End of an Era in Bennington Village Voters to Decide June 23
Bennington Village faces a pivotal vote on June 23 to abandon its village charter and merge with the town. Trustees oppose consolidation, warning of higher taxes and loss of services, while arguing the village’s debt is low and assets like the water department and hospital must be preserved.
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Bennington Village
Henry H. Mallory
Bennington
Putnam
Water Department
Joseph Pello
Old Bennington
North Bennington
Hilda Hurley
Selectman
Housing ordinance push and revised codes approved
Legal Aid attorney W Averell Brown drafted a tough tenant enforcement section as the Bennington Housing Authority found revised grant laws making codes unnecessary. The commission pushed on, sending the draft to Williams Witten Carter and Dollard, who suggested changes but left the final draft close to the original. The Housing Authority reserves 150 units and a hearing drew about 10 attendees. Trustees approved the codes to take effect July 1, with unification potentially altering the ordinance. Residents of Carrigan Lane may pursue action if landlords neglect minimum habitation standards.
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Carrigan Lane
Winifred LaFlamme
Trustees
Selectmen
Joseph E. Higgins
The
Milton Pinsker
Pinsker
Norman Greenberg
John H. Williams II
Greenberg
Williams
W. Averell Brown
Bennington Housing Authority
Williams, Witten, Carter and Dollard
John H. Williams
Mission
Safford
Division Streets
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Frederick B. Tifft
Codes Commission
Pello
Brattleboro
David Potter
Joseph Carroll
Tifft
Bodine
Ormal B. Pierce
Leo T. Nash
Nash
Housing Authority
Com
Greg Guma