TRUST FUND PUBLIC HEARING

The Bennington Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bennington Town Hall to accept a Trust Fund. By previous Town vote, the Selectmen are authorized to accept and hold in Trust, gifts, legacies, and devises for any public purpose that is allowed. Acceptance of the gift will not require expenditure of other Town funds.

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING

The Bennington Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee will meet Tuesday, May 20 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bennington Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting will be to review the adopted plan and prioritize projects.

OFFICE CLOSURE

The Town Hall Offices will be closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day.

OUTSIDE BURNING/FIRE DANGER DAY

Did you know that you need a permit to burn brush? State laws require every person intending to burn brush/yard debris to obtain a written fire permit from the Forest Fire Warden (or his designee) in the town where the fire will be kindled. The NH Department of Forest and Lands requires the permittee to be at least 18 years of age, restricts the diameter of brush/wood to 5 inches in diameter, prohibits the use of fuels to start a fire, requires the fire to be attended at all times, and requires all fires be completely extinguished. Conditions permitting, fires may only be kindled with a permit between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. unless it is actually raining. If you have questions or would like to obtain a permit, please contact Warden Michael Roina (562-5258), Deputy Warden Joe O'Brien (588-4074), Deputy Warden Kristie French (848-3737), or Deputy Warden Chester Heinzman (588-2968). You must also call one of the Wardens to obtain permission to burn brush when raining.

Anytime it is windy and/or anytime the Fire Danger Day is predicted to be a high class 3 or higher, Bennington Forest Fire Wardens will not issue permits.The State of New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands predicts the Fire Danger every day. To view today's Fire Danger risk, please click here (click on "current fire class day"). To learn how the State of New Hampshire determines what the Fire Classification is, please click here.

CELL PHONE/PAGER/PDA RECYCLING

Do you have an old unused cell phone, pager, or PDA that just sits in a drawer never to be used again? Have you ever wondered what to do with our old pieces of technology? The Town of Bennington now has collection points for unused cell phones so that they may be recycled. Receptacles are located at the Bennington Transfer Station and at the Bennington Town Hall.