CANTON – Article five on Saturday’s town meeting asks voters if they will authorize municipal officers to borrow $1 million from Maine State Housing Authority.

The loan will be used to acquire five parcels of land and to cover predevelopment and development costs for the new village center.

The center is being developed to help relocate people displaced by the flood of December 2004.

Other articles of interest:

• To see if the town will accept federal funds for the removal of asbestos and the demolition of the Canton Elementary School.

• To see if the town will approve the purchase of a new highway plow truck.

• To see if the town will close a portion of Meadow View Road to winter maintenance.

On referendum ballots to be voted on March 9, voters will be asked to choose two selectmen. There are three names on the ballot: incumbents Lisa Cummings and Donald Hutchins III and Brian Jordan.

Donald Adams and Richard McCollister are running for the two seats on the Planning Board.

Deborah Hutchins, Carl Leuders and Benjamin McCollister are running for two seats on the SAD 21 board.

The 2007 budget of $423,949 is approximately $15,794 less than 2006.