The temporary outdoor structures will allow selected restaurants to offer sit-down options during the pandemic. We re ecstatic, Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Ann Barnette said. Obviously we wish we would have gotten all 26 greenhouses we requested, but we re happy with 10 greenhouses and igloos. We will work with restaurant owners on how to distribute. We re grateful to the county.
Oakland County is providing five each of winterized greenhouses and igloos, as well as about 50 heaters and propane tanks and some sanitization stations as part of a more than $40,000 grant to the village to help businesses through the pandemic winter. Just before Christmas, the county distributed an additional $80,000 in CARES Act cash grants to Milford businesses.