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This week the Bennington Select Board returned to in-person meetings. The last such meeting was March 9, 2020, more than one year ago. As the Grateful Dead said, âWhat a long, strange trip itâs been.â This was also a return to the normal time these meetings generally take, finishing the meeting in a mere two hours. The Better Bennington Corporationâs Work Plan and budget were the main agenda item. The board unanimously approved the BBCâs funding for fiscal 2022. The total requested was $82,026, a 3-percent increase over last year.
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BENNINGTON â The Bennington Select Board will host a presentation by the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) on Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Bennington Fire Facility.
Brian Corr, immediate past president of NACOLE and current executive director of the Police Review and Advisory Board for the city of Cambridge, Mass., and executive director of the Cambridge Peace Commission, will lead the session.
The presentation will describe different civilian oversight models for police departments around the country. Bennington is in the process of developing a Safety and Equity Board for the town department.
DeKALB – The DeKalb Rotary Club is planning to restore the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock back to working order, with $28,000 as the total goal to repair the clock and its exterior. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock, 101 Lincoln Highway, is celebrating its centennial this year. Since the DeKalb Rotary Club is also.