Several facilities of Benton County Government will be closed on Tuesday, May 28 due to storm damage. Facilities Closures include:
Read MoreHomeowners and business owners can report structural damage to their property through the Citizen Damage Reporter found pinned to the top of the Benton County Government website. Benton County Division of Public Safety requests residents report personal property structural damage from the May 26 storm through the Benton County Citizen Damage Reporter. The Citizen Damage Reporter is a portal where citizens can enter their estimated personal property structural damage. Individuals should only report damage if debris, such as trees, has punctured their homes. Benton County will need clear photos of the damage done to the home itself. All reports sent in will be reviewed by the Division of Public Safety and used for disaster declaration purposes. Benton County needs damage report information, as it will assist us with information the State and FEMA need to determine if Individual Assistance (IA) will be available. Individual Assistance (IA) is to assist...
Read MoreBenton County Assessor Roderick Grieve encourages people to assess their personal property online As a reminder, state law requires all individual and business personal property be assessed between January 1st and May 31st each year to avoid a 10% penalty. The deadline for 2024 is Friday, May 31st. Individual personal property includes but is not limited to: vehicles, RV’s, motorcycles, boats, trailers and ATVs. Benton County Assessor Roderick Grieve encourages the public to use online resources to assess their personal property. Business personal property includes but is not limited to: vehicles, furniture, equipment, machinery and inventory. Assess Online or by Phone To assess personal property, go online https://bentoncountyar.gov/assessor/ You can also call (479) 271-1033 for help with your assessment. Assess in Person Benton County offers four in person locations where the public can assess their per- sonal property. 2109 W Walnut St – 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 2401...
Read MoreThe Benton County Clerk’s Office in Bentonville will remain open until 6 p.m. on Monday, February 5th to process last-minute voter registration applications. The office can be found inside the Administration Building located at 215 E Central Ave, Bentonville 72712. The deadline to register for the March 5th Preferential Primary and School Election is Monday, February 5th. Benton County Clerk Betsy Harrell encourages all eligible Benton County residents to check their voter registration status and/or register to vote ahead of the March 5th Primary. All voter registration forms must be returned to the County Clerk’s Office by 6 p.m. on February 5th to be eligible to vote in the March Primary. Applications post marked on February 5th will also be accepted. Early Voting begins on Tuesday, February 20th at 8 a.m. Registration forms, early voting information, absentee ballots, Election Day information, and more can be found at: https://vote.bentoncountyar.gov/
Read MoreBenton County is a participant in FEMA’s national alert system IPAWS and has its own free severe weather emergency alert system BC Alert. Benton County prepares citizens for severe weather by offering two ways to be notified of severe weather and public emergencies. BC Alert is the county’s free, publicly available system that allows users to be forewarned about all modes of dangerous weather or notified of an emergency situation. The main focus of the alerting system is to provide severe weather notifications. Benton County residents will also receive imminent severe weather warnings to their mobile devices similar to an amber alert through the federal Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), IPAWS sends warnings through the National Weather System (NWS) from cell towers to mobile devices in the affected area. Benton County is one of only eleven counties in the State of Arkansas that is a part of...
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