Bennett Broadcast September 2021

‌

Fourth Annual Trunk or Treat

The Town of Bennett and the Bennett Arts Council are excited to host the Fourth Annual Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October 28, 2021.

Trunk or Treat is an event where kids can trick or treat from decorated trunks in a centralized and safe location. The event will take place at Town of Bennett Town Hall from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2021.

Business owners, organizations and local community members are invited to decorate the trunk of their car or the back of their vehicle and pass out candy, flyers or coupons.

Those who are interested in participating can sign up for a spot here.

Holiday Help Program

The goal of the Holiday Help program is to provide Bennett families in need with necessities like winter clothing as well as gifts for the holiday season.

This year, the Town will be incorporating “Senior Wishes” into the program and will collect socks, slippers, blankets and other necessities for seniors in the community.

In 2021, Holiday Help is starting with a toy and gift drive. From Monday, August 16 to Wednesday, December 1 residents are asked to bring new and unwrapped toys and gifts to Town Hall. Those who donate will be entered into a raffle to win an iPad. The winner will be announced at Breakfast with Santa on December 4, 2021.

For more information or questions, please contact Steve King at [email protected] or (303)644-3249 ext. 1029.

Staff Spotlight: Town of Bennett Introduces New Community Service Officers

The Town of Bennett recently hired two new Community Service Officers (CSO).

The goal of the CSO is to support Bennett residents in creating a healthy and fun community. The CSOs are responsible for investigating and enforcing the Bennett Municipal Code and ordinances, animal control and parking violations. They also work closely with the Adams and Arapahoe County Sherriff’s offices in order to ensure a safe and happy living environment.

Paul Johnson comes to the Town of Bennett after 35 years of law enforcement and supervisory experience. He brings with him valuable knowledge after serving as a patrol officer and detective with a metropolitan police department and owning his own private investigation company. Johnson has also taught self-defense classes and works with veterans on suicide prevention.

Keith Buono served in the United States Navy after graduating high school. After leaving the Navy, Buono worked in the construction and electrical industry while also volunteering with his local emergency medical services organization. Buono then worked for 25 years with the Florida Department of Corrections.

Johnson and Buono are both looking forward to serving the Bennett community and helping make a difference in the lives of Bennett residents. The Town of Bennett welcomes them to staff and looks forward to working with them in the continued goal for a safe, happy and healthy Bennett community.

More information on the Community Service Office can be found online here.

Town of Bennett Celebrates Groundbreaking of New At Grade Water Storage Tank

The Town of Bennett celebrated the groundbreaking of a new at grade water storage tank on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.

Following Board approval, the Town began construction on the new one-million-gallon water storage tank and booster pump station. The new steel tank will help improve the Town’s water capacity and ability to serve all current and future residents. It will also replace the current concrete water tank and will be located east of the elevated water storage tank.

“We have continued to take significant steps toward strengthening the availability, reliability and quality of the Town’s water,” said Mayor Royce Pindell, “this new water tank is an important step in that process.”

A portion of the financing for this project comes from a $500,000 grant from the Department of Local Affairs and the Town is working with Filanc Construction, Aqua Engineering and Terramax Consulting as contractors.

The new water storage tank is expected to be completed in 2022.

Town of Bennett Receives Arapahoe County Open Spaces Grant

The Town of Bennett was proud to be presented with an Arapahoe County Open Spaces Grant at the 2021 annual Shareback & Grant Awards Ceremony.

The Town received a grant to reconstruct a portion of the Kiowa-Bennett Road Trail in order to provide a safer trail experience to the Bennett community.

More information about the grant ceremony and the Arapahoe County Open Spaces grant can be found online here.

Student Art Showcase

The Bennett Arts Council is excited to host the

Student Art Showcase.

Students from the I-70 Corridor will have their artwork on display at Town of Bennett Town Hall from September 29 – October 25, 2021.

More information on the Bennett Arts Council can be found online here.

New Online Utility Payment with Xpress Bill Pay

The Town of Bennett has partnered with Xpress Bill Pay for online bill payment.

The new online payment system allows residents to opt in to paperless billing and receive email notifications when your bill is ready to view. This is a fast and easy way to pay your bills online.

This is now the ONLY way to pay your bill online. Residents will need to login through Xpress Bill Pay to pay their online bills. All other logins will no longer be in use.

Paying online is also now FREE. There will be no fees associated with paying online.

Payments can be made with a credit or debit card or by directly transferring funds from a checking account.

Follow these steps to sign up:

1. Go to www.xpressbillpay.com.

2. Click on the “Sign Up” button on the top of the home screen. Fill in the email and password fields, then click in the “I’m not a robot” box and follow the prompts.

3. Complete the short registration form and click “Next.”

4. Go to your inbox and open the verification email and click “Verify Email.” Then select “Continue” to log in.

5. Select your billing organization and follow the prompts for linking your bill.

6. Once your bill is added to your account, you can add additional bills, view and pay your bill online, or set up a recurring auto payment schedule.

More information and frequently asked questions are available here.

Instructions for First Time Users

CodeRED Emergency Alerts

The Town of Bennett has implemented the CodeRED emergency notification system for residents.

This platform will allow Bennett to communicate with residents by sending telephone calls, text messages, emails, posts to social media and mobile app messages to inform residents about emergencies and general Town notifications.

The CodeRED system will serve as the backbone of Bennett’s emergency planning and communications outreach. The Town of Bennett will also be using CodeRED’s Weather Warning system. This automated weather warning technology will deliver phone calls, text messages and emails to registered residents and businesses within the direct path of severe weather. This is an opt-in service that automatically notifies those enrolled of tornado, flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings just moments after an alert is issued by the National Weather Service.

All residents living within the Town of Bennett limits are encouraged to enroll here using their phone numbers, emails and addresses. No one should assume they are automatically registered in the contact database and residents are encouraged to create an account so they can personalize their notification settings.

Residents can also sign up for alerts by texting ‘BENNETTALERTS” to 99411.

The registration link can be found here. More information on CodeRED can be found online at www.onsolve.com.

Upcoming Bennett Events

Student Art Showcase - September 29 - October 25, 2021
Town of Bennett Board of Trustees Meeting - October 12, 2021
Town of Bennett Board of Trustees Meeting - October 26, 2021
Trunk or Treat - October 28, 2021

Questions? Comments? Suggestions?

Contact Alison Belcher, Assistant Communications Director

[email protected]