NEW SHARON -- Voters will make challenging choices about the future of the former School Administrative District 9 administrative offices.

A special town meeting at the Cape Cod Hill School on Saturday will begin at 9 a.m.

Selectman Larry Donald hopes for a large turnout, because the five articles will require thoughtful consideration and potential tax dollar expenditures.

"I'm not convinced about any one plan," he said. "For example, we could decide to take back the building and do something else with the space or leave it empty for now. We'll be paying $6,000 for rent in our current Town Office space, but if we delay final decisions until the regular March town meeting, it won't make sense to give up our rented offices until then."

After choosing a moderator, voters first decide if they want to accept the building from the school district.

Donald said if voters reject that option, SAD 9 could make the decision about the building's future.

If voters accept the building, they will work through additional articles that should spark some interesting debate, he said.

Voters could approve using the space as its municipal headquarters and continue leasing a section to the Head Start program, which pays $1,125 for rent.

Townspeople also could vote to sell or lease the building.