To the Editor:

As some of you may know, and a lot of you do not, the Berne Historical Society has a wonderful museum upstairs in the Berne Town Hall.

Five years ago, our kitchen ceiling and walls started to deteriorate and fall down. We have personally asked and also written letters to the town board many times to fix this room. 

Also, last year we asked that a chair lift be put in as the museum is not accessible to people with handicaps.

As they have been remodeling the town hall, we thought perhaps they could see their way to include these two projects.

We have heard from other organizations, such as the youth council, that additional funding is unavailable.

But, somehow the town had $100,000 to buy that 359 acres on Game Farm Road, but no additional money for seniors or youth programs.

I belong to the Berne Historical Society and the Hilltown Seniors, but do not reside in the town of Berne, so it is intimidating when I attend their town board meetings. So, town of Berne residents, it is up to you, if you want your elected officials to do what is right for the people.

Help us keep the past history of Berne alive along with the present as they are both in pretty bad shape.

Linda Carman
Knox

Editor’s note: Linda Carman is a member of the Hilltown seniors and writes a column about the group for The Enterprise.

During a budget workshop on Tuesday, Supervisor Kevin Crosier said money from the 2015 spending plan could be used to fix a rain-damaged kitchen on the museum level. He suggested finding a new space for the historic materials as a way to alleviate accessibility issues.