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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Leonard Buchanan argues state Environmental Board limits hinder development. The writer says rules aim to protect natural beauty and warns against overuse of resources and high density building. It notes Buchanan’s concern for his Vermont house painting livelihood and cautions about what unchecked growth could bring to the state.
The text argues that Vermont’s second home boom depopulates towns and harms the countryside. It warns that continued sprawl risks collapsing the state’s air water and beauty. It calls for balancing home building with light clean industry to preserve Vermont for natives and outsiders alike.
An observer recounts vivid pond life with bullheads, a red spotted newt, and a dramatic frog mating scene. The piece blends natural history with a summer visit log as visitors arrive for Skylark's Summer Company around Independence Day.
A Detroit trend shows rising sales of larger cars as Americans resist conserving fuel amid summer travel. Widespread warnings urge cutting gasoline use to stretch supplies, with tips on tuneups car pools and fewer trips. High costs urge immediate savings from smaller tank fills at 56 to 60 cents a gallon.
Windham County neighbors invite Bennington area residents to a large Fourth of July celebration. Brattleboro's Living Memorial Park begins constructing a covered ice skating rink to finish by Christmas, and Stoke Field gains new lights. Money remains the main hurdle for Bennington’s recreation goals as these improvements are weighed.
A reader from Montpelier responds to a Brattleboro Reformer editorial arguing state Environmental Board esthetics rules threaten home building. He laments economic doom, notes closures in Wilmington Dover and shrinking investment, and fault suburban resistance to newcomers while urging balanced development and forest protection.
Leonard Buchanan, a Brattleboro painting contractor, speaks against Act 250 and its amendments. He warns that second home demand fuels environmental measures that could erase livelihoods, noting mills and the Wilmington Box Factory closed, and arguing natives dominate commissions.
A Vermont resident asks editors to reconsider their June 27 editorial Is Vermont for Sale arguing Montpelier Act 250 Section 8 attendees represented broad Vermont interests. The letter defends economic security and aesthetic values over money and notes New Jersey residents support Vermont visits and ties. Box 804 Manchester Center.
Washington. Senator Henry M Jackson argues detente should deliver value beyond smiles and credits, warning against accepting Russian gains without concessions. The piece frames him as a tough yet useful counterpoint to postwar realism and argues his stance helps temper optimistic trends with moral scrutiny.
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