3 candidates running for vacant Hampden Town Council seat

3 candidates running for vacant Hampden Town Council seat

A special election for a single council seat in Hampden has drawn three candidates. The candidates, Hugh Porter, Eric Jarvi and Perry Antone, Sr., bring different backgrounds to the race but all said Hampden’s future may be difficult as residents are facing a higher cost of living. Hampden residents are seeing higher property taxes this year and a looming revaluation that will be finished this summer that may raise taxes even more. The candidate…