Recent News
Congratulations to the winners of the June photo contest! First Place: Grain Elevator on Main Street. Second Place: Benton Airplane. Third: Sunset over Benton. Call Maranda at 316.778.1625 to claim your prizes!
Budget Meeting!
7/24/2024
On July 31st at 6pm at the Community Building, City Staff will be holding a 2025 Budget information meeting. This is a time for anyone to ask questions or give comments. A summary of the 2025 Budget is lower property taxes due to the public vote last year to relieve property tax with the 2% sales tax.
Wichita Water Status Information:
7/24/2024
As we get further into summer (increased water usage on average), we are watching our water provider closely as they announce drought stages. If the stages move from 1 to 2, we will be asking Benton water users to help conserve water by a number of steps.
New Hazard Mitigation Plan
7/15/2024
The City of Benton is included in a Hazard Mitigation plan titled Kansas Region G Hazard Mitigation Plan.
July 2024 Council Meeting!
7/12/2024
The July City Council Meeting will be Monday, July 15th at 7pm at the Benton Community Building!
May 2024 Council Meeting!
5/18/2024
The next Council Meeting will be Monday, May 20th at 7pm at the Community Building.
New Program!
12/11/2023
If you plan on traveling for the Holidays, or at any other time, you can take advantage of our Vacation Watch Program. This lets our Police Department know what to look for while you are away! Just fill out the form and send it back to Chief Kichler at kkichler@bentonks.org!
Benton Dedication to Transparency.
1/20/2023
In an attempt to make things easier for our citizens, we've created an "at a glance" page of Governing Body decisions. This will be updated after each meeting and will can be found on the City website.