BERLIN — A week after several residents came before the Berlin City Council to voice their displeasure with the recently approved transfer of the former Brown School building for $1, the council appears ready to move forward with their plan to transfer the building to New England Family Housing/TKB Properties.
Interim City Manager Pam Laflamme told the council during their regularly scheduled work session Monday she was very confident in the two processes employed in 2019 and 2021 to transfer the Brown School property, adding that the procedure is the same as how the city has sold similar properties in the past. She noted the decision was not made on the spur of the moment and that it was a long procedure, with the city council receiving updates on the process along the way.
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