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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1969

Page

5

Carrigan Lane tenants seek relief from dilapidated homes

A Bennington Vermont report details Frank Guilbault moving out of Carrigan Lane as three or more families remain in substandard dwellings. Fire risk and faulty wiring plague the four buildings while tenants struggle with heating, hot water, and eviction fears. Community leaders discuss housing codes and aid programs to improve conditions.

Mt. Anthony Union High School Safford Division Carrigan Lane Safford Street Frank Guilbault Rice Lane Guilbault New York Bennington Pownal Lane Putnam Memorial Hospital Christopher Guilbault Gullicault Vermont Container Milton Pinsker ADC Louis Stanley Stanleys VISTA Frank Scanlon Harvey Carter Welfare Department Art Crandel Bill Gertrude Bentley Frank Burdick Carter Carrigan Lanes

Fire marshal investigates Carrigan Lane building hazard

At the request of Carrigan Lane tenants an investigator, Corporal Richard E Davis, inspected the private street owned by Mrs Winifred LaFlamme's 92 year old mother. The Jan 14 report cites dangerous electrical wiring frozen pipes and blocked chimneys. Violations include chimney clearance proper fused circuits wiring changes and removal of old wiring.

Carrigan Lane Richard E. Davis Winifred LaFlamme Davis la Flamme Cpl. Davis

Due Process or Fine First: Bennington Fines Tenants

The Village of Bennington uses an ordinance to fine Mrs. Winifred LaFlamme and three tenants for junk cars on a private street. The $100 maximum fines draw constitutional questions amid claims enforcement has been inconsistent and unsafe electrical and fire hazards persist. Residents face squalid living conditions or eviction as a consequence of enforcement.

Crandel New York Glenn Spencer Guilbault Spencer Henry H. Mallory Bennington Milton Pinsker Winifred LaFlamme Carrigan Lane Pinsker

Bennington Almost Adopted Housing Codes in Past Efforts

Last fall Bennington came close to adopting housing codes led by Neil Rappaport and Robert Sourcliffe. The plan proposed annual licensing and inspections for rented dwellings and future standards, but progress stalled amid bureaucracy and red tape, leaving Bennington without any code adoption.

Bennington Neil Rappaport Bennington-Rutland Milton Pinsker Norton Barber Rutland

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Jack-of-all-Trades Arthur Crandel Spencers Debbie Bentley Margaret Bentley Robert T. Stafford Poor People’s Congress United States Harvey D. Carter R-32 Greg Guma
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