Bennington downtown developers worried about GOP tax bill

A rendering from a redevelopment brochure for the Putnam Block project in downtown Bennington.BENNINGTON — Supporters of the $53 million Putnam Block project are nervously eyeing the massive Republican tax code overhaul as it takes shape in Congress — concerned about the effects on tax credits that are vital to the redevelopment effort.
According to U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., the situation is similar in other Vermont communities as well, wherever developers are planning the rehabi