Office Hours:
Clerk:
MONDAY-THURSDAY
8AM-2:30PM
www.townofwestbend.com
OFFICE HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO COVID-19:
The Town Hall Office will be closed until further notice - Please note that phones will be answered, and messages will be returned as soon as possible. Please call or email.
Forms/Applications available by clicking on Forms & Permits.
Completed Absentee Ballots, Absentee Ballot Requests, Voter Registration, and other requests/ forms & fees should be submitted to the Town by mail or placed in the Town mailbox or drop box:
TOWN OF WEST BEND
6355 CTH Z
WEST BEND, WI 53095
Contact: clerk@townofwestbend.com or deputyclerk@townofwestbend.com
Phone: 262-338-3417
NOVEMBER 3, 2020 ELECTION
Click Election Information above in the orange section
for more info regarding the election
NEWLY ENACTED ORDINANCES
AS OF TOWN BOARD MEETING AUGUST 12, 2020
ORDINANCE 2020-05 USE OF FIREARMS AND DANGEROUS FIREARMS
NEWLY ENACTED ORDINANCES
AS OF TOWN BOARD MEETING JUNE 18, 2020
ORDINANCE 2020-03 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING
BADGERLAND DISPOSAL
Phone: 608-580-0580
Email: townservice@badgerlanddisposal.com
First collection day - Friday, July 3rd, 2020
Click links below for more details . . .
2020 SERVICE CALENDAR AND MAP FRIDAY RECYCLE ONLY
BADGERLAND WELCOME LETTER - GARBAGE & RECYCLING
BADGERLAND WELCOME LETTER - RECYCLING ONLY
GARBAGE & RECYCLING LETTER SENT TO TOWN TAXPAYERS
GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLE BIN SELECTION FORM
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
MAY 6, 2020 MEETING POSTPONED TO JULY 28, 2020, 6:30 PM
AT TOWN HALL, VIA ZOOM, AND/OR PHONE
Vision Session Worksheet Printable
Topic: T. West Bend Comp Plan Update - Community Engagement Session
Time: July 28, 2020 06:30 PM Central Time
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The Town of West Bend will soon be undertaking a process to update its Comprehensive Plan. As per the requirements of 66.1001 Wis. Stats., the Town would like to formally notify you of the planning effort and encourage you to review and provide feedback on draft documents and maps as they become available. A Community Engagement Session to kick-off the process will be held on July 28, 2020 (6:30 pm) at the West Bend Town Hall located at 6355 CTH Z.
The purpose of the session will be to provide residents, landowners, business owners, and other stakeholders an opportunity to discuss current issues and provide direction regarding when, where, and how future development should occur. During the meeting we will summarize the plan update process, provide updated demographic data, and lead participants through a visioning exercise aimed at identifying the desired path forward for the community. Topics for discussion will include housing, transportation, economic development, and natural resources, among others.
Meeting schedules, draft plan chapters, and other information related to the plan update will be posted to the Town website located at www.townofwestbend.com/.
For more information, click the link below
/uploads/ckfiles/files/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 052020.pdf
ANNUAL MEETING
RESCHEDULED ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
Notice is Hereby given of the Town of West Bend Rescheduled Annual Meeting on the 14th day of July 2020 at 7:00 P.M. to be held at the Town Hall, 6355 County Hwy Z, West Bend, WI 53095
UPDATE - No Town Annual Meeting tonight, April 21, 2020.
NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK AND BOARD OF REVIEW
The assessor shall be available on the 15th day of April, from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Open Book will be via phone or email ONLY due to COVID-19 virus restrictions known at present. Call Nate Carlson at 262-253-1142 or email the assessor any time before the end of the Open Book at: nate@wi-assessor.com
NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING
The Board of Review will meet on the 11th day of May, 2020 from Noon - 2 P.M. at the Town of West Bend Town Hall for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the forty-five day period beginning on the 4th Monday of April, pursuant to s. 70.47 (1), Wis. Stats. Click on NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK AND BOARD OF REVIEW BLUE LINK ABOVE FOR MORE DETAILS.
BRUSH CHIPPING AND YARD WASTE
The Town provided leaf and yard waste facility requires an authorization sticker to be permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the rear window of a vehicle delivering said waste to the facility. Stickers are $5.00 each with evidence of residency, must be purchased in advance.
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Please complete Leaf and Yard Waste Permit Form 2020
and mail to Town of West Bend, 6355 CTH Z, West Bend, WI 53095 or
drop in the Town mail box and a sticker will be mailed to you,
or bring form to Town Hall between 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM, and we can run a sticker out to you.
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The Leaf and Yard Waste Facility is located at the town hall, south of the Recycling Center, 6355 CTH Z, West Bend, WI 53095
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opens on the 1st weekend in May. Open 8:00 am - 12:00 pm every Saturday in May, 1st and 3rd Saturday in June, July, August and September and every Saturday in October and November. Closed Thanksgiving Weekend.
Note: July 4, 2020 we will be closed but will open July 11, 2020 in place of the 4th. -
The Leaf & Yard Waste Facility accepts grass clippings & leaves - (you must take the bags with you) and branches. Branches are to be no more than 10 feet long and no more than 4 inches in diameter. When dropping the branches off the ends are to be to the outside and all one direction. No stumps or building materials allowed. The town's wood chipper cannot handle branches more than 4 inches in diameter, stumps, root balls or building material cannot be chipped by our chipper. You must find alternate disposal means for these materials.
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Wood chips are available any time at the town hall for anyone to pick up. If you would like a load of chips delivered, please contact dpw to make arrangements (262-338-1795).
