GREETINGS FROM YOUR TOWN OFFICIALS

First of all, we would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays!

We’d like to share where your tax dollars are being spent. We received $126,985 in transportation aids in 2020. However, we have paid around $273,000 in road expenses, which includes a shared road project we completed with the Town of Dupont on Jannusch and Kretchmer Roads. We were fortunate to be awarded a grant that helped recoup much of the costs of the project. We received $72,894.16! If you see something that needs to be repaired please let us know. Speaking of roads… we are experiencing a lot of vandalism and stealing of road signs, including road name signs, stop signs, curve signs, dead end signs, etc. Each time we replace a sign it costs the town (yes, you the tax payer) approximately $100 a sign. We need your help in stopping this! We have to replace approximately 12 signs per year. If you, or someone you know, has any information regarding this please contact one of the board members. Another problem is the damage done to roads from individuals spinning out on the black top, causing damage to the roads. Please pay attention to what is going on in your neighborhood. Help us identify the people who are doing the vandalism. Please have talks within your household about the risk to their safety as well as the unnecessary costs to the town to repair such damage. They may think it is fun to do at the time; however, it could cause an accident and someone serious injury or death.

Did you know when you are mowing your lawn that it is illegal to blow the grass in to the roadway? This action could cause an accident. So, if you are in the habit of doing this, please don’t. We all must be better stewards when using our roads!

There is a possibility of having a broadband tower installed in the town. Waupaca County is in the process of securing locations for several towers to bring some rural residents the Internet via radio signal, not cable buried in the ground. The Broadband expansion project in the county needs to be approved by January 31, 2021.

We paid over $54,000 in 2019 and 2020 for public safety, such as fire and EMT services. We paid over $56,000 in public works for waste disposal. Please keep recycling those items that are recyclable, such as all plastic bottles and containers, household bottles, jars and jugs, dairy and take out containers and lids. Empty, rinse and replace caps and lids.  Recycling must remain loose and placed in a reusable container. No ties or bags! Please keep taking advantage of the garbage and recycling pickup services. Garbage pick-up is every Thursday. Recycling pick-up is the third Thursday of the month. Please have your garbage and recycling out and ready for pick-up at 6:00 a.m. Please take any large items to the Waupaca County Processing and Transfer Facility located at E4981 Swan Road, East of Manawa. They will take all large items like furniture, tires, TV’s and computer monitors for a fee. You can find more information by visiting www.co.waupaca.wi.us/departments  and select Solid Waste and Recycling. Check out What Do I Do With?

We’d like to remind you of activities that take place in Symco. The Thresheree is held the last full weekend in July. The Car Show is held the second full weekend in August. Both draw a large crowd from all over the state!

Please visit any of the Union establishments, Symco Store, LLC (locally known as Union Still), The Boondocks, Still Phil’s, Triple O Bar and Supper Club, and Ferg’s Bavarian Village - a bed and breakfast!  Float the river in a canoe, kayak, or inner tube or try trout fishing on one of the creeks! There’s good fishing on Cedar Lake and School Section Lake. Take a walk in Tellock’s Woods. There is also the ball park where you can wear off some of your energy either with family or friends for some friendly competition! You can also rent the town hall for your events. For more details or to reserve the hall ontact Sandy Werth at 920-596-3832.

The town’s website is townofunionwaupacacounty.com (Do not use the www.)If you don’t have the Internet and would like to read the latest, such as minutes of the meetings, election information, etc. you can do so by stopping by the new outdoor display case at the edge of the parking lot.

Please exercise your right to vote at elections! You can visit https://myvote.wi.gov to update your information or to register as a new voter. You can also request an absentee ballot if you are a registered voter. Check it out! Elections are held at the town hall. If you have questions, feel free to call your town clerk at 920-596-3614.  

Please review your tax bill. Check if the lottery credit is listed. To be eligible you must own the property and it must be your primary residence. Contact the county treasurer’s office if you think it should be listed and it isn’t.

Our town board meetings are held at the town hall located at E6592 State Road 22, Bear Creek WI on the first Monday of the month, unless it is a holiday. We start at 6:00 p.m. during the winter months (November-March) and 7:00 p.m. for spring through fall months (April-October). We’d love to see you there!

PERMITS! The town is under Waupaca County Zoning. Permits are required, so if you are planning on changing the “footprint” of your property, such as building a deck, patio, shed, dog kennel, etc. you will need to contact the Waupaca County Planning and Zoning Department at 715-258-6255 to obtain a permit. Check out their website at www.co.waupaca.wi.us Land Use Permits are required, such as for any structure built or moved on to your property that will remain there for more than 30 days. Call BEFORE you start any work to avoid a penalty. Fees double if it is after-the-fact, so be sure to check with them PRIOR to your project.

