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. 

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City Council Meeting - May 2026

5/16/2026

The next City Council Meeting will be on May 18th at 7pm at the Benton Community Building.  It will also be broadcast on our facebook page for your convenience and transparency.

Click here for the Agenda.

Click here for the Consent Agenda.

Click here for the Council Packet.

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Housing Study Available for Viewing!

12/15/2025

At the most recent City Council Meeting, the Council voted to receive and file a Benton Housing Market Study compiled by The Kansas Public Finance Center and Guv Guy Consultants.  This document will be instrumental in the City of Benton building an alternate financing model for residential...

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Watering!

9/18/2025

New watering schedule!  

We are required to follow the schedule of our water supplier, City of Wichita.  We had been at a once per week watering schedule throughout the summer, but that schedule has now been changed to three times per week.  

You can find out more details by clicking here!

 

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Water Quality Report 2025

8/27/2025

Well, when we published our Water Quality Report in May, we forgot to list the City phone number in the report.

Someone with a keen eye noticed this, and we have updated the report with our phone number!

You can view the Water Quality Report for the City of Benton by clicking here! 

This direct...

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Water Quality Report 2025

5/22/2025

Each year we provide a report of our annual water testing.  If you are interested,

Click here for the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report!

Click here for the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report!

Click here for the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report!

 

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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!

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