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POWNAL â Six candidates for the Select Board participated in a forum sponsored by the Friends of Pownal, answering questions and offering their views on key issues before the town.
One candidate on the town ballot did not participate, while another made a surprise announcement at the end of the forum saying she was ending her candidacy.
The forum was held Feb. 7 as a videoconference and was recorded by the Catamount Access Television network. It is being shown in replays on CAT-TVâs Channel 1085, including Thursday, Feb. 18, at 9:30 p.m., and also can be streamed through the networkâs Facebook page.
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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.