Government · Board of Assessors
Berlin Assessors Finalize FY2027 Property Values
Berlin assessors finalized fiscal year 2027 property values and fielded a pointed public dispute over excise tax billing.
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The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
Government · Cultural Council
Cultural Council Reelects Officers, Adds New Roles
Berlin Cultural Council reorganizes, adds outreach roles, updates grant rules. The council voted unanimously to keep Chris Christensen Jr. as chair, with Valerie Clemente Crane continuing as treasurer, M.J.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Recommends New Member
Berlin's Conservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend an applicant, identified only as Michael, to fill a vacant seat on the five-member board.
Government · Cemetery Commission
Cemetery Panel Approves Minutes, $607 in Bills
The Berlin Cemetery Commission approved July minutes and $607.94 in monthly bills during a brief Aug. 18 meeting. Chairman Barry Eager and member Brenna Ewing conducted business without Clerk Robert H. Guild Jr., who also serves as cemetery superintendent and was out for a medical appointment.
Government · Board of Health
Board selects $26,000 landfill wall repair bid
Berlin Board of Health picks a $26,000 contractor to shotcrete an eroding landfill wall, over one member's doubts.
Government · Zoning Board
ZBA grants third Gates Pond hearing delay
The Berlin Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-0 to grant a third continuance of a Three Gates Pond Road special permit hearing after abutter notices again went out improperly.
Government · Energy Committee
Energy Committee Advances Library Lighting Retrofit
Berlin Energy Committee advanced an $8,000 library lighting retrofit while shelving a school energy grant for a second season. Chair Tim Wysocki and member Amy S. Grenier approved four months of backlogged minutes 2-0, the meeting's only formal vote.
Government · Agricultural Commission
Commission votes to seek garden repair estimates
The Berlin Agricultural Commission voted to seek repair estimates for a leaking plumbing tank in the garden shed and approved small reimbursements.
Government · Select Board
Berlin Select Board Hires Harrington Heap As Counsel
The Berlin Select Board approved a new town counsel and an accessibility housing swap at outgoing Town Administrator Jeff's final meeting.
Government · Community Preservation Act Committee
CPA Committee OKs $1,750 coalition dues
Berlin's CPA Committee reported it has signed a contract with MetroWest Collaborative Development to advertise the town's down payment assistance program.
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