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The next regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at the Old First Church Barn on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m., immediately after a previously-warned 6:45 p.m. meeting of the Board of Tax Abatement, to consider a request for abatement by Tzaims Luksus, 18 Walloomsac Road. (Much of the Board of Tax Abatement proceedings are expected to take place in a closed deliberative session, in accordance with 1 V.S.A. §312 (e), (f). )
The regular Board meeting's agenda, and a link for those wishing to participate on Zoom, are posted under the "Board of Trustees" tab, in the first section, titled Trustee Meeting Agendas. Among other agenda items, the Board will vote on its written response to the application for a conditional-use permit filed by The Walloomsac Property LLC.
Minutes from the Feb. 2 public hearing on Walloomsac Property's application are available under the "Board of Trustees" tab, in the second section, titled Trustees Meeting Minutes. The Walloomsac Property's application was filed in accordance with the Interim Bylaw adopted by the Trustees at their Jan. 5 special meeting. Citizens wishing to learn more about the Interim Bylaw are referred to the minutes of the Jan. 5 special meeting.
Readers wishing to view current and recent Treasurer's Reports can find them by scrolling farther 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.