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TWEAK OUR PEAK ALERT FOR TOWN OF BERLIN ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE For Information Contact: Town Administrator Laura Allen 410-641-2770 info@berlinmd.gov Berlin Issues Tweak Our Peak Alert Customers asked to reduce electric usage from 2 PM to 7 PM on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 through Wednesday, July 3, 2019  (July 1, 2019) — Due […]

TOWN OF BERLIN, MARYLAND Office of the Mayor Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: Town Administrator Laura Allen 410-641-2770 info@berlinmd.gov Berlin Reschedules Brief Electric Outages Repairs to Critical Equipment Needed (July 1, 2019) — Berlin Electric has rescheduled two town-wide outages on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 12:30 a.m. and Friday, July 12, […]

TWEAK OUR PEAK ALERT FOR TOWN OF BERLIN ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE For Information Contact: Town Administrator Laura Allen 410-641-2770 info@berlinmd.gov Berlin Issues Tweak Our Peak Alert Customers asked to reduce electric usage from 2 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, June 27, 2019 through Friday, June 28, 2019 (June 26, 2019) — Due […]

TOWN OF BERLIN, MARYLAND Office of the Mayor Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: Town Administrator Laura Allen 410-641-2770 info@berlinmd.gov Higher Rates Eliminate Borrowing from the General Fund  (June 25, 2019) — Town of Berlin water and sewer rates are increasing effective July 1st. “Water rates are increasing 5 percent and sewer rates […]

TOWN OF BERLIN, MARYLAND Office of the Mayor Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: Director of Economic & Community Development Ivy Wells 410-629-1722 iwells@berlinmd.gov Reader’s Digest lists Berlin as an up and coming Town in their latest issue.  (June 25, 2019) —The Town of Berlin, a community of about 4,500 residents near the […]

TOWN OF BERLIN, MARYLAND Office of the Mayor Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: Town Administrator Laura Allen 410-641-2770 info@berlinmd.gov Berlin Postpones Planned Electric Outages Forecasted Thunderstorms Cause Delay in Scheduled Work  (June 17, 2019) — Berlin Electric canceled two town-wide outages planned for Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 12:30 a.m. and Thursday, […]

TOWN OF BERLIN, MARYLAND Office of the Mayor Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: Town Administrator Laura Allen 410-641-2770 info@berlinmd.gov Berlin Schedules Brief Electric Outages Repairs to Critical Equipment Needed (June 10, 2019) — Berlin Electric has scheduled two town-wide outages on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 12:30 a.m. and Thursday, June 20, […]

Updated message from the Mayor regarding the increases to taxes and fees. FY 20 – Property tax increase to .80 cents (18%). FY 21 – Property Tax rate To Be Determined (TBD) in next budget cycle (Single digit percentage increase likely). The .80 cent property tax rate equals: $200,000 of assessed value / $1,640 total […]

Town Attorney David Gaskill researched a question that was asked at last night’s Council meeting. At the meeting last evening, the question was posed by Mr. Jim Hoppa as to whether the Budget Ordinance, if passed by the Mayor and Council, could be brought to referendum by the citizens of the Town of Berlin. Section […]

4-22-19 REASONS FOR PROPERTY TAX AND WATER UTILITY FEE INCREASES There is no one cause, but there are multiple reasons that the Mayor and Council are considering increases in the Town’s property tax rates and water utility rates. These can be summarized under three different topics. SEWER SYSTEM UPGRADE DEBT RETIREMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT […]