Vermont land use plan threatens state curbs on growth
The Environmental Board released a comprehensive land use plan urging towns to accelerate local planning or face state controls. It aims to curb development, with up to half the state possibly off limits to new housing and density rules across conservation, natural resources, rural, and urban areas. Public hearings begin November 27 in Bellows Falls with additional sessions across Lyndonville Brandon Manchester and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
State Environmental Board
Schuyler Jackson
Jackson
Bellows Falls
Stephen Wheelock
St. Johnsbury
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Thomas P. Salmon
State Planning Office
Lyndonville
Brandon
Manchester
Springfield
Washington
Chittenden
Teachers press legislators on accountability and retirement in Vermont
At Mt. Anthony Union Jr. High, the Southwest Vermont Education Association met with state lawmakers to press for teacher retirement improvements due process for dismissals and more education funding. Senators and representatives discussed accountability, local control, energy issues, and marijuana legislation amid questions about media coverage and how best to inform residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
Southwest Vermont Education Association
SVEA
Sen
Harwood
Woodford
Avis Hurley
Anthony
Lawrence Harrington
Harrington
Caracciola
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
Forrest Orr
Rutland Herald
Haley
Bennington Banner
Brattleboro
Harrington and Hurley
Vermont
Bennington
David Shaffe
Thomas Haley
Joseph Caracciola
Thomas H. Foster
Renate Wheelock
Philip Griffith
VEA
Pat Gile
Rival SVSU probe continues with uneven board participation
The VEA panel hearing at BSD drew mixed attendance as four school directors were present, with one speaking before the hearing and others sending no representation. Griffis urged a dual-report approach to show a fuller picture, while the panel works toward a preliminary report this weekend and a final public release later. VSSDA, BSD, Mt. Anthony and Woodford are member districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Sleeman
Griffis
VSSDA
Pat Gile
Southern Vermont Education Association
SVEA
Gile
The
Banner Today
VEA
BSD
Mt. Anthony
Woodford
ACLU Sues Over Vermont Teachers Retirement Policy
The ACLU of Vermont files a formal complaint with the EEOC alleging sex discrimination in the state teachers retirement system. Women teachers pay higher annual rates than men for the same final benefits, with cited examples and calls for broader action if the EEOC does not respond. Local open houses and community notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACLU
Richard Kohn
Carole MacIntyre
Kathleen Kilcourse
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Bennington Water Board plans higher rates by April 1 1974
The Bennington Water Board voted to draft a new rate structure to take effect April 1 1974 after a full scale rate study by the board itself. They rejected hiring an engineering firm, and will hold working sessions to prepare a rate proposal for selectmen approval before Town Meeting. The plan covers repairs, meters, filtration, additional reservoirs, system ties, and pressure loops to modernize slumping water service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Water Board
Putnam
Gerald E. Morrissey
Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Henry W. Putnam
Myrick & Chevalier
East Greenbush
N.Y
Water Board
Sucker Pond
Bolles Brook
Harwood Hill
North Bennington
Water Department
Lamb
The
Vermont
Obituaries from Bennington area claim multiple deaths
A string of obituaries from Bennington and surrounding towns notes the deaths of Anna J. Leonard 88 of 121 Grandview St. Bennington Mary B. Mattison 72 of 206 Lincoln St. Bennington Julia B. Pierce 62 wife of Carroll B. Pierce of White Creek N Y and Alton E. Hill 77 of 59 Main St North Bennington. Leonard widow of Mark J. Leonard native of St Johns Newfoundland born May 5 1885. Mattison formerly of Holden Leonard Mill and beverage business widow of Gaylord G. Mattison. Pierce of White Creek NY died Sunday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge NY. Hill a Cushman Manufacturing retiree. Funeral details and callers times listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna J. Leonard
