Bennington proposes zoning changes to guide growth and housing
The plan revises zoning to limit RC district uses to retail and service establishments and sit down restaurants, adds an RC zone west of Old Bennington along Route 9, expands higher density MR-6 in the Desert area, and rezones RR-40 to RR-40 with PUD provisions. It also tightens residential subdivision rules, creates flood plain zones, and promotes clustered housing with common water systems to preserve vistas as Bennington plans for 20 000 to 25 000 residents by century end.
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Commission
Paul W. Bohne III
Bennington
Route 9
Peter Schaad
John Irons
Coleville Road
Mount Anthony
Roaring Branch
Lester Davis
Mount Anthony Country Club
Silk Road
Country Club
Desert
William H. Morse
Vail Road
PUD
Local zoning board weighs Schaad variances amid opposition
Village residents oppose variances for Schaad proposing a brick building and a coffee shop, citing financial hardship and fear of commercial development. some backers include Schaad's wife and a motel proprietor. Supporters say income is needed to maintain property while opponents urge homeowner investment preservation. Meanwhile, unrelated notices cover a funeral for Frances Burgess Thompson and Elizabeth Cushman, a gadget shop variance denied, and a student sit-in ending with possible detentions and suspensions.
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Schaad
Henry
Sheila Richmond
Charles Keough
Albany
IBA
Gaylord Harrington
East Road
Stuart Hurd
Frank Lasher
Shell Station
Bennington College
Lasher
Fred Wohnus
Catherine Foster
Bicentennial feast marks Vermont town event in Mt Anthony Room
Guests attended a student bicentennial celebration in Bennington with a bill of fayre including mulled cider and regional dishes. Teachers and students wore Revolutionary War attire while speakers from VT2 and local officials discussed museum projects, river cleanup, and a national awareness push.
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Mt. Anthony
Benjamin Pindick
Red Mountain
Vermont
George Serrigo
Hormel
Burgess
Madeline Harwood
Manchester
State Commission
Tordis Isselhardt
John West
Harold R. Saunders
Peter W. Cook
Bennington
Marilyn Moore
Vermont Commission
Terry Learned
Hoosic River
Cochairman
Cheshire
Mass
North Adams
Pownal
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walloomsac
Learned
Hospital Notes Admits Several With Diverse Hometowns
On Wednesday March 19 admissions include Mary OBrien Tracey Stratton Norma Hayes and others from Bennington East Arlington Sunderland East Dorset Margo Morse Evelyn Kessler Hoosick Falls. Discharges include Katherine Bacon and baby girl Arlington Katherine Hirsch East Arlington Sherri Southgate Oscar Stewart Petersburg Wallie Kimball Cherry Plain. Births announce daughters to Verne and Verne LaFramboise of Bennington and to Richard Zinn of East Arlington.
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Mary O’brien
Tracey Stratton
Norma Hayes
Bennington
Frank Buffum
East Arlington
Matthew DeCell
Sunderland
Louis Mason
East Dorset
Margo Morse
Evelyn Kessler
Hoosick Falls
Katherine Bacon
Baby Girl
Arlington
Katherine Hirsch
Sherri Southgate
Oscar Stewart
Petersburg
Wallie Kimball
Cherry Plain
Verne LaFramboise
Richard Zinn
Bennington delayed by groundwater infiltration to sewage plan
Bennington faces delays in upgrading to secondary sewage treatment as groundwater leaks into old pipes, demanding repairs before federal funds and permitting can advance. DuBois & King assess 6.6 million gallon daily flow, with 2.4 to 3.7 million gallons due to infiltration. Estimated costs rise with construction and extended application timelines.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
DuBois & King
Randolph Engineering
Harold R. Saunders
Walloomsac
Vermont Water Resources Board
Saunders
Montpelier
Selectman
Gerald P. Morrissey
DuBois
Dewey Street
Vermont Soldiers Home
DuBois and
King
Bennington School Board Tees Up Curricula Talks
The Bennington School Board met at the Catamount Annex with about 10 attendees. No final decision on Molly Stark School curriculum workshop. Principals support the program if it does not force choice against art. Budget mapping next months will decide district fate. Math curriculum reevaluation proceeding well. An open Beech St School meeting is set for April 16 at 7 p.m.
