Eastman Considers Local Race In Bennington Subdistrict 1
Democratic challenger Lorraine N. Eastman, a special education teacher at Molly Stark School, seeks votes based on qualifications and plans. She cites labor market pressure, supports human services, urges long term economic planning, and backs the manager form of government while promising fair police service and improved town services.
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Lorraine N. Eastman
Bennington
Wall Street Journal
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Leake Aims For Clear Policy To Start New Town Manager
Richard B. Leake III, incumbent Republican candidate for Bennington Subdistrict 1, urges the board to set a clear policy for the new town manager Peter Garland and defends past board involvement in administration. He backs a three-year term for selectmen, a base tax rate with add-ons, and reform of tax discounts. Leake highlights water, sewer, and landfill upgrades, supports land treatment for waste, and calls for careful budgeting in social services and day care. He favors highway consolidation, traffic flow studies, and continued Downtown Living Program support, noting potential bicentennial traffic issues.
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Bennington
Lee Eastman
Richard B. Leake III
Harold R. Saunders
Leake
Saunders
Woodford Road
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Kent School
Connecticut
School of Agriculture
Cornell University
North Bennington
Lee Leake
Perrott Outlines Plan For Subdistrict 2 Campaign
Richard V. Perrott, Republican candidate in Subdistrict 2, promotes conservative governance centered on water and sewer upgrades. He backs hired engineers with selectmen oversight, urges exploration of realistic alternatives, and calls for immediate attention to the town landfill. Perrott criticizes consolidation, favors longer selectmen terms, opposes using taxes for social services, opposes more agency funding, supports a new senior housing project, but opposes more low or middle income housing.
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Richard V. Perrott
Bennington
North Bennington
Old Bennington
Perrott
Willowbrook
The
Elks
Eagles
Housing Authority
Bennington County
Bennington Race Sees Corky Harwood as Selectman Candidate
Alden E. Corky Harwood, a Democratic candidate in Bennington Sub district 2, touts budgeting and planning experience from planning commission service and rural fire duties. He opposes tighter RC 40 zoning, backs capital budgeting, highway equipment funding via sinking funds, and supports the manager form of government. He endorses the Downtown Living Program and human services while noting traffic improvements and recreation program review. he is unfamiliar with presidential choice.
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Alden E
Corky’’ Harwood
Bennington
Harwood
Planning Commission
Commission
Rural Fire Department
Prudential Committee
Morrissey Seeks Re election Upholds Manager System
Bennington incumbent Gerald P. Morrissey campaigns as Republican in Subdistrict 3 stressing continuation of current board philosophy. He backs the town manager form, defends recent day to day governance, and cites Peter Garland starting Monday as key to the system’s success. Morrissey critiques mass zoning, supports some social service ballot appropriations, and prioritizes water, sewer, and landfill leachate fixes while noting possible future chairmanship shift.
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Bennington
Peter Garland
Morrissey
Harold R. Saunders
Castleton State College
Gerald E. Morrissey
Lee Morrissey
June M Carroll for Bennington Board in 1977 race
June M Carroll a 44 year old Putnam Memorial Hospital night supervisor and longtime town figure seeks a seat on the Bennington board She endorses the manager form of government supports human services funding and budget planning aims to maintain recreation programs and improve leadership and responsibility in the coming decade She cites past debt reduction and calls for professional management with board guidance See Carroll on page 8
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June M. Carroll
Bennington
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Liberty Union
Edward B Keough
Tr Margaret _ WRIGHT
California
Lorraine N Eastman
Richard B Leake
Alden E. Harwood
Selectman
Richard
Bennington Day Care Center
Bennington Opportunity Council
Dune M. Carroll
United States
Depot St
Rob Woolmington
Eastman
Town Planning Commission
Perrott Also
Corky’ Harwood
Ore Harwood
Fairdale Farms
North Street
Bennington County Regional Commission
Downtown Living Program
Jimmy Carter
Subdistrict 2
Gerald P. Morrissey
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