Milford Receives $2.5M from CT for Storm Preparedness

Good news Milford residents. The state of Connecticut has given Milford $2.5 million for several community projects to help the city prepare for a significant storm.

Here is a breakdown on where the money will be spent.

Milford, Essential Generator — $161,250: This project will provide 100% of the necessary power to conduct full shelter operations at Jonathan Law High School - including use of the cafeteria, kitchen, food storage, auditorium and classrooms - by connecting a new 200KW natural gas generator to the existing natural gas line.

Milford, Calf Pen Meadow/Beachland Avenue Resiliency — $638,250: This redesign and reconstruction will allow vehicles, pedestrians, and emergency responders clear access on a daily basis raising the road height of portions of Beachland Avenue between 1.5 and 2 feet above the daily high tide elevation and installing a self-regulating tide gate.

Milford, Bayview Beach Area Flooding Control — $1,326,150: This project will address road ponding and flooding by redesigning the Bayview Beach area drainage system. Flooding impedes first responders from performing standard emergency calls during storms or high tide and when the tide gates are closed. Flooding also prevents the public from accessing the beaches at high tide.

Milford, Milford Point Road Flooding Control — $301,537: The redesign and reconstruction project will raise the road height of Milford Point Road between 1.5 and 2 feet above the daily high tide elevation, giving vehicles, pedestrians, and emergency responders clear access.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy, alongside Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne Klein, today announced $30 million in grants for the restoration and resiliency to existing infrastructure in municipalities impacted by Super Storm Sandy.

“The damaging effects of storms along Connecticut’s shoreline are just a reality these communities must face,” said Governor Malloy. “With these grants, however, we can assist these municipalities and their cleanup efforts from the devastation of one of the most severe storms in Connecticut’s history, and help them to establish resiliency plans so they can be better prepared in the years ahead.”

Last year, the state was awarded a second tranche of funds in the amount of $66 million through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) program. The CDBG-DR program, administered by the Department of Housing, was established to assist the most impacted and distressed areas recover from Super Storm Sandy.

“Earlier this year, DOH disbursed nearly $32 million in several communities ravaged by recent storms. This second round of federal funding will build on the momentum started in rebuilding infrastructure projects,” said Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein. “It’s also helping these same cities and towns take measures that will diminish the impacts of future storms.”

The primary goal in allocating funding for the rehabilitation and resiliency of infrastructure is to restore a suitable living environment in disaster impacted communities by rehabilitating or reconstructing existing infrastructure and adding resiliency to minimize damage from future storm events.