Special Canton Meeting to be Held to Vote on Town Garage

A special meeting will be held on Oct. 22 at the Canton High School Auditorium, 76 Simonds Avenue, Canton at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be for the following purposes (Information from the Town of Canton):

To consider a resolution to appropriate $4,780,000 for costs in connection with the acquisition of the site for and design, construction and equipping of an approximately 19,000 square foot municipal highway garage to be located on approximately 4.75 acres of land.

The land is located at 325 Commerce Drive in Canton and owned by Canton Commerce Associates, LLC. The projected garage will include garage bays, a mechanic’s bay, a wash bay, office space, a lunch room, locker space, an exterior refueling area and a salt shed.

Voters will decide whether or not to authorize the issue of bonds or notes of the Town not to exceed $4,780,000 to finance the project. Voters will also decide to authorize the First Selectman and the Treasurer of the Town to determine the amounts, dates, interest rates, maturities, redemption provisions, form and other details of the bonds, notes and temporary notes.

The resolution will be presented for a referendum vote on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, between the hours of 6 a.m and 8 p.m. in conjunction with the election to be held on that date. Application for absentee ballots should be made to the Town Clerk’s office.

Voters approving the resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing the resolution will vote “No.”

The complete text of the resolution to be presented is available at the office of the Town Clerk for public inspection during regular business hours.

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