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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   POWNAL — The Select Board discussed but didn’t 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 — Hoped-for personal outreach to town residents and public information sessions haven’t been possible because of the COVID-19 epidemic, but state environmental officials last week updated the Select Board on a study of drinking water options for North Pownal village. Department of Environmental Conservation hydrologist Grahame Bradley and Trish Coppolino, DEC Environmental Program manager, discussed a draft study report last week and the next steps in the process. The options for providing safe drinking water in the villag...