Milford Recieves k From 'Nickel-Per-Nip' Program
(Image via Chris Dehnel/Patch Staff)MILFORD, CT — Milford received more than $66,000 from the state's "nickel per nip" surcharge program this past ...
(Image via Chris Dehnel/Patch Staff)MILFORD, CT — Milford received more than $66,000 from the state's "nickel per nip" surcharge program this past year.A state law passed last year placed a 5-cent surcharge on 50 ml "nip" alcohol containers. The 5-cents is collected by the state and distributed back to municipalities twice per year. The tax is intended to fund recycling programs and litter cleanup.More than 600,000 nips were sold in Milford between April 1 and Sept. 30 this year.The program generated more than $4.