New timeline, and hope, for Putnam Block redevelopment

The former Hotel Putnam is one of three historic buildings to be renovated in the first phase of the $53 million Putnam Block project in Bennington. File photo by Holly Peczynski/Bennington Banner
BENNINGTON — The developers of the $53 million Putnam Block revitalization effort have announced a new timeline for the project, with financing of phase one to be completed by the spring, and groundbreaking as early as May.
Construction was to start in the fall of 2017, but the $25 million initia