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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1975
Page
6
The 1975 Spring Real Estate Market Report by the National Association of Realtors says demand for new condominiums has fallen since last spring and 1973 levels. Unsold units exceed 200000, resale activity is weak except for high end units, and acceptance varies by region with limited market experience in many areas.
UPI business writer reports experts warn that resource recovery and waste to energy efforts face major hurdles. Industry and public officials push recycling, yet markets struggle as recycling firms fail to grow share against virgin materials. Tax incentives, transportation issues, and uncertain long term markets threaten programs and plant expansions.
The EPA advances environmental dose commitment as the basis for limits on long lived radioactive releases from nuclear power. Proposals set maximum annual doses of 25 millirems to most tissues and 75 millirems to the thyroid, and cap krypton 85 iodine 129 and plutonium releases per gigawatt year. NRC to enforce these rules. effective dates span 1983 for krypton 85 and 1985 for the rest.
Ken Korte leads Bennington Opportunity Council efforts to winterize homes for low income residents. With a five person crew they insulate, repair, and weatherize properties while offering non interest material loans and emergency fuel aid. Korte also runs the BOC Chore Service for seniors 60 and over. He highlights energy conservation as a community service and urges eligible residents to contact BOC.
The Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors held its monthly dinner Thursday evening June 12 at Mt. Anthony Country Club. A cocktail party honored Dorothy Jones of Shaftsbury named State Realtor of the Year. William Heaslip from Brattleboro spoke on pension plans for self employed professionals.
AVM Extension Agent William Bingham argues unemployment drives towns to seek industry but towns fear service costs. He cites IBM in Essex as an example and compares Vermont to Rural Maryland, proposing economic development zones to share the tax base, cut town competition, aid planning, and preserve local autonomy without new taxes.
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