Berlin discussing LIG cash use

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Impact fees are up and down.”

When it came to radios, Tyndall said the town could commit $125,000 to buy 20 of them, something that the town needed last year but ended up being a budget casualty.

Ideally, he said, the town needs 40 of them, but 20 is a good start.

“There is such a thing as too few because then you can’t use them,” he said.

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Another big goal for the town that could tie into casino revenue use is finally addressing West Street problems, an improvement project that town staff said could cost millions of dollars. While Green suggested the town start saving for addressing West Street, Tyndall suggested that the town could address it incrementally.

Tyndall said that the discussion for allocating casino funds will resume after budget work sessions are held.

The sub-headline of the Feb. 2 article on the last meeting of the Environment and Natural Assets Committee titled “Committee worries about loss of trees” blamed geese for damaging the shoreline around the south pond.

The Environment and Natural Assets committee did not say that in its meeting. With regard to the erosion along the shoreline, the committee says it is caused by rain, wind, runoff and other weather-related situations.

Concept 2 adds two additional outside lanes, one in each direction along Route 90. Concept 3 would widen Route 90 to provide a four-lane divided roadway. A new two-lane roadway would be constructed on the north side or south side of the existing roadway with an open median.