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Committee hears testimony on H.404 to shift highway authority for Village of Old Bennington
Summary
Members of the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee heard remote testimony on H.404, a bill “relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old Bennington.” Village representatives said the change would let the town assume maintenance of roughly three miles of village roads; no formal committee action was taken.
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee took remote testimony on H.404, "an act relating to authority over the highways of the Village of Old Bennington," hearing from village representatives who said the town could more efficiently maintain the village's roughly three miles of road and similar length of sidewalks.
The item matters to village residents because village trustees and town officials say the village has struggled for years to generate sufficient highway revenue and to maintain roads while contracting out work. Village testimony described a recent increase in the village road tax rate and a planned nonbinding vote for residents before the select board or the committee takes further steps.
Stewart, a village/town representative who joined the committee remotely, said, "The village has about 3 miles of road, similar amount…
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