Friday, April 3, 2015

"a partial solution to the issue of parking"

From the Downtown Partnership general meeting on Thursday, Milford Daily News writes about the update on the construction project by Town Administrator Jeff Nutting:

At the meeting, he presented an artistic rendering of the finished island in front of the Rome Restaurant on East Central Street. 
“The island gets smaller and really busy between the flagpole, the sign, the troth, the planters; in working with the Downtown Partnership, we plan to buy the planters and then surround them with stonework — similar to in front of the Town Hall,” he said. 
Business owners say a lack of parking is one of the major barriers preventing more people from shopping and eating in the downtown. 
Nutting believes he has found a partial solution to the issue of parking: Next month, he will deliver a proposal to the Town Council asking for the removal of the downtown meters in favor of two-hour parking. In addition, commuter rail passes will only be active from 5 a.m. to noon, freeing up spots that might otherwise be taken.

Continue reading the article in the Milford Daily News here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150403/NEWS/150408542/1994/NEWS

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