Milford Eyes Waterfront Restaurant Downtown: Report

MILFORD, CT — Milford officials have been in negotiations with Milford Flotilla 73, Inc. about the possibility of the organization vacating the building it owns on Helwig Street in an effort to develop a waterfront restaurant overlooking Milford Harbor, the Milford Mirror reports.

The negotiations have been ongoing for the past six months. However, the flotilla owns the building which is appraised at $460,000 and leases city-owned land for $1 a year and 40 years remain on the lease. Milford officials say they won't force the flotilla out but hope to come to some sort of agreement, the Milford Mirror reports.

Milford officials say they'd like to see the land developed into a restaurant with dockside dining and the talks are ongoing.

According to its website: The purpose of the Auxiliary is to assist the Coast Guard:

• 1. To promote safety and to effect rescues on and over the high seas and on navigable waters
• 2. To promote efficiency in the operations of motorboats and yachts
• 3. To foster a wider knowledge of, and better compliance with, the laws, rules, and regulations governing the operation of motorboats and yachts.
• 4. To facilitate other operations of the Coast Guard

Additionally, "Flotilla 24-3 offers a number of Boating Courses including the 8 Hr Boating Safety Class required for a CT Safe Boating Certificate. Another course we offer is the Navigation, Charting and GPS class." "Flotilla 24-03 conducts marine patrols and search and rescue missions in Long Island Sound, educates the public via boating safety classes, and conducts vessel safety checks. These are just a few of the many missions the members of 24-03 undertake in serving their boating community, our state and our country."

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