By Greg Ellison

(Aug. 26, 2021) The Berlin Town Council approved adult tennis clinics at Stephen Decatur Park and replacement windows for Town Hall during its meeting on Monday.

Tennis clinics

Worcester County Recreation and Parks Program Manager Myro Small sought approval to hold a pair of adult “stroke clinics,” at the Stephen Decatur Park tennis courts.

Both clinics will run from 6-7 p.m. and take place Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, with registration open to ages 14 and above.

Small said a professional tennis instructor would conduct the clinics.

“We have held this program for the last two or three years and average 15 participants,” he said.

Clinic participants are required to pay a $3 drop-in fee.

Windows

The council awarded a contract to J.T. Construction for $48,635 to replace more than three dozen windows in Town Hall.

Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood said the town received a handful of bids that ranged from $48,000 to $98,000.

The work order includes replacing any rotting wood in window frames, along with painting both exterior and interior surfaces to match existing colors. 

Tyndall said the new Anderson windows are sorely needed.

“They actually open and shut — that’s a novelty,” he said.

Fleetwood said the project would likely begin early next year.

“All the contractors I spoke to said there’s a four- to six-month lag time on windows right now,” he said.

In total, 37 windows are slated for replacement at Town Hall, pending approval from the Historic District Commission.

“They’re functional, so I think they’re going to look much better,” Tyndall said.