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Bennington
Catamount
Thomas Steffen
Molly Stark
Beech St. School
Salmon proposes soft transition for energy planning powers
The bill would not remove the planning function from the Public Service Board but would phase it out by future repealing legislation. It preserves PSB authority to settle disputes between utilities and the Energy Planning Department, while Salmon directs PSB Chairman Martin Miller to urge utilities to voluntarily draft budget plans for customers.
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Public Service Board
PSB
Energy Planning Department
Salmon
Development and
Brian Burns
Martin Miller
Obituaries for Harold F. Smith Sr. and Catherine E. Reilly
Harold F. Smith Sr. of 240 Bradford St. Bennington, WWII Army Air Corps veteran, died at home after a long illness. Born Aug. 12, 1910 in New Haven Mills, he leaves a widow Evelyn Rollins, three daughters, a son, 12 grandchildren and a great grandchild, along with six brothers and four sisters. Services Saturday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with entombment at Park Lawn Cemetery in the spring. Catherine E. Reilly, 81, formerly of Hoosick Falls, died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Hoosick Falls. burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. She was born Feb. 12, 1890s, a charter member of Court St. Mary of the Hoosick Falls Catholic Daughters of America. Friends may call Friday at Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls. Dorothy E. Jones, 66, died unexpectedly Wednesday at daughter’s Danby home. obituary pending for Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center.
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Frances Burgess Thompson
Northside Drive
Levi B. Thompson
Crescent Manor
Hanson-Walbridge
Floyd I. la Bombard
First Baptist Church of
Bennington
William Lorette
William Shepard
Harold Burgess
Robert Gardner
Park Lawn
E. Sanderson Cushman
Elizabeth Robinson Cushman
Shaftsbury
New York City
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Kenneth W. Costin
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Hartford
Conn
Roger Smith
Hanson- Walbridge
Harold F. Smith Sr
Bradford St
New Haven Mills
Frederick R
Daisey (Perkins) Smith
Brattleboro
Evelyn Rollins
Harold F, Jr
Marjorie Anderson
Clinton
Iowa
Janice van Slyke
Schenectady
N.Y
Christine McKinstry
Greenfield
Mass
Harry
South Deerfield
Harold
West Springfield
Kenneth
Barton
Floyd
Springfield
Rutherford
Bristol
Sherman
Agawam
Doris McKinstry
Charlemont
Isabelle Sherman
Ruth Bean
Marion Gilberti
Hackettstown
N.J
Mahar & Son Funeral
Catherine E. Reilly
Redmond St
Hoosick Falls
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mahar
St. Mary’s Cemetery
John
Catherine
Peters) Reilly
St. Mary’s Academy
Old Riley Coal Co
Court St. Mary of the Hoosick Falls Catholic Daughters of America
Madeline Reilly
Claremont
N.H
Dorothy E. Jones
Brewster
Manchester Center
Ann Haas
Danby
Hearing Set on 14 Percent Green Mountain Rate Hike
A hearing began in Montpelier on Green Mountain Power Corp. request for a 14 percent rate increase. Public opposition is expected as the Public Service Board had ordered a 34.2 percent rise and allowed cost-based updates for 1974. Attorneys for the public oppose further raises while the utility argues some customers would see relief if the higher request is approved.
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PSB
Martin K. Miller
Green Mountain
Miller
Allen Martin
St. Johnsbury
Peter McTague
Martin
James Draper
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Supt
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Andrew Pollock
Bennington- Berkshire Counties Recycling Committee
BBCRC
Beech Street School of
Beech Street Ptg
Marjorie Carpenter
Margaret Stratton
RSVP
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Gail’s
Planning Commission
Harwood Hill
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