The Town Board of Trustees celebrated the recipients of the 2022 Bennett Gives Back grant in a ceremony on June 28, 2022. Seven organizations received funding for projects and resources following the Bennett Gives Back Advisory Board recommendation and Board of Trustees approval. The following groups were awarded the 2022 grant:
Fiore & Sons will be working on the water main in Old Town Bennett that will cause a temporary water shut off on June 22, 2022.
Water will be shut off from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Areas affected will be:
A map of the affected area is available here.
Scott Contracting with Lennar Homes will be performing work on the Kiowa Avenue water main beginning June 20, 2022 and continue through June 22, 2022.
During this time Kiowa Avenue will be partially closed between Elm Street and Adams Street with limited residential access.
If you have questions regarding the road closure, call 303-532-7589.
The Town of Bennett Building Department is moving building inspection requests online to the permit portal. Voicemail requests will no longer be accepted. Instructions for how to request an inspection can be found here. If you are having problems requesting your inspection, you can email inspections@bennett.co.us.
Government Finance Officers Association is pleased to announce that Town of Bennett, Colorado, has received GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget. The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity's budget serves as:
UPDATE: Water has been restored. Please let water run for several minutes before use. If you have any questions, please call (303)644-3249.
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 there was a water main break in the area of the Brothers Four neighborhood. The Town of Bennett Public Works Department is working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. During this time water was shut off in Brothers Four, East of Elm Street as well as the Cordella neighborhood in order to repair the water line. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused.
Crews will be conducting work on the water lines on Kiowa Street beginning on June 7, 2022.
The intersection of Kiowa Street and South Adams Street will be closed from 6/7/2022 - 6/10/2022.
Additionally, the intersection of Kiowa Street and Custer Street will be closed from 6/8/2022 - 6/13/2022.
During this time please use an alternate route.
Effective immediately, the burning ban dated April 28, 2022 is has been rescinded by Town Administrator, Trish Stiles.
The Town still urges residents use extreme caution when burning or dealing with open flames.
If you have any further questions contact Town Hall at 303-644-3249 or the Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue.
The Town of Bennett recently introduced the option to appear virtually for court hearings. This allows court proceedings to be more efficient, flexible and accessible to all.
During the month of June, the Town of Bennett will be offering reduced permit fees on some home projects.
Permit fees on projects including siding, windows, fences, reroofing, decks, AC improvements, furnace replacements, water/sewer repairs and water heaters will be reduced by 50% during the month of June.
The goal is to help residents with the cost of permit fees and still encourage home improvement projects.