The Vermont Agency of Transportation would like to notify you of a paving project occurring in Downtown Bennington this summer along US Routes 7 and 9.

Work is scheduled to begin the week of July 16th and end in mid-October. During this time you will have access to all Downtown businesses, including the Lightning Jar, though some parking spaces will be temporarily unavailable. Paving will happen in segments. If you'd like to stay up to date on this project and others in our region, please go to the Facebook page "VTrans Rutland Region Construction Contracts." VTrans will periodically post updates and pictures there. If you have questions or concerns, you can contact Natalie Boyle, Outreach Coordinator, at (802) 855-3893 or nboyle@eivtech.com. 

During the construction, you are welcome to park in either the front lot of our complex or in the municipal lot on Depot Street next to Bennington Station.

Join us for Bennington's first Lean Lab with Chris Brooks of Vermont Wood Pellet Company. Lever, Inc., our neighbors to the south are bringing their monthly Lean Labs to us for July. Chris Brooks, CEO & Co-Founder of Vermont Wood Pellet will share how he got to where he is and some of the challenges he faced along the way, followed by some facilitated networking. As always, pizza and beer will be available. We hope you can make it!

​More info HERE.

On Saturday, April 28, the carpets will be cleaned in the entire Lightning Jar and VSECU spaces, and the entire building will not be available for use for the entire day.

We have blocked off the entire day on the LJ Large Room and Conference Room calendar as a reminder.

Please note that you will not be able to work in the space, because of the carpet cleaning - carpets will be damp and should not be walked on.

​Please contact Troy at 802-321-3070 or Troy@LightningJarVT.com if you have any questions.

This is a reminder of the protocol for using and reserving private meeting space.

Lightning Jar members are always able to use our main room for working or meetings, and our conference room.  Remember that our conference room must be scheduled on the calendar and can only be reserved for 2 hours at a time.

Members may also use the VSECU / Lightning Jar shared kitchenette for eating meals or taking a break.  You may also store items in the refrigerator in the kitchenette if you like.  We recommend that you write your name on your items.

VSECU has a "Privacy Room" just inside the entry door, which is not available for Lightning Jar members use.  VSECU uses this space for multiple purposes throughout the week, and the schedule is never known to us.

If you find yourself in need of a private space and our conference room is booked, please inquire with Laurie Gormley (VSECU Branch Manager) if the Privacy Room or the Community Room is available for your use.  If Laurie is not available, check with any VSECU branch employee to see if there is a free room - they all have access to the branch meeting room calendar.

Using the Privacy Room without obtaining permission from VSECU will be considered a violation of your Membership Agreement.  VSECU is our landlord and has been extremely understanding as our membership grows and we want to make sure that we maintain an excellent relationship between all members and VSECU.

If you've been around The Lightning Jar lately, you may have noticed, we've gotten a little busy over the past few months.

Because we have more people using the space, it's important that everyone who wants to use the conference room schedule the time on the conference room Google Calendar.  This will ensure that there are no conflicts with other members.

This also helps us track space usage - we would like to start keeping a tally of total hours per month that our conference room is used for meetings.

If you need help getting access to the Google calendar, please contact Troy at 802-321-3070 or Troy@LightningJarVT.com for assistance.

On Tuesday, January 23 at the end of the business day, the refrigerator in The Lightning Jar space will be cleaned out.

All items with an expired date, half full items and items without someone's name on it will be discarded and the interior of the refrigerator fully cleaned.

This will be done on a regular basis, and we will always give ample notice.
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VSECU will be closed on Monday, January 15 for the Martin Luther King holiday.

Please remember that when VSECU is closed all members need to use the rear entrance on Depot Street, next to the Rite Aid entrance.

If you have any questions about holiday access, please contact Troy at 802-321-3070.

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