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The Vermont Agency of Human Services is requesting that a proposed and long-sought addiction treatment facility in Bennington be granted an exemption from the state’s certificate of need (CON) permitting process.

BENNINGTON — The Vermont Agency of Human Services is requesting that a proposed and long-sought addiction treatment facility in Bennington be granted an exemption from the state’s certificate of need

Officials urge homeowners to participate in process and get free removal of lead pipes in their home, if they have them.

Two residents urged the Select Board Monday to change the names of two town roads because they are deemed to be offensive to two minority groups.

The first of the Select Board’s town budget work sessions on Saturday highlighted a number of police, fire and highway department spending requests for the next fiscal year.

They are not yet operational

Heading into fiscal 2025 budget sessions in January, the Select Board is considering a $17 million spending plan.

Martha Mackey was met with consensus agreement before the Bennington Select Board when she brought up the marked increase in loud, rattling mufflers and large noisy trucks in the downtown.

With testing of residential wells for PFAS in three Bennington neighborhoods nearly complete, the town is seeking financing to evaluate options for mitigating the contamination.

Formation of a downtown Tax Increment Financing district in 2017 was expected to provide key funding for at least two major proposed redevelopment projects in Bennington – The Putnam Block project and the Benn High redevelopment project – but things didn’t work out that way.