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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1974
Page
14
The 1974 Vermont Legislature may adjourn on or before March 30. House Speaker Walter Kennedy said after party caucuses that ending by month’s end is doubtful, with disputes on Monday sessions, longer workdays, and Friday afternoons.
Bennington Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Cross Oil Co. owner Gordon Sweet to install three new tanks at Hicks Avenue, nearly doubling capacity from 38,500 to 80,000 gallons after agreeing to a 25-foot back lot variance and a six-tank plan. The panels also greenlighted a small 8 by 12 foot storage shed for Tansitor Electronics and a 20 by 26 foot hangar expansion at the county airport, with state fire marshal approval pending for the oil facility. Local gasoline dealers plan to meet Friday to discuss mutual issues amid ongoing fuel shortages and regulatory pressures.
Former selectman Joseph Higgins was appointed to the Bennington Housing Authority, agreeing to resign from the Planning Commission. He will serve the unexpired term through March, with a policy preventing dual board service. The board also discussed other candidates including Flora Mason and Joseph Cassano, who spoke against Willowbrook residents. A separate note covers a fuel-gas tank fire at Globe Union, a hospital update on Elijah Bump, and local notices on pool and recreation center changes.
Bennington selectmen will be asked to place a March Town Meeting ballot question on municipal policy toward mobile homes. The Planning Commission declined to make a firm recommendation, forwarding the issue to the board along with minor zoning changes to the consolidated town village ordinance. Board members seek townwide consistency, weighing equal trailer permissions with permanent homes or restricting trailers to mobile home parks, with a March electorate decision anticipated.
Stark Paper Co. deeds Welling Field and surrounding land to North Bennington Village, preserving an open space of about 17 acres for recreation. The Wellings, stockholders in Stark Paper, seek continued village management or recreation committee control, with safeguards against development under Vermont law. The gift follows prior land gifts by the Wellings and ties to local sporting and community use around Paran Creek and Mechanic Street.
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