street, undergrounding utilities from Union Square to the First Church of Christ Scientist, relocating overhead utility lines away from the curb from the Church to the railroad, and new sidewalks on both sides of the street, is complicated by complex utility design and easement negotiation. It is currently anticipated that preliminary work will begin Spring 2012.

Hotel Feasibility Study

For years the question has asked as to “Milford needs a hotel, why don’t we have one?”  This past February the Board of Selectmen, at the request of the Economic Development Advisory Council (EDAC) authorized EDAC to pursue the work necessary to determine the feasibility of recruiting a lodging facility to Town. A subcommittee of EDAC, working with this Office, has embraced the project, and with the generous donations of several local businesses has obtained matching funds to hire a respected consulting firm in the hospitality industry to prepare a preliminary feasibility study to determine if Milford has the market, demand, and location for a lodging facility. The subcommittee, in its due diligence talking with experienced developers, found that this type of preliminary study is an essential first step. The study was completed in August of 2011 and is available at the Office of Community Development.