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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   POWNAL — 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 won’t 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 — After another setback, Pownal officials say the new town office project is again moving forward toward substantial completion this year. The Select Board announced at an April 22 meeting that the original contractor, Messina Builders, had bowed out of the extensively delayed project, which initially was expected to break ground by early 2020, and that efforts were underway to find a replacement. A new contractor, Aaron Gilbert of Pownal, is now on board, according to board liaison Rebecca Dragon. She added this week that the ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   POWNAL — 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...