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The next monthly meeting will be held on Nov. 4, starting at 6:00 p.m. instead of the usual 7:00 p.m. There will also be a one-time venue change, to the Bennington Theater, 331 Main Street, instead of the Old First Church Barn. These changes are being made to accommodate a presentation by the architect who has bought the Walloomsac Inn and plans to restore it. The regular monthly meeting will start at 6:00, with the Walloomsac Inn presentation starting at about 7:00. Both parts of the meeting are open to the public and will also be accessible on Zoom. Zoom instructions are included in the agenda, posted under the Board of Trustees tab.
The Change of Use Application for 3 Seminary Lane has been withdrawn by the applicants.
The Village Trustees held their regular monthly meeting on Oct. 7. The agenda, minutes, and a Zoom recording are posted under the Board of Trustees tab.
See the Board of Trustees tab for the current and recent Treasurer's Reports.
For Information concerning Vermont's Open Meeting Law, see the Open Meeting Law Notice in 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 with lawns and gardens. We still enjoy the luxury of some open land with beautiful vistas.
History
Government in Bennington. 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. During the past 256 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.