Wood cutting permits are needed if you will be doing any commercial cutting. They can be obtained through Waupaca County. It is not necessary to obtain a permit if you are cutting wood for your personal use.

Burning permits can be obtained at the sheriff’s department, the Waupaca County Processing and Transfer Facility near Manawa, and the DNR at Hartmann Creek State Park in Waupaca at (715-258-4780). When in doubt on any permit, check it out.

                              TOWN OF UNION DOG OWNERS                                 

Dog licenses will need to be obtained by mail. Licenses are due and payable before April 1, 2021. Please mail your dog fee to SANDRA WERTH, TOWN OF UNION TREASURER, E6820 STATE ROAD 22, BEAR CREEK WI  54922. Along with the fee, please include a copy of the dog’s rabies vaccination certificate and a self-addressed envelope. The fees are $10.00 for male or female (un-spayed or un-neutered) and $5.00 for a spayed or neutered dog. You may apply for a multiple dog license if you have more than one dog. The fee is $35.00 for 12 or fewer. Once the information and fee has been received Sandy will mail the dog tags to you. Any dog not licensed before April 1, 2020 will be assessed a $10.00 late fee. We will be enforcing this.

We continue to have some issues with animal control. Please make sure you maintain the safety and welfare of your animals. Please keep your dogs on your property. Your animals should be in your control at all times. Do not let them chase deer, wildlife, etc. Also, be mindful of your neighbors! Please minimize uncontrolled, continuous barking. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

A special thank you to those who have given of their time and/or talents to help at elections, assist neighbors, maintain your property, etc. It is greatly appreciated! Stay warm this winter and enjoy each and every day!

TOWN OF UNION – CLERK’S REPORT 2020

GARY SCHOEN – CHAIRMAN

WALTER STREBE – SUPERVISOR  I

MARCY WENTWORTH – SUPERVISOR  II

SHARON OLSEN – CLERK

SANDRA WERTH – TREASURER

M&K ASSESSMENTS LLC – ASSESSOR

BUILDING INSPECTOR – PAUL HERMES

BALANCE ON HAND JAN 1, 2020    ……………$    6,956.07

President:  Steve Pethke

Good Day Cemetery Board Members,

Due to COVID, the October 2020 Cemetery Board Meeting was cancelled.  A few issues and concerns have been raised and it is suggested we meet on Thursday, May 13^th at 7 PM at the Union Town Hall to get everyone’s input and ideas.  Please call me if you CANNOT attend.  THANK YOU!

Marilyn Herman, Secretary

UNION CEMETARY ASSOCIATION BOARD

May 13, 2021  MEETING AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER 

READING OF MINUTES AND SECRETARY REPORT 

OLD BUSINESS  

NEW BUSINESS 

ADJOURN

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Town of Union

Waupaca County

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Union, Waupaca County, will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at the Union Town Hall, E6592 State Road 22, Bear Creek WI.  

The meeting will be called to order but will then adjourn until July 15, 2021, from 6 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. when Assessor Kathy Bazile will be able to do the Board of Review.

PLEASE BE ADVISED it will be by appointment only and appointments must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting.

ALSO PLEASE BE ADVISED of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:
 1.  No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.
 2. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board's final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person's objection except at a session of the board.
 3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled  meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5^th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.

4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5^th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.

5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person's estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person's objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
6. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor's manual under s. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Union has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) of Wis. stats.
7. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the board, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement.

8. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. Stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 15th day of June 2021.

/Sharon Olsen/

Town Clerk

NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF REVIEW

The first meeting of the Town of Union Board of Review will take place on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

The Board of Review will be called to order and then adjourned until July 15, 2021, from 6 to 8 p.m. when Assessor Kathy Bazile will be able to do the actual Board of Review.

Posted: June 15, 2021

NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK
Town of Union, Waupaca County

Pursuant to Sec. 70.45 of WI Statutes, the Town of Union assessment roll for the year 2021 will be open for examination on the 8th day of July, 2021, from 10 am -noon, by appointment only, at the Union Town Hall, E6592 State Rd 22, Bear Creek WI. Our assessor will be present and instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection, and board of review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time.

