3RD ANNUAL BRUCE EDES WALK

The Bruce Edes 3rd Annual Walk with take place Saturday, September 6, 2008. Please meet at the VFW parking lot at 9:00 a.m. for a walk through the Memorial Forest in memory of our dear friend and leader.

PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given in accordance with RSA 676:4 & 676:7 that an application for Site Plan Review - filed by Rex O. Gray and Scott Wheeler; Tax Map 13, Lot 13 - will be submitted to the Planning Board on September 8, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. at the Bennington Town Hall during a regular meeting of the Board. Applicant proposes establishing a restaurant at 584 Francestown Road. Upon a finding by the Board that the application meets the submission requirements of the Site Plan Review Regulations, the Board will vote to accept the application as complete, and a public hearing on the merits of the proposal will follow immediately. Should a decision not be reached at the public hearing, this application will stay on the Planning Board agenda until such time as it is either approved or disapproved. Anyone needing assistance to attend this meeting should contact the Selectmen's Office one week prior to the scheduled date.

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARDS
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

The Bennington Planning and Zoning Boards will conduct a Joint Public Hearing on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.

The Planning Board will act on an application for a Lot Line Adjustment. Applicants Peter Samuelson, Benjamin Cheever, and David and Georgina Nelson propose adjusting the lot line between Lot 10 and Lot 11, Tax Map 19.

The Zoning Board will act on two applications filed by Peter Samuelson, Benjamin Cheever, and David and Georgina Nelson:

An Appeal From an Administrative Decision - the Planning Board's expected denial of the lot-line adjustment due to non-conforming lot.

An Application for an Equitable Waiver of Dimensional Requirements - A variance is requested from Article VII, Section C of the Zoning Ordinance to permit a lot-line adjustment between two pre-existing, non-conforming grandfathered lots.

The abutting properties are located on Gillis Hill Road in the Rural/Agricultural Zone.

Should a decision not be reached at the Public Hearing, the respective application will stay on the Board's agenda until such time as it is either approved or disapproved.

Anyone needing assistance to attend the hearing should contact the Selectmen's Office one week prior to the scheduled date.

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.