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Benson, Arizona What town: Benson State: Az Station: Willcox, possibly Tucson Population: 4,000 Telephone Co. Name: Qwest Electric Co. Name:Sulphur Springs Valley Electrical Cooperative (520)586-2238 Gas Co Name: City of Benson (520)586-2245 Cable Co. Name: Cox City Trash Name: City of Benson (520)586-2245 City Water Name: City of Benson (520)586-2245 Sewer: Hospital Name: Benson Hospital (520)586-2261 Parks and Rec. Kartchner Caverns Newspaper Name: San Pedro Valley News Sun Chamber of Commerce: Benson Chamber (520)586-2842 Convention & Visitors Bureau EXTRA INFORMATION: Station type of work - Station type of work: Willcox station does a variety of things. They patrol east from Benson (303 exit) to the New Mexico border and South from those points into Tombstone and the immediate surrounding areas. Checkpoint duty 1-2 miles north of Tombstone. Lot of off road patrolling as well as a lot of hiking during "tracking" around the scenic Chiracahua Mountains, etc. Routine IA processing as well as "VR" runs to Douglas and Tucson. Plenty of AUO available here as well. Rumor has it that an additional Checkpoint to be place on 191 South, nothing set in stone yet. Shopping - Safeway, Alco (quasi "mini" Wal-Mart), ACE, Movie Gallery and a lot of small businesses offering a variation of needs. Eateries - McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, Subway, Jack in the Box, 3 mexican food places, 1 chinese food, 1 Italian, 1 Greek and numerous pizza places and breakfast joints. Cellular Telephone - Sprint, Nextel, Alltel Local Internet Providers - Cox digital cable, Peoples PC(dial up service) and Quest offers dial up internet service. Other Services - Cochise College outlet center Airport: There is a small airstrip here but I was unable to obtain any information on that. Any other information that you would like to add: Benson is rapidly growing. It is estimated that Benson will grow to the current size of Sierra Vista within ten years. Numerous housing projects are coming up as well as plans for Super Wal-Mart in 2006. You're only about 45 minutes (50 miles) from Tucson and a little over 30 miles from Sierra Vista to do the major shopping. Plenty of Golf courses and scenery in this area. St. David, Pomerene and Mescal/J-Six Ranch are all more or less a part of Benson and offer great housing when available. [TOP]	SPONSORS Castle & Cooke

Benson, Arizona

What town: Benson
State: Az
Station: Willcox, possibly Tucson

Population: 4,000

Telephone Co. Name: Qwest

Electric Co. Name:Sulphur Springs Valley Electrical Cooperative
(520)586-2238

Gas Co Name: City of Benson
(520)586-2245

Cable Co. Name: Cox

City Trash Name: City of Benson
(520)586-2245

City Water Name: City of Benson
(520)586-2245

Sewer:

Hospital Name: Benson Hospital
(520)586-2261

Parks and Rec. Kartchner Caverns

Newspaper Name: San Pedro Valley News Sun

Chamber of Commerce: Benson Chamber
(520)586-2842

Convention & Visitors Bureau

EXTRA INFORMATION:

Station type of work - Station type of work: Willcox station does a variety of things. They patrol east from Benson (303 exit) to the New Mexico border and South from those points into Tombstone and the immediate surrounding areas. Checkpoint duty 1-2 miles north of Tombstone. Lot of off road patrolling as well as a lot of hiking during "tracking" around the scenic Chiracahua Mountains, etc. Routine IA processing as well as "VR" runs to Douglas and Tucson. Plenty of AUO available here as well. Rumor has it that an additional Checkpoint to be place on 191 South, nothing set in stone yet.

Shopping - Safeway, Alco (quasi "mini" Wal-Mart), ACE, Movie Gallery and a lot of small businesses offering a variation of needs.

Eateries - McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, Subway, Jack in the Box, 3 mexican food places, 1 chinese food, 1 Italian, 1 Greek and numerous pizza places and breakfast joints.

Cellular Telephone - Sprint, Nextel, Alltel

Local Internet Providers - Cox digital cable, Peoples PC(dial up service) and Quest offers dial up internet service.

Other Services - Cochise College outlet center

Airport: There is a small airstrip here but I was unable to obtain any information on that.

Any other information that you would like to add: Benson is rapidly growing. It is estimated that Benson will grow to the current size of Sierra Vista within ten years. Numerous housing projects are coming up as well as plans for Super Wal-Mart in 2006. You're only about 45 minutes (50 miles) from Tucson and a little over 30 miles from Sierra Vista to do the major shopping. Plenty of Golf courses and scenery in this area. St. David, Pomerene and Mescal/J-Six Ranch are all more or less a part of Benson and offer great housing when available.

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