The real History of Silver Sands State Park (SSSP) is as follows! Originally SSSP was a dumping ground for the City of Milford! When the Silver Sands Homeowners Association was formed ,two of our priorities was to address flooding and to close down the entire dumping area! Toxic chemicals and other waste were found on the property . Leaching chemicals into Long Island Sound! After much lobbying By the SSHA Milford State Senator (R) Tom Scott, (R) Rep. T J Casey and (R) Rep. Gerald Patton procured @$2.7 million dollars to fund SSSP. This money was used to study the effects of the flooding and the damage to the environment. Diversified Technologies of North Haven did a very good study of the problems. The final result was a Flood Control report and the beginning stages of a State Park! (D) Rep. And Speaker of the House Emeritus James Amann was able to increase funding for the SSSP to almost $8 million dollars! Recently the Glory Hogs in Hartford held a press conference at the SSSP to Brag about the importance of the Park , but they didn’t include or mention the people who were involved with bringing this beautiful Park into fruition! If you look closely into the marsh areas, you will see debris from the old landfill surfacing. Please enjoy this beautiful place and remember the hard work and sacrifices that were made by residents of Silver Sands Area.