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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial pieces highlight Town Meeting Day in Vermont with a close selectmen contest in Bennington. Voters face tax issues and six human services ballot items while MAU Patriot basketball draws local interest in Burlington. The piece urges civic engagement at the polls amid partisan tones and local debate.
The Shaftsbury ballot features a wide range of topics from fire phones to highway radios. A key item is the proposed Twitchell Hill land purchase for a recreation park, debated by opponents who cite nearby state parks and Lake Paran, and supporters led by the Shaftsbury Recreation Commission who frame it as foresight for a growing town.
The Letter to the Editor argues for reform of state aid formulas tied to land use and tax structures. It highlights H 174 to tax personal income for school funding and calls for a uniform statewide appraisal. A public hearing is March 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 9, State House. Citizens may write to the House Education Committee.
A proposed H 174 style school funding plan would tax property at FMV for classes two and three, then raise the balance from residents by income-based charges. It would set state aid to cover any excess above a 3% personal income tax burden, letting towns raise standards while phasing out rebates and other tax schemes. Senator Herbert G. Ogden of Windsor County, Hartland, urges readers to request pamphlets on tax reform and land use control.
A reader rebuts Charles Dewey’s Bennnington letter calling for a building inspector. He cites two condemned lower Putnam Street buildings, questions Dewey’s training, and notes the town already has a local auto inspector at 105 Paddock Pl.
A Burlington Free Press item reflects on the soothing din of children’s footsteps across a household and notes the moment the patter ceases signals mischief afoot.
The piece argues about a proposed 200 inmate minimum security prison in a former seminary near Lenox and Sunderland Massachusetts. It critiques rehabilitation versus confinement, cites Rahway New Jersey prison issues, and weighs death penalty versus lifetime imprisonment costs, noting a triple murderer in New York and a $250000 tax burden for prison terms.
Washington readers weigh President Carter’s planned Saturday call in from 2 to 4 p.m. EST moderated by Walter Cronkite. The piece ponders whether the two hour broadcast blurs lines between informality and showmanship and whether it may signal a new era in presidential access versus traditional press conferences. The column notes Carter’s public image, critiques of media time, and compares two way contact with the public to past presidential practices.
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