Town of Bennington
                      Planning Commission
                  Wednesday, December 1, 2004
                           5:00 p.m.
              Bennington Free Library, Rotary Room
          101 Silver Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201
                            MINUTES
Present:  Barry Horst - Chair, Sharon Yorke, Charles Copp 
Also Present   Dan Monks - Zoning Administrator, Jim Sullivan - BCRC, Andrew Sparta, Brian                Toomey, Andrew Marclese, Mike Dugle, Bill Smith, Marge Robinson 
Meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
Town Plan Update - Public Input - Re: Land Use - Rural Areas - The Planning Commission and citizens discussed the Route 7A Corridor Overlay at length.  The citizens generally supported retail uses in the zone.  The Planning Commission expressed concerns about retail uses in the area.  Many of the citizens believed appropriate controls would alleviate negative impacts of retail development.  The Planning Commission pointed out that retail development in the area was not consistent with the State Planning goal to maintain the traditional pattern of development in Vermont - dense settlements surrounded by rural country side. 
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted
Daniel W. Monks
Planning Director
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