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BENNINGTON â Vermont Veterans Home trustees heard during a meeting Friday that there are some signs a recent surge in positive COVID-19 tests is abating.
CEO Melissa Jackson and home medical director Dr. Peter King told the board that of 246 PCR tests for the disease taken Thursday, there were no positive results.
That contrasts with recent regular testing at the facility over the past three weeks, which found four home residents testing positive since Friday and at least six positive results among staff members since Feb. 27.
The four residents have been moved to an isolation and respiratory care section set up within the home, which has its own dedicated staff and personal protective equipment and other standards. Another hopeful sign, the officials said, is that the four residents now affected â ranging in age from their 80s to 100 years old â remain asymptomatic. All also have received both COVID-19 vaccinat
Veterans Home gets some positive news in COVID testing
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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 the bond that funded the Pownal wastewater system, which opened in 2006. Owners of developed parcels have paid a flat tax of approximately $70 per year on the sewer bond, while undeveloped parcels are assessed roughly half as much.
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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 building fund that was added to over the 20-plus years Pownal has sought to replace its current offices is earmarked to complete funding for the new building.
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