Government · Council on Aging
COA Approves $2,500 for Office Computer Upgrade
The Berlin Council on Aging approved up to $2,500 for new office computer equipment and canceled its November meeting, combining it with a December session.
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Government · Planning Board
Board advances zoning rewrite, takes no votes
Berlin Planning Board advanced a zoning bylaw overhaul without taking any substantive votes.
Government · Board of Assessors
Assessors Vote 3-0 to Rehire Tax Assessor
Berlin's Board of Assessors voted unanimously to rehire Linda Berisha as full-time tax assessor despite a resident's objection. Chair Kevin Pond, member Roger Bradley and board member Jennifer Pike voted 3-0 to end Berisha's consultant status and reinstate her full time.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Panel Plans $100,000 Accessible Trail Bid
Berlin's Conservation Commission moved toward a $100,000 Community Preservation Act request for an accessible trail at Lyman Road. The commission appointed member Adrian AJ Moses Jr. to the town's Community Preservation Committee through June 2028, approved unanimously by voice vote.
Government · Board of Health
Berlin Health Board grants three septic variances
Berlin's Board of Health voted unanimously three times to approve Title 5 septic variances, including one for the historic 1870 Building, Lindsay House and First Parish Church cluster on Woodward Avenue.
Government · Town Meeting
Berlin Votes $227,000 From Reserves, Not Taxes
Berlin special town meeting voters shifted a $227,000 mid-year budget fix from property taxes to the town's General Stabilization Fund after competing floor amendments.
Government · Select Board
Select Board previews $227,000 warrant request
The Berlin Select Board previewed nine Special Town Meeting warrant articles, including a $227,000 supplemental budget tied to staffing failures discovered after the former town administrator left.
Government · Cultural Council
Cultural Council sets Nov. 19 date to award grants
The Berlin Cultural Council previewed 22 grant applications for its 2027 funding cycle and set its next meeting for November 19, when it will decide the awards.
Government · Zoning Board
ZBA continues disability campus hearing to Nov. 18
Berlin's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a hearing on a 29-acre vocational campus for adults with disabilities to November 18 after neighbors pressed on traffic and wells.
Government · Agricultural Commission
Agricultural Commission approves $225 irrigation repair
Berlin's Agricultural Commission approved $225 for community garden irrigation repairs and several smaller reimbursements.
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