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City Council Meeting

April 6, 2026 · Berlin, NH
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-04-06 (PDF)
Retrieved April 25, 2026 from www.berlinnh.gov ↗
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Attendees

Mayor Cone (Mayor)
Councilor Korzen (Councilor)
Councilor Morency (Councilor)
Councilor Valerino (Councilor)
Councilor Higbee (Councilor)
Councilor Qualls (Councilor)
Councilor Lavertu (Councilor)
Councilor Plourde (Councilor)
Councilor Theberge (Councilor)
Pamela Laflamme (Assistant City Manager)
Shelli Fortin (City Clerk)
Matthew Plache (Executive Director, White Horse Recovery)
Tony Fallon (Architect)
Angela Liberty (Health & Welfare Administrator)
Ann Brungot (Library Director)
Joseph Kenney (Executive Councilor)
Tammy Fauteux (District Educational Services Administrator)
Paula Kinney (Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce)
Laura Boucher (Granite United Way)
Margo Sullivan (A.V. Home Care Services)
J'Nay Smallwood (Tri-County CAP)
Sarah Swift (Feeding Hope Food Pantry)
Nicole Gross (North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency)
Lauren Fullerton (Conway Area Humane Society)
Lindsay Spates (Public Commenter)
Richard King (Public Commenter)
Joshua Whitehead-Millar (Public Commenter)
Christian Judson (Public Commenter)
Thomas Sutton (Public Commenter)
Tony Fallon (Public Commenter)
Paul Guerin (Public Commenter)
Janet Tremblay (Public Commenter)
✓ Present: 32/32

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

UNANIMOUS

#3

UNANIMOUS

#4

UNANIMOUS

#5

6-1

Agenda Items

#1

Recovery House Proposal

Discussion of the proposal for a recovery house

#2

Abatement Recommendations

Discussion of abatement recommendations

#3

Budget

Discussion of the budget

#4

Outside Agency Requests

Discussion of outside agency requests

#5

Public Comments

Public comments on various topics

#6

Unfinished Business

Discussion of unfinished business

#7

New Business

Discussion of new business

Public Comments

8 speakers
Lindsay Spates · Topic: Neighborhood Cleanup Weekend

Requested authorization for a Neighborhood Cleanup Weekend

Richard King · Topic: Electric school bus and Biomass tax payment

Expressed concerns about the electric school bus and requested information on the Biomass tax payment

Joshua Whitehead-Millar · Topic: Recovery house proposal

Spoke in support of the recovery house proposal

Christian Judson · Topic: Electric school bus and safety hazard

Expressed concerns about the electric school bus and reported a safety hazard on East Mason Street

Thomas Sutton · Topic: Electric school bus

Spoke in support of the electric school bus

Tony Fallon · Topic: Recovery house proposal

Thanked the City for their support of the recovery house proposal

Paul Guerin · Topic: Taxpayers and budget

Requested that the Council keep taxpayers in mind when setting the budget

Janet Tremblay · Topic: 2026 budget

Asked about the 2026 budget and potential tax increases