2019 PROPERTY TAXES
Tax bills were mailed December 9 & 10, 2019.
The Town of West Bend is on the same system as Washington County, so you are able to view information and print your tax receipt.
Select here to view Property Taxes online.
Tax Payment Instructions: /uploads/ckfiles/files/2020 TAX LETTER.pdf
REFUSE AND RECYCLING NOTICE
NEWLY ENACTED ORDINANCES
AS OF TOWN BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2019
ORDINANCE 13.161 REGULATING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON TOWN LAKES
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Ordinance 13_161 Regulating Commercial Activities on Town Lakes 2019-05.pdf
ORDINANCE 2019-04 DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURE
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Ordinance 2019-04 Disbursment procedure.pdf
ORDINANCES
SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE 2019-01
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Short Term Rental Ordinace 2019-01_FINAL.pdf
PARKING CITATIONS ORDINANCE 2018-04
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Parking Citations Ordinance 2018-04_UPDTof2008-09Ord.docx
NO PARKING ORDINANCE 2018-07
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Parking Ordinance 2018-07.docx
STORMWATER/EROSION CONTROL
New Stormater/Erosion Control Ordinance: /uploads/ckfiles/files/ECSM Model Ordinance 2016 Town of West Bend_Final Edits by County(1).docx
We have recently partnered with Respect our Waters to provide more education on stormwater pollution prevention and to help raise awareness on how to better control this. Please visit their site for some great information and tips.
/http://www.respectourwaters.org/
or visit them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RespectOurWaters/
ILLICIT DISCHARGE ORDINANCE 2017-05
/uploads/ckfiles/files/OrdinanceIllicitDischargeUPDT11817.doc
Call the Town Hall at 262-338-3417 to report Illicit Discharge and Pollution concerns.
DOG LICENSES
REMINDER TO COMPLETE DOG LICENSE APPLICATIONS BY APRIL 1, 2020
CLICK HERE FOR THE DOG LICENSE APPLICATION
IF YOU NO LONGER HAVE A DOG PLEASE COMPLETE THE REVERSE OR BOTTOM HALF (ONLINE) OF THE APPLICATION FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE TOWN SO WE CAN REVISE OUR RECORDS.
$5 LATE FEE IS CHARGED AFTER APRIL 1, 2020
LEARN HOW TO CONTROL WILD PARSNIP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
/uploads/ckfiles/files/CONTROLLING WILD PARSNIP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.pdf
INFORMATION ON TICKS THIS COMING SEASON
/uploads/ckfiles/files/SKMBT_C284e17041310270.pdf
USE OF FIREARMS IN THE TOWN OF WEST BEND
Ordinance #2013-02 was adopted at the November 13, 2013 Town Board Meeting. Please see attached Ordinance for the updated use of Fire Arms in the Town of West Bend/uploads/ckfiles/files/Ordinance 2013-02 (Use of Fire Arms)(1).pdf
TOWN WEST BEND BURN POLICY
The Town is in a Department of Natural Rescources Air Quality Contolled Area. The Town of West Bend does not issue burn permits. If for some reason you plan to burn, it is the residents responsibility to notify both the Washington County Sherriff's Department and the appropriate Fire Department of your intentions to burn. Notification to these authorities will eliminate the possibility of receiving a false alarm being called in by a concerned citizen. If a fire is called in and it is determined to be a false alarm, the resident will be responsible for the fees incurred as a result. At this point, the charge for a false alarm call is $9084.00. Please be sure to report your planned burns to avoid the charge. Enjoy your outdoor summer season!
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Town of West Bend Burn Ordinance.pdf
/uploads/ckfiles/files/Wisconsin Statewide Law on Burning.pdf
Town Fire Departments
- Emergency For Emergencies, Dial 911
- Allenton Non emergency - 262.629.5413
- Slinger Non emergency - 262.644.5331
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West Bend Non emergency - 262.335.5054
TOWN RIGHT-OF-WAY OWNERSHIP CONTAINING ROADS
Many residents are aware of the right-of-way ownership the town has for property containing our roads. We want to clarify for those unaware! The town owns from the centerline of a town road a given distance as determined by the road's designation. The town roads are designated by the width of the road measured in rods. A 3 rod road with a width of 49 and 6 inches has a 24 foot 9 inch right-of-way. A 4 rod 66 foot width road has a right of way of 33 feet on each side from the centerline.
Within the right-of-way there are a number of facts the bordering property owner should know. Most importantly the property is owned by and controlled by the town. It can be used for roads and other maintenance including widening the roads during snow removal.
Limitations and requirements within the right-of-way include the prohibiting of building of fences or any type of structure, concrete driveway approaches within the right of way and /or landscaping. Many residents plant grass or landscape to the roads edge. if damage occurs to any of the above in the process of snowplowing or maintenance, it is not the town's responsibility to replace or replant etc. encroachments or obstructions in the road right- of- way is strictly prohibited per municipal code section 8.02.
Warning!
Please be advised it is unlawful for any person to plow, shovel or otherwise deposit or place snow on the maintained portion of the public road within the town, or to permit such depositing of snow from property occupied or owned by you! This is municipal ordinance 8.04. Any person will be cited.
No person shall park, place or leave standing any automobile, truck or other vehicle on any street or public way during snow plowing operations. The town board declares that an emergency exists during and following a snow storm until the snow from the storm has been removed. This is municipal ordinance 7.05 (3) (a).
Any vehicle is going to be cited! The DPW has police powers now so parking tickets will be placed on windshields of vehicles that are in violation of the parking during snow storms. If municipal citation is not paid this will go to the DOT as an unpaid ticket.
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