PARIS – Confusion remains over a June 19 town meeting vote, in which residents decided not to fund renovations to the old Pine Street fire station. A special town meeting may be required.

After reviewing a videotape of the meeting, Town Manager Steve McAllister said an article authorizing a $70,000 bond to convert the old fire station into a police station was soundly rejected.

However, a related article that would have authorized $17,000 to be raised through taxes to pay debt service on the bond was never voted on, McAllister said Wednesday. Nor was an amendment to that article, which called for raising $17,000 from taxes for the renovations and $53,000 from the town surplus.

According to McAllister, the only vote was on a second amendment, which called for taking the entire $70,000 renovation cost from the town surplus.

McAllister took his findings to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, telling members he is not sure whether the town will have to hold a special town meeting to return to the warrant article that was never addressed. Because the first article on the fire station renovations was turned down, McAllister said, there’s a chance the following articles were rendered moot.

McAllister said he would contact the Maine Municipal Association for advice on the matter. He had not contacted the state agency Wednesday.

If a special town meeting is necessary, members of the Paris Planning Board are ready.

On Tuesday, the board said voter approval will be necessary to raise the $25 fee for subdivision applications. This would be done to cover the cost of postage required to notify abutting property owners of new subdivision developments.

Al Holden, the town’s code enforcement officer, said the town is responsible under state law for notifying abutters within 100 feet of planned subdivisions. For other developments or changes of use, the applicant has to notify abutters.

“It would cost us $400 or $500 just to notify the abutters if we get a little development close to town,” Holden said.

The Planning Board also discussed changing the minimum lot size requirement for duplexes, which is now 10,000 square feet on properties with access to town water and sewer.

Holden suggested a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet.