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On January 5, the Trustees of the Village of Old Bennington held a hearing on proposed interim bylaws to enable the restoration and reuse of certain historic structures. The hearing notice and a full copy of the proposed interim bylaws are posted under the "Board of Trustees" tab, in the section titled Meeting Agendas. Minutes of the hearing, with a link to the Zoom recording, are in the section titled Trustees Meeting Minutes.
The Village Trustees held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 7:00 p.m., in the Old First Church Barn. Minutes from the meeting, with a link to a Zoom recording, are posted in the section titled Trustees Meeting Minutes .
Readers wishing to view current and recent Treasurer's Reports can find them by scrolling down through the Board of Trustees tab. They are below the Agendas and Minutes.
For Information concerning Vermont's Open Meeting Law, see the Open Meeting Law Notice under the Other Documents tab. The law requires any person aggrieved by an alleged violation of the Open Meeting Law to provide the Village a written notice of such allegation before bringing any civil action in court. See the Other Documents tab for a sample Open Meeting Law Complaint Form.
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Location
Old Bennington is situated on a height of land approximately one-half mile west of the center of the Town of Bennington, which lies in the Walloomsac River valley below. Looming over the Village to the southwest is Mount Anthony. A ridge called Monument Hill elevates the northern third of the Village, but along the eastern edge of the Village the land falls sharply away in a steep slope toward the river below. The remainder of the Village is fairly level. Many large, well-spaced houses are surrounded by lawns and gardens. We still enjoy the luxury of some open land with beautiful vistas.
History
The Village of Old Bennington represents the original center of Bennington. Samuel Robinson and a band of religious separatists from Connecticut and Massachusetts founded it in 1761. Over the past 254 years the focus of industrial, commercial and residential development has shifted to the valley below, and Old Bennington has become a small, incorporated Village within the Town of Bennington. Its character has become a historical, single-family residential community.