Council discusses downtown EV chargers, grants and technical constraints
Apr 8, 2026
Apr 8, 2026
Councilmembers discussed pursuing one or two public electric-vehicle charging stations to bring drivers off the freeway into downtown; members noted grant opportunities, vendor-selection cautions and power/transformer constraints for fast chargers.
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BENTON CITY — The Benton City Council discussed adding public EV charging stations on April 7 as part of a longer downtown revitalization strategy. Councilmembers suggested one or two chargers downtown or at a park and noted available grants could help fund the project.
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