(Nov. 17, 2016) The Berlin mayor and council, with Councilman Elroy Brittingham absent, discussed the following items during the Nov. 14 meeting at Town Hall:
New concert
John Fager, who operates the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin and owns Fager’s Island in Ocean City, proposed hosting a “Small Town Throw Down,” a country concert next fall to expand Berlin’s events.
“The idea is to have it on the second Saturday in September because that gets people talking about Berlin even earlier in the fall,” Fager said to the council. “It’s a different type of entertainment than we normally have, and it would bring the honky-tonk scene, which is so big right now, here.”
Aside from country bands, the Small Town Throw Down would also invite cowboy-oriented vendors to Berlin. The event would have a similar set-up to Fiddler’s Convention, with Main Street closed and the stage placed in front of the Atlantic Hotel.
Fager said that he would use his sources in the music scene to find affordable bands from Nashville or on the Virginia and Pennsylvania circuit.
He added that the concert’s proceeds would also help keep decorating expenses, which several shop owners contribute to, at a manageable cost.
Mayor Gee Williams supported the event and its timing.
“There’s a lag after Bath Tub Races and the Peach Festival, so this would be a nice transition and a cool event for locals and guests,” Williams said. “I think it’s brilliant.”
The council voted 4-0 to approve the Small Town Throw Down for Sept. 9 2017.
Contract adjustment
The council voted to modify the stormwater contract for the installation of a culvert under Flower Streets to minimize flooding.
The adjustment in the contract reflects a change in the culvert’s size and number from one 13 feet long and three feet wide to two culverts of seven by eight feet, side by side.
The additional cost for the materials is $111,201.62. The extra expense would still be reimbursed through the Community Development Block Grant that funds the project.
New concert
John Fager, who operates the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin and owns Fager’s Island in Ocean City, proposed hosting a “Small Town Throw Down,” a country concert next fall to expand Berlin’s events.
“The idea is to have it on the second Saturday in September because that gets people talking about Berlin even earlier in the fall,” Fager said to the council. “It’s a different type of entertainment than we normally have, and it would bring the honky-tonk scene, which is so big right now, here.”
Aside from country bands, the Small Town Throw Down would also invite cowboy-oriented vendors to Berlin. The event would have a similar set-up to Fiddler’s Convention, with Main Street closed and the stage placed in front of the Atlantic Hotel.
Fager said that he would use his sources in the music scene to find affordable bands from Nashville or on the Virginia and Pennsylvania circuit.
He added that the concert’s proceeds would also help keep decorating expenses, which several shop owners contribute to, at a manageable cost.
Mayor Gee Williams supported the event and its timing.
“There’s a lag after Bath Tub Races and the Peach Festival, so this would be a nice transition and a cool event for locals and guests,” Williams said. “I think it’s brilliant.”
The council voted 4-0 to approve the Small Town Throw Down for Sept. 9 2017.
Contract adjustment
The council voted to modify the stormwater contract for the installation of a culvert under Flower Streets to minimize flooding.
The adjustment in the contract reflects a change in the culvert’s size and number from one 13 feet long and three feet wide to two culverts of seven by eight feet, side by side.
The additional cost for the materials is $111,201.62. The extra expense would still be reimbursed through the Community Development Block Grant that funds the project.