The Berlin Daily Sun, Thursday, May 5, 2011

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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011

VOL. 20 NO. 29

BERLIN, N.H.

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Water Works gets approval for addition, new garage BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN – The planning board Tuesday night gave site plan approval to Berlin Water Works’ proposal to build an addition to its office building and construct a new maintenance garage at its Willow Street location. Representing Water Works, Jay Poulin, of HEB Engineering, said the project will include a 950-square foot addition to the back of the present office building. He said the addition will allow the building to meet handicap accessibility codes and provide some needed space. Customer service operations will be moved into the new space, right off a new main entrance. The new handicap accessible entrance will be on

the same side of the building as the former M&M garage that is now the property of Water Works. By relocating the main entrance, the project will improve traffic safety. Instead of backing out onto Willow Street as is currently the case, customers will go around a traffic island and drive into traffic. The current entrance will be reserved for use by department foremen. Because the main entrance is being moved, a big section of curb cut will be eliminated on Willow Street and replaced with granite curbing. Not only will the building be handicap accessible, but Water Works is also focusing on energy efficiency with new windows, doors, and added insulation. The site plan also call for replacing oil heat with pro-

pane. The current maintenance building, which is in poor condition, will be demolished and replaced with a prefab metal building. The orientation of the garage will be rotated 90 degrees on the lot. Poulin said Water Works wants to improve the appearance of the property and will do some landscaping. “We’re looking at the aesthetics of the entire property,” he said. Another goal of Water Works is to make the entire complex energy neutral by installing solar panels to generate enough power to offset energy usage. Poulin noted there are grant monies available for energy improvements that Water Works hopes to tap into for the project. see APPROVAL page 11

Help Michelle and dance the night away BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

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Michelle Naylor, of Gorham, hopes that a benefit dance at the West Milan Town Hall Saturday (starting at 8 p.m.) will help with the medical bills she faces because of her polycystic kidney disease and possibly help her find a kidney donor. She needs a kidney transplant as soon as possible. The 42-year-old mother of six is about at the end of her time when kidney dialysis will help. (GAIL SCOTT PHOTO)

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BERLIN— The Berlin Police Department is set to receive additional grant money to help fund its off highway recreational vehicle enforcement along the city’s connector trail. Deputy Chief Brian Valerino told the Berlin Police Commission Wednesday that

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GORHAM—If Michelle Naylor had her druthers, she would be planning to dance until the small hours this Saturday at the West Milan Town Hall where the Spring Road Band will be rocking from 8 p.m. on, with guest appearances by renowned fiddler and all around musician, Patrick Ross. Michelle will be there because she loves the music, but she doesn’t feel much like dancing these days. She has polycystic kidney disease. The dance is a benefit, designed to help Michelle with her medical expenses and to let more people know that she needs a kidney transplant as soon as possible.

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N.H. Highway Safety approved a $4,800 grant for OHRV enforcement for the department. The police department previously relied on funding from N.H. Fish and Game for OHRV enforcement but the pool of funds available has been shrinking. Valerino said he was happy to see these funds become available to fund OHRV enforcement.

He said the $4,800 would cover enforcement along the connector trail through the city rather than on the park trails. He added the majority of OHRV complaints come from the trail through the city. Commissioner Tony Urban pointed out that the grant funds are contingent on the staffing levels at the department remainsee OHRV page 7

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