Some object to Pownal initiative, call for town vote

Vermont Council on Rural Development Executive Director Paul Costello addresses a June community meeting of the Climate Economy Model Communities Program initiative in Pownal. Some residents believe the program should be put to a townwide vote. Bennington Banner file photo
POWNAL — Vermont’s southwestern-most town in April became the first selected by a statewide program aimed at helping communities address the challenges of climate change.
But the designation of Pownal by the Vermon