DIXFIELD — Selectmen heard a presentation from Todd Presson and Tom Carroll on a proposed wind farm project at a special meeting Monday night that could add as much as $40 million to the value of the town.

But such an increase in value could be less, contingent upon any tax incentives granted to Patriot Renewables LLC and the possible decrease in state aid to education and the municipality that may result.

The board will decide whether to hire a consulting firm at the Quincy, Mass., company’s expense to determine the most advantageous tax structure for the town at its regular board meeting set for 5 p.m., Nov. 23.

Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said the board will likely decide the scope of such a study at that time.

Once the board decides what it wants from a consultant, the Massachusetts firm will be contacted.

Presson, chief executive officer of the company, said the proposal is in a very early stage. The meteorological towers have been in place atop Colonel Holman Mountain for only a couple of months, and the amount of wind that could be harnessed to turn turbines has yet to be determined.

However, the company is required to provide towns in which turbines are located with some tangible benefits, or something that would enhance the town. That, too, would be studied by a consultant for the town.

Carroll, who is staffing a downtown storefront to provide information on the proposal, will be taking photographs from various locations around town that will then be placed on a map showing a simulation of the appearance of the towers from various vantage points. Anyone who wants such a photograph taken is asked to contact Carroll at 781-789-7073, or stop by the Main Street temporary office.

Once those views have been taken, an informational meeting organized by the company will be held. That will likely take place sometime soon after the first of the new year.

Patriot Renewables is tentatively planning construction of up to 20 turbines that could generate about 2 megawatts of power each. The company is also looking to nearby Canton Mountain in Canton for possibly adding several more wind towers, but an application to erect a meteorological tower has not been made.

In other matters Monday, the board awarded a contract to Rocco Leo II, a Scarborough masonry firm, to modify a bay at the fire station to accommodate the size of a new fire engine at a cost of $8,170. Additional money will be needed to pay for electrical work and a new bay door.

Skibitsky said once the bay is modified, the town will hold an open house to display the town’s three new pieces of equipment. In addition to the new fire truck expected to arrive in a couple of weeks, the town has also recently purchased a new plow truck for public works, and a Ford Expedition sports utility vehicle for the police department.

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