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BENNINGTON â To paraphrase an old song, the future for electric vehicle ownership in Vermont is getting better all the time.
The state Agency of Transportation has received federal alternative fuel corridor designations for additional highway segments, most of which pass through Bennington. That news is one note in a larger effort to drive up the level of EV ownership â and to encourage growth of recharging infrastructure along state, federal and local highways.
In a release, the state agency said the Federal Highway Administration has named U.S. Route 7 between Bennington and the Interstate-189 interchange in South Burlington, and Route 9 between the Bennington-New York border and the Vermont-New Hampshire border as âcorridor-readyâ for alternative fuel infrastructure development.
BENNINGTON Officials of the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont have delivered some blistering criticism of a proposal by a citizen task force to create a
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BENNINGTON â The Community Policing Work Group of the Bennington Select Board has released a draft proposal for a new town board to allow community involvement in decision-making concerning public safety and equity issues.
Select Board Chairwoman Jeannie Jenkins and other work group members said in a release that the public is encouraged to contact her at jjenkins@benningtonvt.org with comments, and/or share comments during the Select Board meeting on May 24, when the proposal will be given a first reading.
The full draft proposal can be found on a Community Policing information page on the town website at https://benningtonvt.org/community-policing/.