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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, […]

Summer is finally here, bringing high temperatures and humidity levels. See our tips on how to beat the summer heat below. The Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee is asking any resident or visitor for help in officially naming the park by completing a short survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VWDNVH6 The survey will remain open until June 14, 2019. […]

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 […]

The month of May kicks off our event season in a big way. Something is happening every weekend, so be sure to check out the details below. The Berlin Falls Park Advisory Committee is asking any resident or visitor for help in officially naming the park by completing a short survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VWDNVH6 The survey will […]

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 […]

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 Electric Receives National Recognition Reliable Public Power Provider Designation Renewed (April 2, 2019) — Berlin Electric has received the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) designation again from the American Public Power Association […]

2019 brings new activities and incentives for volunteers (April 1, 2019) – Every spring in the Town of Berlin, right around Earth Day, the Town sponsors Take Pride in Berlin Week and Berlin Clean-Up Day at Stephen Decatur, Henry and Berlin Falls Parks.  This year the Town is excited to announce new partnerships with 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 Hosts Worcester CARES Event Saturday Town of Ocean City providing free shuttle service from 130 Flower St. to BIS (March 25, 2019) — Berlin is hosting the second annual Worcester Community Access […]

03.20.19 Mayors Letter