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POWNAL — Work on the new Pownal town office building shifted into a higher gear Wednesday when a crane began setting modular sections of the building onto the prepared foundation.
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. POWNAL â The new town hall project is facing another hurdle, but officials are expressing confidence there will be a partial opening in the fall and the building will be completed in early 2022. In announcing July 8 that the project wonât be finished this year as planned, but will be constructed in two phases, Select Board members and town staff outlined the new plan and acknowledged that some engineering and other details are still being worked out. Among those are whether the final project cost will rise and the specifics of ho...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. POWNAL â The Select Board discussed but didnât decide Wednesday how a $600,000 bond for the new town office project would be repaid if the proposal wins voter approval during the March 2 election. Taxing options were discussed during a public hearing, however, and those included assessing a flat charge on all real estate parcels; assessing a charge on only developed parcels, or taxing according to the assessed value and tax rate, the way other property bills are determined. A flat tax on property is the method of repayment for th...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. POWNAL â A new town office project that voters overwhelmingly approved in 2019 has a new hurdle to clear in March after permitting delays pushed up the estimated cost. After a slide presentation on the project and the cost overruns, the Select Board voted Dec. 3 to place a new, larger bond request before voters at the annual town meeting, seeking authorization for $690,000. That figure is up from the $600,000 bond approved by a 326 to 124 majority during an Oct. 29, 2019, special town meeting. Another $175,000 in a town office buildin...