Volume 21, Number 25
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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Old train station site in limbo By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
Residents were devastated when fire gutted the historic train station on Depot Road in December. The local landmark, in the process of being restored when the fire occurred, was included in plans to create a transit-oriented development (TOD) around a new station, under construction 20 feet away, to service the $647 million Hartford Line com-
Debris from the winter demolition of the Berlin Train Station on Depot Road, seen here on Aug. 3.
See Station, A19
| Ashley Kus, The Berlin Citizen
Berlin looks to make town buildings handicap accessible Town Hall, Berlin Peck-Memorial Library and the police station, among other
“Some buildings go back to the ’60s and ’70s,” said Interim Town Manager and
Public Works Director Jack Healy. At a recent Town Council meeting, Healy spoke about looking to make the town more ADA compliant. Healy cited Town Hall, and the po-
lice station, library and Senior Center as having issues with handicap accessibility. Healy said a committee is in place to look at those issues. Recently, the Town Council agreed on funds for an eleva-
tor in the library and Community Center. Construction is expected to begin in the fall and will make the library ADA compliant. “Even handicap spots now See Buildings, A2
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