Nine months after putting its headquarters up for sale, the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus has found a buyer — and you’ll never guess who it is.
Actually, you will: Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon.
As the T-A itself reported Thursday, Lauzon’s real estate company, Metro, has signed a purchase and sale agreement for the 23,000-square-foot building with Times Argus owner R. John Mitchell.
In addition to serving as mayor, Lauzon is one of the largest landowners in Barre. He declined to tell Seven Days Thursday how much he paid for the North Main Street property, but said it was less than the $895,000 listing price.
Is it a little awkward for a key political player in the T-A’s hometown to cut a six-figure check to its publisher?
“No, not at all,” Lauzon says. “Listen, I don’t expect special treatment from anyone and I don’t need special treatment from anyone.”
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