MIFD is a legal municipality under the laws of the State of Connecticut. It encompasses all of the Island lying south of the gatehouse and an area just outside the gatehouse extending to the west, and north of Schoolhouse Road, as indicated on the included map. It is a part of the Town of Stonington.
MIFD
levies property taxes on real estate, motor vehicles and trailers to cover
costs for the following: fire protection, maintenance of roads and rights of
way (which MIFD is obligated to maintain under contract with MIPOA), trash
collection, maintenance of the Ice Pond, security and traffic control, flood or
erosion control system, and maintenance of recreation areas. Committees
appointed by the MIFD Board of Directors administer budgets and contracts for
these purposes. MIFD owns the park area located near the north end of the Ice
Pond.
All taxpayers owning property with an assessed value of $1,000 or more, as well
as electors of the Town of Stonington residing in the District, are eligible to
vote at annual and special meetings.