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BENNINGTON â The downtown and its businesses proved surprisingly resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the district seems poised for growth, Better Bennington Corporation board members told the Select Board.
The downtown improvement district organization presented an overview Monday of the difficult past year and of plans for the coming year, along with the annual BBC budget, which was approved unanimously by the board.
With new businesses appearing during the pandemic and prior plans persevering despite the health crisis, BBC board Vice President Michael Keane said, âIt really looks as if we are coming through this fairly whole.â
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BENNINGTON â The Select Board reluctantly agreed Monday to accept terms of a multi-billion dollar settlement of complex bankruptcy proceedings and other litigation focused on OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma and the companyâs founders and owners, the Sackler family.
Some 3,000 lawsuits by municipal, state, county and other entities, including Bennington and Brattleboro and the state of Vermont, were consolidated and have been the subject of ongoing negotiations in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y.
The most recent talks have focused on proposed changes to a company bankruptcy plan that now calls for Sackler family members to contribute $4.5 billion in cash and other assets, while not admitting any wrongdoing, the Associated Press reported.
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BENNINGTON â Sewer rates will rise while water rates will remain unchanged under the budget and rate plan approved this week by the Select Board for fiscal year 2022, beginning in July.
The board also agreed to amend Benningtonâs animal control ordinance to clarify sections pertaining to vicious or nuisance pet complaints and hearings before the Select Board.
The board approved water and sewer budgets Monday that were the subject of a board work session June 23 involving town office and department officials.
Town Manager Stuart Hurd said the sewer rate will be 10.5 percent higher, while the water budget will not require a rate increase under the proposal.