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BERLIN — The city council Monday night had its first reading of the fiscal 2022 budget and tabled it for a public hearing and passage at the June 21 council

City Manager James Wheeler estimated the average residential customer would pay about $10 more per year. Wheeler had recommended a rate of $9.07 for an increase of 4.7 percent from the current rate of $8.66. To achieve that rate, he recommended using $1.15 million from the sewer user fund balance, leaving $3.8 million in that account. Wheeler said the average sewer bill is still below the state average. He said small increases avoid draining the fund balance, allowing the city to be able to kee...