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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1969
Page
8
Leonard announces that the New Y Center of Southwestern Vermont will use electric heat after committee consensus. The plan cites lower initial costs, reduced maintenance, insurance, labor and interest, plus space saved by eliminating a boiler room.
NEW YORK In a sharp rise for the decade, U S construction costs climbed an average 4 percent in the year ending April 30. Larger metro areas saw higher gains. lumber led with price spikes up to 80 percent in some categories though recent weeks show reductions. Northeast and other regions posted 4.6 percent gains, New England 4.1 percent, Pacific and Rocky Mountain areas 3.8 percent. The Dodge survey cites unions, contractors, and suppliers as data sources.
Vermont’s 1969 highway program kicks off as 99 projects, 2,500 workers, and over 86 million dollars fund new and rebuilt roads. The Burlington beltline features a major earthwork using a Winooski River island causeway. I-89 progress aims for uninterrupted Boston to Highgate Springs travel by end of 1970, with rest areas and landscaped segments planned along routes including I-89 and I-91.
Vernon Vermont Yankee announces the summer opening of a public information building at the Vernon construction site. The ccrane and containment vessel are shown with the turbine building nearing completion and a planned 540 000 kilowatt capacity. Monitor program ensures environmental compatibility with river cooling and returns. Staff include Addison H. Wilson Lawrence H. Keyes and Lee Pulis.
The Elizabeth Lund Home nears completion on Glen Road Burlington with a dedication and open house planned. The three story brick building rises on the original 1893 estate of Judge Frederick A. Weed, preserving a wooded setting and expanding capacity to 30 35 girls. Furnishings move mid summer as a decorating committee led by Mrs. Robert Northrop selects colors, offices, dormitories dining room and clinic spaces are arranged across three floors with aftercare and counseling services emphasized to aid unwed mothers and fathers.
Vermont's Division of Environmental Health approved the use of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings for drain waste and vent systems in residential homes. The statewide measure, via amendment to the residential plumbing code, places Vermont with over 30 other states permitting plastics piping. Plastics Pipe Institute executive director G R Munger said the move aligns Vermont with national practice and benefits homeowners with easier installation, corrosion resistance and lower costs.
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