Fred Parker
Grandview St
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mark J. Leonard
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Richard and
Elizabeth Barter
Leonards
Boston
Mass
Boston Police Department
Leonard
Sacred Heart Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
West Roxbury
Hanson-Walbridge
Mary B. Mattison
Lincoln St
Gaylord G. Mattison
Michael J
Mary (Gorman) Fraher
Holden-Leonard Mill
Mattisons
St. Francis de Sales Church
Josephine Maynard
Michael J. Fraher Sr
Harry Fraher
Anna Fair
Mahar and Son Funeral
Julia B. Pierce
Carroll B. Pierce
White Creek
N.Y
Mary McClellan
Cambridge
Ackley Funeral Home
Carter Adriance
Jermain Methodist Church
Posewood
Alton E. Hill
Main St
North Bennington
Williamstown
George
Mary Ella (Powell) Hill
Vermont
Cynthia Smith
Wallingford
Mt. Tabor
Cushman Manufacturing Co
Grandview Cemetery
Selectmen to discuss riverside park zoning
Bennington selectmen meet at 7:15 pm to consider J C Jerome’s rezoning plan along Woodford Road for a riverside park and hear supporters and opponents of Richard Sleeman’s 9 acre shopping center proposal east of the Notch Restaurant. Also to review Legere Construction tax suit and a Norton Barber briefing on the Willowbrook project.
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Bennington
J.C. Jerome
Woodford Road
Roaring Branch
Richard A. Sleeman
Selectmen
Sleeman
Norton Barber
Legere Construction Co
Keene, N.H
Legere
Willowbrook
Salmon Holds Anniversary Cabinet Meet With Aides
Gov Thomas Salmon hosted a private gathering with key aides at the Holiday Inn in Colchester to discuss energy policy and the administration’s year-old agenda. Attendees included Thomas Davis, Martin Johnson, John Gray, Norris Hoyt, James Guest, Thomas Hayes, Joseph Jamele, Leo O’Brien, and Arthur Ristan. Former Attorney General James Jeffords surprised the group, urging Democrats to drink and eat, as talks touched on tax relief, housing, energy programs, and education funding amid budget pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River Jct
UPI
Erect Thomas P. Salmon
Hyannis
Mass
Montpelier
Vermont
Salmon
Norman James
James M. Jeffords
GOP
Jeffords
Holiday Inn
Colchester
Human Services
Thomas Davis
Environmental Conservation
Martin L. Johnson
John T. Gray
Norris Hoyt
James Guest
Education Board
Thomas Hayes
Joseph Jamele
Leo O’brien
Arthur Ristan
Johnson
Gray
Human Services Agency
Education Department
Hospital Notes November 19 1973 admissions and births
Admissions include Rosetta Griffith Bennington Hallie Peterson North Bennington Glen Sprague Dorset Sharon Howard Hoosick Falls NY and Beatrice Potts Johnsonville NY. Discharges feature Robert Hoot David Levesque Eric Thompson Barbara Brown Marion Gilbar Marie Bergquist Doreen Farron Manchester Center Maureen MacDonald and baby, Rita Cassatti and baby. Births report a daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard Therrien Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosetta Griffith
Bennington
Hallie Peterson
North Bennington
Glenn Sprague
Dorset
Sharon Howard
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Beatrice Potts
Johnsonville
Robert Hoot
David Levesque
Eric Thompson
Barbara Brown
Marion Gilbar
Marie Bergquist
Doreen Farron
Manchester Center
Maureen MacDonald
Rita Cassatti
Howard Therrien
Pownal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Butler Jr
Thomas Haley Jr
Madeline Harwood
Bennington County
Vermont Education Association
Phillip Griffith
Griffith
SVSU
Bennington Briefs
Mt. Anthony Union High School
First United Methodist Church of
Moose
Moose Hall
Barbara Rousseau
Alice Sausville
Shirley McLenahan
Wanda Mooney
South Shaftsbury Cemetery
Mrs. Carroll B. Pierce
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