Martha Mackey was met with consensus agreement before the Bennington Select Board when she brought up the marked increase in loud, rattling mufflers and large noisy trucks in the downtown.
With testing of residential wells for PFAS in three Bennington neighborhoods nearly complete, the town is seeking financing to evaluate options for mitigating the contamination.
Formation of a downtown Tax Increment Financing district in 2017 was expected to provide key funding for at least two major proposed redevelopment projects in Bennington – The Putnam Block project and the Benn High redevelopment project – but things didn’t work out that way.
Talor Stewart, a developer and architect is eyeing the Autumn Inn property, has plans to create multiple small rental units with added kitchens at Bennington motel.
Adam Sancic, field director of Bennington and Rutland Counties for the Agency of Human Services told town officials at the Oct. 23 Bennington Select Board meeting what is being done by the state for low-income residents in motels who have until next April to find new housing.