Town and schools spar over use of $1.7 million
Bennington wins $1.722 million from the federal Economic Development Administration triggering a new round of funding negotiations. Town manager Louis Savelas and schools chief George Sleeman outline projects for water, school upgrades, and street improvements while proposing joint priorities to maximize aid before the September 30 deadline. Shaftsbury officials react to upfront funding and potential reimbursements as EDA reshuffles allocations.
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Federal Economic Development Administration
Bennington
Vermont
Louis C. Savelas
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Sarelas
Savelas
EDA
Philadelphia
Vermont officials told to retire under old law
Six Vermont elected officials including three town clerks received letters stating they should have retired by July 1 under a 1975 statute. Officials say they wait for a formal directive before action as Edwin Galison, head of the state retirement division, notes. The six named are Edith Smith, Earlene Fitch, Ina Coleman, Ruth W. Kimball, Emma R. Ford and Morrisville Water and Light treasurer Willard Sanders, who reportedly retired July 1. Assistant Attorney General Louis Peck explained the old rule applied to those in office on July 1, 1975, with later terms and re-elections complicating the matter. See Town Clerks on Page 2.
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Vermont
Bennington County
Edwin Galison
State Treasurer’s Office
Galison
Edith Smith
Arlington
Earlene Fitch
Wilmington
Ina Coleman
Winhall
Ruth W. Kimball
Fayston
Emma R. Ford
Warren
Morrisville Water and Light Company
Water and Light Company
Morrisville
Willard Sanders
Attorney General
Louis Peck
Investigation begins into New York blackout of 1977
City, state and federal investigators press Con Ed and engineers for answers after a 26 hour blackout sparked looting and arson. Police report 414 officers and 44 firefighters injured, over 3,500 looters arrested with 1,500 in custody. Federal and state probes launched, Con Ed forms internal review board, mayor Beame surveys affected areas.
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New York
UPI
Abraham Beame
Consolidated Edison
Con Ed
Hugh Carey
National Guard
State Public Service Commission
Beame
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Arthur Hauspurg
South Bronx
N.Y
Weather Outlook With Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Warm and humid conditions persist with clouds and scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs range from the upper 70s to 80s, with lows in the 60s to low 70s tonight as activity continues south. Sunday brings hazy sunshine and a possible local afternoon thunderstorm, then continued warmth with highs in the 80s to low 90s.
Pyramid mall plan faces Vermont environmental test
Montpelier dispatch details Pyramid Co. proposal for an 80 store, 430000 square foot outdoor shopping center near Williston at I-89 and Route 2A. The project, awaiting Act 250 review, has drawn opposition over rural character, traffic, water quality, and aesthetics, with Williston Planning Commission granting conditional approval and bonds totaling two million dollars, while state level hearings on sewage and storm water discharges loom.
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Williston
Vermont
Pyramid Co
DeWitt, N.Y
Burlington
Ficial
Williston Planning Commission
Pyramid
Commission
David Stainton
Donald Moore
Moore
Winooski
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Houghton Lane
Office
Shaftsbury Selectman
Ezekiel Cross Jr
Cross
Shaftsbury
Bennington, Vermont
White Creek, N.Y
Owlkill Farm
Owlkill
White Creek
State
By Maggie C. Bucholt
Federal Power Commission
Carter
FPC
Richard Dunham
Powers
John A. Marshall
Holy Cross
Montpelier
By William Poole
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