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Old Bennington residents narrowly reject merging village roads with town; committee hears update
Summary
Representative Greer updated the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that Old Bennington voters rejected a motion 30–22 to allow village trustees to negotiate merging village roads with the town; supporters cited grant access and lower tax rate, opponents cited historic protections, past contractual concerns and tax-use worries.
Representative Greer of Bennington updated the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on H.404 on May 2, reporting that voters in the Village of Old Bennington narrowly rejected a motion 30–22 to permit village trustees to negotiate merging the village's road authority with the town.
Greer said about half of registered voters attended the village meeting. He summarized arguments in favor of allowing…
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