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Panton struggles with the upkeep of historic building

Posted on September 12, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — A small group of Panton residents last week rejected a plan to borrow $40,000 to repair the cupola that sits atop Panton Town Hall, but town selectmen may not yet be ready to order its removal.

Panton officials have in recent years discussed renovations to Town Hall that would include bathrooms and a kitchen that could transform the building into a community and visitors’ center.

But first they must deal with the structure’s leaky roof, and that means solving the problem of the deteriorating cupola.

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Panton to build community with 250th party

Posted on August 29, 2011 |
By Ian Trombulak



PANTON — On Saturday, Sept. 10, Panton will join the cluster of Addison County towns commemorating their 250th birthday this calendar year, and townspeople are planning a daylong celebration with myriad activities and attractions for all ages to mark the occasion.

The celebration, which recalls the date in 1761 when colonial Gov. Benning Wentworth issued Panton’s official charter, will begin in earnest at 11 a.m. on the Beillo property south of the Panton Town Hall.

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Panton to discuss town plan Thursday

Posted on August 29, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — What should be the last public step in adopting Panton’s new town plan comes on Thursday, when the Addison County Regional Planning Commission will hold its required hearing on the document at Panton Town Hall. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

The proposed plan has already successfully navigated planning commission and selectboard hearings, and the selectboard adopted the plan earlier this summer.

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Panton board sets taxes, town meeting on cupola

Posted on August 1, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — Panton selectmen at a Thursday special meeting adopted a 2011-2012 tax rate and set a Sept. 7 special meeting at which residents can decide the fate of Panton Town Hall’s leaky cupola.

The town’s new municipal tax rate is 64.51 cents, an increase of almost 12 cents from the 2010-11 rate of 52.70.

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Panton eyes tax hike, aging town hall

Posted on July 28, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — Panton selectmen on Tuesday called for a special meeting on this Thursday, the 28th, at which they expect to set the town’s 2011-12 tax rate and hope to set a date for another special meeting — that one a town-wide gathering to decide the fate of the cupola atop Panton Town Hall.

The tax rate might be an easier issue at the Thursday meeting set to begin at 7 p.m., although the result could be a bit painful, said selectboard chairman John Viskup.

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Around the Region: Spending on snow, rain adds up in Panton

Posted on June 13, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — Panton selectmen have called a special town meeting on June 28 to deal with two financial issues. Both are related to the fact that the town is over budget. That’s because of high spending to maintain roads during the exceptionally snowy winter and the unknown of whether the town will get federal money to deal with this spring’s flooding.

Town treasurer M’Lissa Dayton the town could experience a shortfall. Selectmen at the June 28 meeting will discuss the issue and options for dealing with this.

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Panton residents to review town plan

Posted on February 28, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



 

PANTON — Panton residents on Thursday will have a chance to learn more about and weigh in on amendments and updates to the town’s plan, which was last adopted in 2005.

The hearing on the changes to the document, which, including about a dozen pages of maps, comes in at roughly 90 pages, will begin at Panton Town Hall at 7 p.m.

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City water district's $5M bond vote on tap

Posted on August 2, 2010 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — Vergennes-Panton Water District residents will vote on Wednesday on whether to support a $5.1 million proposal to upgrade the district’s 37-year-old Adams Ferry Road water treatment plant in Panton.

The project will replace all the aging plant’s 30-plus-year-old pumps and filters; replace all its electrical, heating and ventilation systems; build a new control room and upgrade its equipment; improve chemical treatment equipment; and improve chemical storage areas.

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Around the Region: Panton pursues zoning case against farm

Posted on May 27, 2010 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — A case involving Panton and the owners of the Vorsteveld Farm made its first appearance in Environmental court on May 24.

 The Panton Development Review Board in February voted to pursue a case against the farm because one of its feed bunkers was built in the town’s Jersey Street right-of-way. Selectmen later voted to back the DRB in the case.

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For Panton mom and son, military service runs in the family

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By JOHN FLOWERS
PANTON — It’s part of a longstanding ritual for military recruits: Saying goodbye to mom before more than two months of boot camp in a faraway state.

But Vermont Army National Guard enlistee David Hawkins won’t be saying goodbye to his mom when he ships out for Fort Jackson in South Carolina in August; he’ll be saying “see you there.”

That’s because David, 18, and his mom Paula, 40, have both signed up for eight-year stints in the Guard last year and will soon head out for basic training.

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