Staying viable. Berlin for the next 20,40,60+ years.
For my family and me, Berlin is our home for life. We saved our pennies, put in the work, found the perfect historic home, and staked our claim on our little slice of heaven in 2018; we chose to live here. Therefore my only goal is its viability — for a very long time.
With that said it is my goal, and my intention to do everything within my powers as a council member to make sure that we can sustain our budget, while increasing high education levels across all socio-economic strata, adapting to a new economy, driving down the town’s debt, all the while increasing the level of human connections that we create with a diverse range of multi-cultural and creative events. I want to see better and stronger partnerships and dialog between the town and the schools; for instance — to handle the amazing success of school events and the large crowds of many generations of family wanting to experience in the memories!
We are after all an “Arts and Entertainment district” and we must uphold and exceed our reputation of amazing music, libations, and places to lay down heads! This designation means tax incentives — and that’s great! Here’s a bit from their page Berlin Arts & Entertainment:
In the State of Maryland, there are twenty-four different Arts and Entertainment Districts. The purpose of an A&E District is to engage a community and revitalize it in way that involve and promote the arts and creative enterprises. There are also some pretty neat tax incentives too!
Wouldn’t it be great as well if we could make Berlin more alluring to Hollywood, and East Coast production companies to use our beautiful town as a set for more movies in the future. It’s been done — and done successfully (see: Runaway Bride); there’s no reason we couldn’t do it again, and again!
Thank you for reading all of this. If you made it this far, and feel like supporting my campaign please follow this link. I appreciate your time, and I look forward to your vote in October of 2026. I wholeheartedly look forward to serving as your next District 4 council member.
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Thank you, Tony.