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Berlin Fire Dist. Vehicle Purchase Approved

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by David Flint
It was a pretty sparse turnout, 53 voters, especially compared with last week’s vote on purchasing the Berlin Lumber property in which 323 people voted, but those residents of Berlin Fire District #1 who did come out on Tuesday voted two to one to approve the purchase of a new fire truck and a new ambulance.  The tally was 35 in favor and 18 opposed.
The vote authorizes the purchase of an ambulance and a tanker-pumper, the total cost of which is estimated to be $398,000. District reserve funds up to $39,880 can be used toward the purchase with the rest being financed either by issuance of a serial bond or by an installment purchase contract.

Letter To The Editor – Watch Out!

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To the Editor:
This is a warning to everyone who has a phone with Fairpoint – check your long distance calls carefully. I had six calls on my recent bill that were to disconnected phones in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina and New York. When I called the phone company they said they are having trouble in my area, which leads me to believe that I am NOT the only person overcharged and that I would not be refunded unless I called.
Doris S. Cox
Dutch Church Road, Berlin

Neighborhood Barbecue To Benefit The Oswalds

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On August 6 there will be a Center Berlin Neighborhood Barbecue at Mapledale Farm on Green’s Brook Road. The $10 ticket will get customers pulled pork, chicken, hot dogs, salads, desserts and beverages. Children’s tickets are $5 with a $30 family maximum.  Proceeds from the barbecue will go to Tim and Tina Oswald to help defray medical and other bills related to Tim’s recent chainsaw accident.
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Berliners Approve Referendum; May Be Too Late

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by David Flint
The vote was a complete turnaround from the statement made by taxpayers last December. Then voters in the Town of Berlin rejected the proposal to acquire the Berlin Lumber site by a margin of over 60%. This past Monday close to 60% of the voters approved the plan to use up to $499,500 from the Capital Reserve Fund to purchase the property for a municipal center. The tally was 186 votes in favor versus 137 negative votes.
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Berlin Town Board Action – A Vote On Principle

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by Kieron Kramer
At the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, July 8, Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger reported fully on the workshop that was held two weeks earlier on June 24 because, he said, a resolution was passed and minutes were recorded. Jaeger usually gives a full report on the workshops, and there are always some items of interest that occur at the workshop.
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To Buy Or Not To Buy; Berliners Face An Important Choice

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by Kieron Kramer
On Monday, July 19, Berliners will go to the polls to vote on whether to authorize the Berlin Town Board to use up to $495,500 of the Capital Reserve Fund to purchase the Berlin Lumber property in Cherry Plain for use as a municipal center. In a similar referendum last December 14, Berliners rejected the Berlin Lumber purchase by a 210 to 131 vote. At that time the purchase price was $569,000. The price reduction of $73,5000, which would finance the lion’s share of the renovations needed at the site, prompted a petition with 106 signatures calling for another referendum which was presented to the Board at the May Town Board meeting.
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