Pownal considering new town hall building

By Edward Damon

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POWNAL >> The committee exploring options for a new location of town offices is recommending new construction.

Members of the Town Office Committee, who attended Thursday's Select Board meeting, expressed optimism in working with a Wilmington firm on preliminary plans for a new town hall.

Committee members also expressed reservations over a proposal for sharing space within the American Legion Post 90 building on Route 7.

"This is the closest we've ever been to having something," Town Office Committee member Steve Kauppi said.

Chairman Frank Lamb reported that the committee hopes to soon present those plans to the public.

Town officials have long sought to replace the town hall at 467 Center St., which they say the town has outgrown. A study committee was established in 1993, but went through periods of inactivity.

Last year, officials contracted with LineSync Architecture of Wilmington to create drawings of a new building for a cost of $6,500.

The proposed structure would sit on town land at the end of Center Street the site of the former Bartels Lodge, which was demolished in 2012. It is adjacent to the existing office building and the historic Pownal Center Community Church.

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Pownal considering new town hall building