Board of Selectmen Summer Meeting Schedule

The Board of Selectmen will meet every other week for the months of July and August. Accordingly, they will meet Tuesday, July 13th, Wednesday, July 28th, Wednesday, August 11th, and Wednesday, August 25th. All meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and are held at the Bennington Town Hall unless otherwise posted 24 hours in advance.

 

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 Chester Heinzman (562-6046), or Deputy Warden Allan Wilson (533-1153). 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 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.