{"id":630243,"date":"2025-08-27T17:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?p=630243"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:00:34","slug":"vergennes-and-panton-push-for-resolution-to-boundary-line-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/27\/vergennes-and-panton-push-for-resolution-to-boundary-line-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Vergennes and Panton push for resolution to boundary line confusion\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vtdigger.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VTDigger.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vergennes and Panton officials are attempting to clarify the boundary between the municipalities, after local officials identified a discrepancy between Vergennes tax maps and the city charter. The inconsistency may also have repercussions for other surrounding communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vergennes\u2019 tax maps show the city occupying over 1,600 acres, whereas the city\u2019s charter sets the municipal limits at 1,200 acres. A recent survey resurfaced decades-old questions about the city\u2019s boundary lines that current leaders are now trying to resolve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The uncertainty has left some Vergennes residents unsure which municipality they will end up living in. Others have concerns about the financial implications of a boundary change, while officials hope an agreement between the municipalities can be reached smoothly and with relative speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land in question between Vergennes and Panton totals some 178 acres of residential and commercial property, and both municipal governments will need to agree \u2014 through discussion or arbitration \u2014 to any new boundary proposal for approval by the state legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a packed Vergennes Fire Department on Tuesday evening, mayor Chris Bearor called to order \u201cthe first of probably many meetings\u201d on the Panton boundary. Several meetings have also been held in Panton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At times, Tuesday\u2019s meeting grew contentious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travis Scribner, who lives on part of the disputed land, said if the boundary moves, he effectively \u201cdidn\u2019t get to choose which town I get to live in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been a resident of Vergennes for 22 years,\u201d he said after the meeting. \u201cIt&#8217;s really a bizarre situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha DeGraaf, a longtime Panton resident, said Wednesday that while she didn\u2019t want to be \u201cstomped all over by Vergennes anymore,\u201d the tone of the previous day\u2019s meeting was \u201cnot healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are two strong communities, and we can come together and find a reasonable solution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" data-attachment-id=\"630202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vergennes resident Travis Scribner speaks during an informational meeting on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756251526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-4 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-4 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vergennes resident Travis Scribner speaks during an informational meeting on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" alt=\"A man speaks to a group of people seated around a table during a meeting in a room with wooden walls and framed items.\" class=\"wp-image-630202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-2000x1330.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-4-20250826-706x470.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vergennes resident Travis Scribner speaks during an informational meeting on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Significant discrepancies\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms2.revize.com\/revize\/pantonvt\/Additional%20Historical%20Documentation-Bob%20Mitchell%20Letter%20forward.pdf?t=202507301239250&amp;t=202507301239250\">Historical documents<\/a> provided by Vergennes and Panton municipalities indicate that officials became aware of the boundary issue in the 1990s, when correspondence on the subject was exchanged between residents, Ferrisburgh officials, legal representatives, and then-Secretary of State Jim Milne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1995 letter from Bob Mitchell, a member of the Ferrisburgh Historical Society, described \u201csignificant discrepancies\u201d at several of Vergennes\u2019 borders with the surrounding towns, which included not only Panton but Ferrisburgh and Waltham as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks between Vergennes and the latter two towns have not yet begun. Ferrisburgh officials declined to comment on the issue, and the Waltham town office did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Tuesday\u2019s meeting, Vergennes Alderman Mark Koenig called the current issue with Panton \u201cthe first of three,\u201d and anticipates future talks with the other two affected towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current tax maps in Vergennes were drawn in the early 1990s by former city manager Mel Hawley, who said he used a combination of property surveys and town highway markers as his main reference points.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawley said in an interview he was aware of the discrepancy between the tax map and the city charter, but that a \u201cmountain of evidence\u201d dating back to 1788 shows Vergennes encompassing more than 1,600 acres rather than the 1,200 stated in the charter. He also referenced a now-amended statute which stated that, in the absence of a clear boundary, mutually agreed town boundaries lasting over a century would be binding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disagreement was never resolved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" data-attachment-id=\"630203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Surveyor Tim Cowan answers questions from attendees about the boundary between Vergennes and Panton during an informational meeting on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756250331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-8 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-8 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Surveyor Tim Cowan answers questions from attendees about the boundary between Vergennes and Panton during an informational meeting on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" alt=\"A man stands next to a large screen displaying a map and summary text, giving a presentation in a classroom or meeting room.\" class=\"wp-image-630203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-2000x1330.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-8-20250826-706x470.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Surveyor Tim Cowan answers questions from attendees about the boundary between Vergennes and Panton during an informational meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim Cowan, a local surveyor who first worked on the issue 30 years ago and has been hired again this year, said because of statutory complications \u2014 which have since changed \u2014&nbsp;and a lack of perceived urgency, the discussion of Vergennes\u2019 borders \u201cjust kinda went to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vergennes City Manager Ron Redmond said the issue had arisen again partly because of a grant from the Addison County Regional Planning Commission to explore a potential highway bypass of Vergennes to avoid extreme truck traffic through town. The state-sponsored study included a survey of town boundary lines, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018A functional resolution\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Redmond said he and Panton Town Clerk and Treasurer Kyle Rowe had a shared goal of making any town line transition as smooth as possible. They have proposed, for example, guaranteeing access to the Vergennes sewer system for customers it currently serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that should change is where you vote and where you pay your taxes,\u201d Rowe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.74922%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"630206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vergennes resident Mike Collette listens to a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756245033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-5 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-5 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vergennes resident Mike Collette listens to a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"630206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vergennes resident Mike Collette listens to a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756245033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-5 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-5 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vergennes resident Mike Collette listens to a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 3 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"An older man with a cane sits in a room with folding chairs, looking at a presentation screen, while another man stands in the background.\" data-height=\"1663\" data-id=\"630206\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" data-width=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-5-20250826-1200x798.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.25078%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"630204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vergennes resident Bill Reilly asks a question during a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756249589&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-7 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-7 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vergennes resident Bill Reilly asks a question during a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"630204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vergennes resident Bill Reilly asks a question during a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756249589&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-7 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-7 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vergennes resident Bill Reilly asks a question during a presentation on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 3 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"A group of people attentively watch and take notes during a meeting or public discussion held indoors.\" data-height=\"1663\" data-id=\"630204\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" data-width=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-7-20250826-1200x798.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"630205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;People attend an informational meeting on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton held at the Vergennes Fire Department basement  on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756245904&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-6 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-6 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;People attend an informational meeting on the boundary between Vergennes and Panton held at the Vergennes Fire Department basement  on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. 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Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 3 of 3 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"A group of people sit in a community meeting room, listening to a speaker presenting at the front near a screen displaying information.\" data-height=\"1663\" data-id=\"630205\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" data-width=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-6-20250826-1200x798.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vergennes resident Craig Miner said he was concerned moving the boundary would cause the city to give up land that could become more valuable in the future (a rough valuation of the 178 acres of property is about $10 million). Miner is also worried that taxes will increase due to the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;ll separate the community and create a dysfunctional combination of towns,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rowe and Redmond have made a \u201cstarting proposal\u201d for a <a href=\"https:\/\/cms8.revize.com\/revize\/vergennes\/\/Boundary%20Presentation.pdf\">new boundary<\/a>, which would give some land to Panton while retaining certain parcels in Vergennes that might be more complicated to transfer. Rowe estimated the change would cause a roughly 1-cent tax increase for Vergennes residents. Since both municipalities use the same regional schools, education taxes won\u2019t be significantly impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While any land Vergennes gives to Panton could potentially gain value, Redmond added, recent speculation about the extent of its future worth was \u201cmaybe not realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" data-attachment-id=\"630151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A car crosses the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Panton Road on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756240429&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vergennes-panton-3 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vergennes-panton-3 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A car crosses the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Panton Road on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" alt=\"A red SUV speeds past a green road sign reading &quot;Paxton&quot; and &quot;Nasonnes&quot; on an overcast day, with trees and power lines in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-630151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-2000x1330.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vergennes-panton-3-20250826-706x470.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A car crosses the boundary between Vergennes and Panton on Panton Road on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI understand the concern (from) community members who are being impacted by this proposal,\u201d Rep. Matt Birong, D-Vergennes, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to representing the city, Birong chairs the <a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.vermont.gov\/committee\/detail\/2026\/14\">House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs<\/a>, which would review any proposed changes to the city\u2019s charter or boundary lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast night left me encouraged that we&#8217;ll find a functional resolution to this long-standing border issue,\u201d Birong said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Correction: A previous version of this story mislabeled Panton Town Clerk and Treasurer Kyle Rowe.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discrepancies between Vergennes\u2019 tax maps and city charter have left some residents unsure which municipality they actually live in, and worried about impacts to city finances. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1825,"featured_media":630153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-08-27T21:10:43Z","apple_news_api_id":"a469769a-37d6-4f93-9c25-417aa7b2b0d0","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-08-28T02:00:41Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ApGl2mjfWT5OcJUF6p7Kw0A","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"everlit_article_id":"","everlit_hide_embed":false,"everlit_embed_size":"","everlit_generation_settings":[],"_everlit_article_id":"","_everlit_hide_embed":false,"_everlit_embed_size":"","_everlit_generation_settings":[],"_everlit_content_hash":"","_everlit_metadata_hash":"","_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"behind","newspack_post_subtitle":"Discrepancies between Vergennes\u2019 tax maps and city charter have left some residents unsure which municipality they actually live in, and worried about impacts to city finances. 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