[2] Milford became St. Louis County Executive on October 25, 1989[3] when Gene McNary, serving his fourth term in the position was appointed Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service by President George H. W.
[4] As county executive, Milford proposed that St. Louis International Airport be run by an independent authority, rather than the City of St.
[5] Little more than a year into his role as county executive, Milford decided to stand for re-election in November 1990.
Working with newly elected East St. Louis mayor Gordon Bush, Milford lent credibility to several re-development projects and thus helped to attract wary investors to the city.
[1] Milford continued to work to improve East St. Louis until at least 2003, commuting there from his home in Webster Groves, Missouri.