The Building Department only had to handle 5 permits per day in 2009.

How many folding metal chairs do you need to handle 5 permits per day? There are currently 5 chairs in front of the Building Office for people waiting to see a building official – with an average of two people sitting in the chairs during office hours.

A better question may be, how many people do we need working in the Building Department to handle 5 permits per day? The number 5 per day includes 4.7 permits per day for low cost electrical, plumbing, heating permits. The rest are new Residential (2.4 per month) and new Non-Residential (1.5 per month) permits.

This coming fiscal year we will have a bigger aggregate land use department with the addition of a director Lets make sure we get our monies worth.

Additionally, I urge all Milford taxpayers to take a closer look a the City Budget. It's your money.