Flag Fundraiser Is Very Successful
by Alex Brooks
The Berlin Town Board held a quiet meeting on July 9 while most of the Town was at the circus. Supervisor Jaeger reported that the new flag pole at the Municipal Complex had been erected, and it “came out nice.” He thanked the Highway Department for the work they did putting up the flag pole and pouring concrete for the base. [private]Jaeger also thanked the many members of the community who donated to the flag fund, and Tara Fisher for organizing the fund drive. Town Clerk Anne Maxon read the names of all the donors (except those who wished to remain anonymous), which are listed in the thank you ad on page 3. $1,120 was raised and Jaeger said, “We spent it all.” The flags were about $1,000 and the halyard and equipment used the rest.
The Board received a revised contract for a franchise for Charter Communications, after they asked for some changes the last time it was presented. Attorney Don Tate had revised the contract according to the Board’s wishes and Charter agreed to those changes, and the Board unanimously accepted the franchise agreement as revised.
The bills for Water District # 2 were reviewed and approved by the Town Board, and a document containing rules and regulations for the Water District was adopted by the Board, to comply with the wishes of the State Comptroller in his recent audit of the Water District. The Board added one provision to the regulations at the recommendation of Water Superintendent Jim Winn. This was a requirement that a backflow valve must be installed on all new installations or replacements of service lines into a residence. Winn said this is required by State law.
Highway
Jim Wynn said he had done some paving on part of Greene Hollow, Mill Street, Railroad Ave, and Maple Ave. He said he had Peckham come out and mill the existing pavement so that it could be recycled and less hauling of material was required. He completed all these projects before the parade and the circus came to Town.
Dogs
Dog Officer Doug Goodermote reported that an ongoing situation with a troublesome dog had ended up in court the night before. “I told them to tie the dog up, and they wouldn’t do it. So the Judge told them to tie the dog up,” said Goodermote. Goodermote also said the Fourth of July fireworks are causing dog problems, as a lot of dogs have run away because they were scared by the fireworks. He said he got most of them back to their owners, but he picked up one dog at the State Park, of which he said, “I don’t have a clue who it belongs to.” [/private]