Bennington Land Use Plan Tied To Bypass Route
The town of Bennington plans tied land use with a new bypass, aiming to balance residential growth with industrial and transient commercial areas. Proposals emphasize preserving historic districts, creating a linear industrial park near the Roaring Branch, developing a historic village in Old Bennington, and preserving Mt Anthony as a forest reserve with a scenic highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Village of
Park Street
Chapel Road
Harwood Hill
Roaring Branch
Oakerwood
North Bennington
Bennington College
Bennington Flats
U.S. 7
Vermont
Old Bennington
Sturbridge
Cooperstown
N.Y
Battle Monument
Bennington Museum
Old First Church
Tansitor Electronics
Mt. Anthony
Holy Cross Novitiate
Monument Avenue
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Lyons
Vermont Container Corp
K. Miller
Master Plan Special Supplement for Town and Villages
A two year effort by Burdis Associates outlines the town and three villages growth plan. The supplement, edited by John Sullivan, covers industrial, residential, educational and recreational development with maps and an beltline concept. Approval came 184 to 20 at a Sept 17 1963 town meeting. funding included $25 000 contract and HUD grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calbreath Burdis
Albany
N.Y
John Sullivan
Banner
Bennington Catholic
Regional Planning Commission
Burdis Associates
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
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U.S.7
Howard Johnson
Varney School
John Hamilton
Walloomsac