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Senate committee advances annexation so Swanton can build new municipal complex
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The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted May 6 to report H.364 favorably, approving annexation of land into the Village of Swanton so the village can construct a new municipal complex that village officials say will free space for an expanded police station and house the electric department.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted May 6 to report favorably H.364, a bill approving annexation of property into the Village of Swanton so the village can build a new municipal complex, after testimony from Brian Savage, the town administrator for Swanton.
Committee members heard that the village purchased land east of the existing municipal complex — separated by Elm Street — with the intention of building a new facility to house village offices and the electric department. Brian Savage said the move would free space in the current village building for the police department, which he described as cramped.
"For the record, I'm Brian Savage. I'm the town administrator for the town of Swanton. And point of clarification, I'm actually a resident of the village of Swanton," Savage told the committee. He said the village complex houses multiple functions — "village offices,…
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