Board defers vote on East Milton firehouse bids

Select Board · Meeting of August 31, 2026

Milton's Select Board heard three rival bids for the East Milton Fire Station but took no vote on awarding the town-owned building. Developer Kyle Harish pitched a $900,000 purchase plus $2 million rehab for a restaurant concept, while Coastal Medical Transportation Systems, Milton's EMS provider, offered to buy or lease the building before its temporary DPW arrangement expires September 29. Attorney Gordon Glass proposed a mixed-use redevelopment with a four-season atrium on behalf of Milton Fire LLC.

Coastal's Mark Contardo said, "How do we continue to service the town if we don't have a home?" The board agreed to defer a proposed bylaw change on Town Meeting debate limits to a future Town Meeting rather than the October 19 Special Town Meeting, and by unanimous 5-0 roll calls appointed Glen Hoffman, Christine Stanton, Benjamin Zoll and three new Bicycle Advisory Committee members.

In the full story:

• Public Comment: Gile Road, Labouré and Canton Avenue Safety
• Warrant Committee Input on Previous-Question Bylaw
• East Milton Fire Station: Three Competing Visions
• Labouré College: Planning Ahead of an Acquisition Decision
• Special Town Meeting Warrant and the Previous-Question Article
• Committee Reports
• Appointments and Licenses
• Town Administrator's and Chair's Reports
• Public Comment Response and Future Agenda
• Executive Sessions
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,355 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of August 31, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.