Volume 19, Number 47
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Decision on town manager made ‘recently’ By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
Mayor Mark Kaczynski said Wednesday, Jan. 4, that the decision to pursue a separation agreement with Town Manager Denise McNair was made “very recently.” McNair signed the six-page agreement Tuesday night, Jan. 3, in a closed-door executive session. She has been
The Town Council voted 4 to 3 to approve the agreement, with Republicans favoring the move and Democrats opposing it. “It was brought to the council last night,” Kaczynski said. “Fairly recently we talked it over.” The agreement states, “Employee resigns from her employment with the Town on Jan. 31, 2017.” The town will
pay McNair $65,686, which equals six months of her annual salary. She had seven days to revoke the agreement. The council also voted unanimously Jan. 3 to appoint Public Works Director Jack Healy as the temporary Town Manager effective Feb. 1. Healy said he was asked by Kaczynski to take the position a week prior.
“It was a surprise to me,” Healy said. Healy said he had no discussions with the council or McNair before the call from Kaczynski. Democratic Councilor Rachel Rochette also was surprised by the change. She was not aware of the separation agreement between the town and McNair until
Town Manager Denise McNair will leave her position at the end of the month.
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Berlin train station: memories remain
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The historic red brick train depot destroyed by a fire last month is now only a memory to town residents.
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“My husband and I are deeply saddened by the loss of our historic train station. It was a Victorian gem,” said Barbara Coughlin in a letter that recently appeared in The Citizen.
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of many who mourned the loss of a station revered by generations of town residents. “For those of us who grew up with the station ever present, it was like losing a family friend,” said Lorraine Stub, Berlin Historical Society secretary. Recently the society started an online petition to advocate rebuilding the iconic station. Among the more than 40 sig-
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