SVC project deserves communityâs support To the Editor: As residents of the Town of Bennington, we would like to express our appreciation to Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) for their purchase of the former Southern Vermont College (SVC) campus as well as the efforts of David of Newell and Michael McKenna in setting up âThe Grateful Bennington Fund.â We appreciate the challenges of the decision for SVHC and know it was made for the âgreater goodâ of the community and its residents. We and our families are grateful that the SVHC leadership and Board of Trustees deemed this project a priority for the community. As users of the trails and as neighbors in the community understand, it is important to keep this community asset available, and we appreciate the collaborative approach towards the development and utilization of the land and structures. Countless other members of our community have made phone calls and visits to the Town Office this past summer with their concerns, and we want to ensure their voices were heard.