Welcome to the Town of Bennett

Located in Douglas County

Physical Address
9215 East County Road L
Bennett, WI  54873

Mailing Address for Town Business:
PO Box 306
Solon Springs, WI 54873

 

Job Opening

Town of Bennett, Douglas County, Wisconsin

 

The Bennett Town Board is taking applications for a full-time employee. This position is for a truck driver/operator/mechanic. Applicants must live within thirty miles of the Bennett town garage (8869 S County Road E, Bennett, WI 54873).  Applicant must have (or must obtain within one year) CDL Class B license and meet all requirements IAW WI DOT.

 

Call Brett Hunter at (715)817-8406 or Tim Haskins at (218) 348-6691 if you have any questions about this position.

 

Please send resume with cover letter and references to the Bennett Town Clerk, Tamara Johnson by October 1, 2023, by one of the following methods:

 

Email: townofbennett@outlook.com

 

Mail:    Tamara Johnson, Clerk

            Town of Bennett

            PO Box 306

            Solon Springs, WI 54873

 

Mail Drop Box: Bennett Town Hall on wall by the entrance (9215 E County Road L)

 

Posted on September 13, 2023

Tamara Johnson, Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Town of Bennett is located in Douglas County, Wisconsin and in size is 48.3 mi² (47.5 mi² Land / 512 acres Water). The elevation is 1,234′ and lies on the east/west continental divide with some water-flow moving either to the Gulf of Mexico or the Lake Superior Basin. Bennett is Bennett is located 27 miles southeast of the city of Superior; and 7 miles north–northwest of Solon Springs.

We have a population of on average around 600 citizens. Here in Northwest Wisconsin, we enjoy all four seasons and the proximity to the largest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior with its port activity and shipping traffic. A great deal of commerce passes through Bennett via U. S. 53 as well as the trackage of the Canadian National Railroad. Hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and 4-wheeling are popular in this community with a major recreational trail corridor running through the community in the Wild Rivers Trail.

We are as well, blessed with the many community service-minded men and women who comprise the Bennett Volunteer Fire Department and provide fire protection and first-responder service for this community and mutual aid to the surrounding communities.  Two of the major fire Department fundraisers, the Spaghetti Feed and the Flea Market have turned out to be amazing social events as well with folks coming from far and wide to attend.

Within the community, we have many skilled and professional people who lend their expertise in various way in service to the community. All in all, Bennett is a very nice community in which to live and get to know your neighbors.

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