WELCOME TO BENEZETTE TOWNSHIP

Located in the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds, Benezette Township is known as being the best location to catch a glimpse of the state’s elk herd, the largest free-roaming elk herd east of the Mississippi River. Alongside the premier elk watching, the area offers a wide array of outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the beautiful landscape such as hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, and more.

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Upcoming Planned Power Outages for Benezette Township

August 3rd, 2023|

There will be two brief power interruptions impacting West Penn Power customers for one hour in Driftwood Borough; Gibson, Grove, Benezette and East Keating Townships in the vicinity of Benezette, Driftwood, Sinnamahoning and Westport, PA / in the counties of:  Cameron, Elk & Clinton
1) The first interruption is schedule for Monday, August 14, 2023.  
Customers will experience a service interruption between the hours of 9:00 am – 10:00 am
2) The second interruption is schedule for Friday, August 18, 2023.
Customers will experience a service interruption between the hours of 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
A total of 976 customers will be impacted.
Each customer will be notified via a call to the phone number listed on their electric account.
Customers wanting to update their account phone number for proper notification should call the contact center 1-800-686-0021.
Customers can also sign-up to receive alerts by text or email by going online at:  www.firstenergycorp.com/login; select – “Text and Email Alerts”.

Zoning Ordinance Public Hearing

July 20th, 2023|

PUBLIC NOTICE
ZONING ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING
BENEZETTE TOWNSHIP

Take Notice the Benezette Township Planning Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 6:00pm, in the Township Municipal Building, located at 105 School House Rd, Benezette, PA 15821, to review, consider and take public comment on a proposed zoning ordinance and map as follows:

THE OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE OF BENEZETTE TOWNSHIP and THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF BENEZETTE TOWNSHIP

A true and correct copy of the proposed zoning ordinance and map is available for review on the Benezette Township website: benezettetwp.com and may also be examined at the Township Municipal Building, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. A copy of the proposed ordinance is also available for inspection at the Elk County Law Library. The hearing is open to the public and all interested parties are invited to attend.