BERLIN — The city council spent much of its Monday night meeting discussing the city’s response to a letter relating to taxes and fees for the local regional landfill from businessman Theodore Lacasse.
The Mount Carberry landfill, operated by Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District accepts trash from Berlin and other North Country communities, and Lacasse questioned whether financial details of the arrangement are fair to city residents.
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