Sharon Olsen, Clerk

Town of Union

This notice has been posted on the town’s website: townofunionwaupacacounty.com and at the town hall, as well as Still Phil’s, Boondock’s Bar and Grill and Symco Store (Union Still).  Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals. Contact:

Sharon Olsen

920-596-3614

Cell:  920-450-1546

lsolsen@wolfnet.net

Posted:  June 17, 2021

Published: June 24, 2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                             WNAXLP

TOWN OF UNION

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

Notice is hereby given Chairman Gary Schoen and Supervisor Walter Strebe will be meeting to repair road signs throughout the town and trimming shrubs at the town hall on Tuesday, June 22 starting at 8:00 a.m. and again on Wednesday, June 23^rd, and on Thursday, June 24^th, if necessary, to complete the project. 

If you have any questions, please contact Chairman Gary Schoen at 920-596-2492. 

Sharon Olsen, Town Clerk

Posted June 21, 2021



PLAN COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE

TOWN OF UNION, WAUPACA COUNTY

The Town of Union Plan Commission will be meeting on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Union Town Hall, E6592 State Road 22, Bear Creek.

The purpose of the meeting is to review the Zoning Map Amendment application and the Conditional Use Permit application for Warren Werth that we received from the Waupaca County Planning and Zoning office.  The current zoning district is Rural Residential (RR) for N7580 Church Street (parcel 19 34 71 76) and Rural Commercial Neighborhood (RC-N) for N7584 Church Street (parcel 19 34 71 77). The Zoning Map Amendment Application is proposing to change current zoning districts to Rural Commercial-General. Mr. Werth is proposing to operate a restoration shop, machine shop, tire shop, welding shop, and repair shop. He would like to operate a tow yard; however, there is not enough space for the required setbacks and requirements.

They will then make their recommendation to the town board at their monthly meeting on July 12^th, that will immediately follow the plan commission meeting. The town board will then forward their recommendations to the county zoning office.

Written comments or questions will also be accepted until date and time of meeting or they can be addressed at either or both meetings in person.  

Posted: June 30, 2021

Sharon Olsen Town Clerk

NOTICE IN CHANGE OF DATE FOR

TOWN OF UNION BOARD MEETING 

Notice is hereby given that the July Town Board Meeting that was scheduled for July 5, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. has been rescheduled to Monday, July 12, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. or immediately following the Plan Commission Meeting that will start at 6:00 p.m. on July 12^th. 

If you have any questions, please contact Chairman Gary Schoen at 920-596-2492 or me at 920-596-3614 or cell 920-450-1546. 

Sharon Olsen, Town Clerk 



NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Town of Union

Waupaca County

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the adjourned Board of Review for the Town of Union, Waupaca County, will be called to order on Thursday, July 15, 2021, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Union Town Hall, E6592 State Road 22, Bear Creek WI.

PLEASE BE ADVISED it will be by appointment only and appointments must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting.

ALSO PLEASE BE ADVISED of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:
 1.  No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.
 2. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board's final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person's objection except at a session of the board.
 3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled  meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5^th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.

4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5^th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.

5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person's estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person's objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
6. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor's manual under s. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Union has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) of Wis. stats.
7. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the board, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement.

8. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. Stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.  

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 30^th day of June 2021. 

This notice was posted on the town’s website, in four public places, and on the door of the town hall June 30, 2021. 

/Sharon Olsen/

Town Clerk                                                                                                             WNAXLP 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF UNION, WAUPACA COUNTY  

The Town of Union will hold a public hearing to consider approval of an amendment to the comprehensive plan and changes to the preferred land use map. The purpose of the amendment and map change is to remove the property from Farmland Preservation (change the current preferred land use district from Farmland Preservation Overlay to the proposed preferred land use district No Overlay) for parcel number 19 03 34 1 (E6226 County Road OO, Marion), owned by Mervin and Edna Borntrager, for the purpose of building and operating a cabinet shop and building two greenhouses. 

The town board will meet at the town hall at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 11, 2021, to hold a public hearing to consider this amendment. The town hall is located at E6592 State Road 22, Bear Creek WI. The monthly town board meeting will be held immediately following the public hearing. 

Copies of the plan or amendment are available for inspection prior to the hearing by contacting Ryan Brown, Planning & Zoning Director, at 715-258-6258, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Written comments may also be mailed to: Sharon Olsen, Clerk, N8521 Jossie Rd, Manawa WI and must be received prior to the meeting. 

For more information contact Chairman Gary Schoen at 920-596-2492. 

Posted:  9-2-21

Published:  9-9-21                                                                                                                WNAXLP