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Pownal Historical Society to install heat pump in Mallett Hall archive; society will cover installation cost
Summary
The Pownal Scenic & Historical Society told the Select Board it will donate $6,048 to install a heat pump in Mallett Hall's archive room and pledged $500 toward electricity; the town will keep electricity on the municipal meter and the society will provide an invoice for grant accounting.
At the Select Board public hearing on April 27, Craig Dietrich, president of the Pownal Scenic & Historical Society (PSHS), described the society's plan to install a heat pump to provide climate control in the Mallett Hall archive room and said PSHS would fund installation.
Dietrich said, "The estimate given for the proposed heat pump is just over $6,000.00." He confirmed PSHS will donate $6,048 to cover installation costs and that the society's board agreed to contribute $500 toward ongoing electricity costs, though the electricity remains on the Town's account because the archive room has no separate meter. Town Administrator Becky Taylor-Chase said she would need a separate invoice for the heat-pump installation for grant and invoicing purposes.
The Select Board discussed whether allowing renovations without a separate meter creates an ongoing town obligation for electricity; the Town Administrator reiterated that unless a separate meter is installed the town would continue to bear the electric charges. There was no request for direct municipal funding; the society is donating both installation funds and a small electricity contribution.
Next steps: PSHS will provide the invoice to the Town Administrator and the Board will not be asked to appropriate funds for the installation at this meeting.
