WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 76
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Council approves more than $34 million PILOT for Berlin Station at special meeting BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN — “This is one of the biggest events in the city in my lifetime. Now, if we can just cross the finish line.” Those were the words of Mayor Paul Grenier after the city council unanimously approved a 22 year PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement with Berlin Station LLC. The agreement promises $34 million in revenue over the life of the agreement, and the possibility of more — with 15 percent of the profits of the sale of up to 100,000 Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) annu-
ally promised to the city starting in 2019. There’s one catch, the agreement only becomes effective if a financial closing on the biomass plant planned for the former Burgess paper site happens prior to Sept. 1. The city council took less than 15 minutes to okay the deal at a special meeting on Monday night, voting 7-0 in favor, with councilor Mark Evans absent. Grenier noted that the contract was the culmination of a year’s work of work and would offer the city reliable remuneration without the hassle of utility assessing, annual appeals or other variables. The agree-
ment is contingent only on the financial closing and viability of the purchase power agreement (PPA) for the life of the contract. If the PPA is terminated, the agreement for the PILOT ends and if renegotiations are unsuccessful the property would be taxed under the normal assessment process. Grenier added that the PILOT had the stamp of approval from the city’s utility assessor and the city’s attorney. Once the motion to approve the agreement — put forth by councilor Mike Rozek — passed the vote of council, Grenier added, “this see PILOT page 7
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Matt Laflamme shoots off his rocket at the final session of the STEM-Health Camp at the White Mountain Community College Friday. l to r, Cassandra Hartshorn, Josey Adams, Nicholas Perry, Hunter Desilets, Gavin Demers, Aiden Blair, Matt Laflamme, Chris Dumaine (behind Matt), rocket instructor Daniel Caron. (GAIL SCOTT PHOTO)
The STEM is the flute BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN—Would the 12 students who attended the STEM-Health camp at the White Mountain Community College July 18-22 sign-up again for next year’s camp? “Yes!,” said Max Mayerson, whose favorite part of the week was building robots with legos. “Yes!,” said Chris Dumaine, whose
favorite part of the week was building and learning to play a guitar that he could keep. “Probably,” said Matt Laflamme, for whom the Lego robotics session was a favorite. “Yes,” said Taylor Fortin, who thought building a robotic claw with Lego’s was pretty interesting. see STEM page 6
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