Town Plan Update


Town Plan Update 2023-2025

The Town of Bennington is in the process of updating its Town Plan as required by State statute.

Building on Bennington's recent diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives the Planning Commission and Selectboard decided that the updated plan should better integrate values of equity and inclusion across the topics it addresses. The plan update has been divided into two phases, with Phase 1 focused on reaching the broadest number of community members to provide input for the plan. 

The Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC) has been engaged by the town to assist the Planning Commission in doing this work. Initial funding to pay for this work was obtained through a municipal planning grant and additional funding is being sought to cover phase 2, which will focus on drafting the new plan based on community input gathered in phase 1.

Phase 1: Community Engagement
We are excited to share what we learned from YOU during our community outreach earlier this year. Join us at the Bennington Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, May 23 at 6 PM at the Firehouse (130 River Street, Bennington) or on Zoom. The meeting will also be recorded and posted here for later viewing. 

We are grateful to you for your participation throughout this process and we are excited to share what we learned! We will also be presenting a thematic outline for the updated town plan, which will be developed in Phase 2, starting this summer. 

Bennington Planning Commission Meeting
Thursday, May 23 at 6 PM
In-person: Firehouse (130 River Street)
Online: Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88343482950?pwd=emVNUnFiWHB2d1VrTmdnVWpBYjh0UT09)

Meeting ID: 883 4348 2950
Passcode: 604754

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Materials Related to the Town Plan Update
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