Bennington committee shows support for local option taxes

BENNINGTON — The idea of a local option tax has support on a committee considering changes to local government, but members haven’t decided what specific format they might recommend to the Selectboard.
Supporters of the idea consider it a method of reducing the burden on property tax payers while raising at least a portion of revenues from visitors to the area.Whether to propose a 1 percent tax on sales and/or meals and rooms is one of the key issues the Charter Review Committee will