On Monday, November 24, 2025, Milford City Council will decide on three different land use requests that have stirred controversy in the community. Some have been approved by other city entities while others have not.
The first is Carlisle Lane LLC, a townhome and garden apartment community that would add 39 townhouses and one single family home on Truitt Avenue. The Board of Adjustment granted multiple waivers related to lot size and plot lines within the floodplain several months ago. However, the Planning Commission recommended denial of several of these requests, ultimately denying the project completely. In order for City Council to override the decision by the Planning Commission, three-quarters of council must vote to do so.
Residents who live near the property are in favor of the application, but others in town have expressed concerns during previous public hearings. The applicant hoped to offer affordable housing rather than apartments which the land is already zoned to accommodate.
“Let’s be clear, this is not in the floodplain, it is in the flood way, where the water is the highest and moves the fastest,” Julie Morris, who has given addresses on Cedar Beach Road and on East Street, said. “FEMA makes it clear that there is a 36 percent chance of flooding over a 30-year mortgage. If you look on Zillow today, there are over 100 homes for sale in Milford, so we don’t have a shortage of homes, we have a shortage of homes under $200,000.”
Council will also decide on the annexation of lands in a revocable trust held by Pamela Thompson. The property is in Shawnee Acres and the annexation was at the request of the property owner in order to connect the property to city septic. According to city and county regulations, when city septic is adjacent to a property, the property owner may request annexation into the city in order to connect rather than repair a failing septic system. The request is only for one lot in Shawnee Acres and would not impact the entire development.
Although this is a routine request, social media comments by community members who do not live in the development have caused concern among Shawnee Acres residents who are not interested in annexation. The annexation committee has recommended approval.
The final application is for 609 Walnut LLC for approval to build six duplexes and two single family homes on land located on North Walnut Street between Northeast Sixth and Northeast Seventh Street. Planning and Zoning approved the request at a meeting on November 18.
All three applications will have a public hearing before council votes on them. There is also a public comment period during the first 15 minutes of every meeting, but council asks that anyone commenting on an agenda item with a public hearing not speak during the public comment portion.
The meeting will be held at City Hall in Council Chambers at 6 PM. It is also available online. The link to the meeting can be found on the meeting agenda here. Those watching online are able to speak during public hearings by using the raise your hand feature when asked to do so.
