Town of Bennington
                     Planning Commission
                           MINUTES
                       January 8, 2002
                          4:00 p.m.
                     Town Office Building
         205 South Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201
                      Members Present:    Barry Horst - Chair, Bob Burgess - Clerk, 
                 Michael McDonough, Sharon Yorke
                 Also Present:  Dan Monks, Zoning Administrator                            
                 Reg Jones, Citizen
  The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
  Other Business:
       Airport Runway Extension 
            Barry Horst outlined the status of the State of Vermont study of a possible        runway extension at Bennington Airport. 
             Reg Jones, a Bennington Resident, expressed his sentiment that a airport        runway extension should not be the highest transportation infrastructure        improvement project.
            The Commission explained that the runway extension project was not        competing for funding with other transportation infrastructure improvement        projects in Bennington.  The funding that may be available for the airport        project is earmarked for airports only.
            Mike McDonough and others expressed the sentiment that the interests of        property owners in the airport vicinity must be balanced with the needs of the        business community.  The Planning Commission should ensure that the        community arrives at an informed consensus on the proposed airport runway        extension.
  Zoning Bylaw Revision Project
            The Planning Commission discussed Article III, Village Industrial District and        Industrial/Professional District of the proposed Zoning Bylaw revisions.
            
  The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
  Respectfully submitted, 
  Daniel W. Monks
  Zoning Administrator
            
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