Bennington salt shed built without wetland permit, town manager confesses

The environmental permit for the town of Bennington’s salt shed arrived last week, months after construction had begun. Photo by Holly Pelczynski/Bennington Banner
(This story by Ed Damon was published in the Bennington Banner on Jan. 10, 2018.)
BENNINGTON — Town Manager Stuart Hurd ordered construction of a new, $425,000 sand and salt shed on Bowen Road to begin without waiting for the required wetlands permit, he revealed on Monday, potentially putting the town in danger of being f