{"id":45,"date":"2013-11-25T21:01:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T21:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bentonil.com\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2023-11-15T20:53:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:53:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentonil.com\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Benton has a non-political commission form of government. Four Commissioners and the Mayor make up this decision-making body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bentonil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Freedom-of-Information-Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">New subdivisions are being constructed all over Benton. New homes are being constructed on Lake Moses and Mirror Lake, in addition to many other sites in town. There are 70 units of low-income housing and 70 units of housing for the elderly. 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