By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer

(Feb. 13, 2020) The Berlin Historic District Commission approved two requests and an election among its members during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Election

The board re-elected Carol Rose as the board’s chair and Robert Poli as the vice-chair.

Fence request

The commission approved a request by Berlin resident Ernest Gerardi to install a vinyl privacy fence around the property he is remodeling. The fence is designed to be three feet tall in the front of the house and six feet tall in the rear.

Gerardi asked for the fence because a house was built behind the one he owns on what used to be part of the property.

In addition asking for the fence, Gerardi told the commission about his renovation, which includes new landscaping, the restoration of the original wood flooring inside the house, new cabinets for the kitchen and dining room and updated the staircase.

Sign request

Lawyer Lindsey West received approval from the commission to repaint a sign for her law firm, which occupies space formerly used by the Dusty Lamb on Williams Street. The sign will be repainted with her firm’s name.