To Wood County Residents:
Please help Wood County and the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission collect information about housing to improve housing availability and affordability. This survey is open to people who live in or would like to live in Wood County. It takes less than 5 minutes.
Take the survey here (right click, open in a new window) and share with your friends and family!
Notice to Property Owners: The Town Assessor’s office will be mailing a postcard (below) to you containing important information. Please review information carefully.
To: Property Owners in the Town of Sherry
From: Assessors Office, PO Box 2190, Wausau, WI 54402-2190, 715-848-9300
Subject: REQUEST TO VIEW PROPERTY NOTICE
A member of our Assessment staff will be conducting field work within your area for revaluation purposes for the year 2025. This notice is an official request to view the exterior and interior of your residence. Please indicate your consent or refusal to allow an inspection by sending notice to the above address or email us at: bapauls@gmail.com.
Identification badges will be worn by our staff. If you are not home, an exterior verification of measurements and new pictures will be completed. A tag will tie left indicating that we had visited the property. Upon receipt of the door tag, please access the website: www.paulsassociates.com or call us to assist in verifying information about the interior. Our Associate Assessor will begin in the morning around 8:30 AM and work through early evening Monday thru Thursday. Please call us with any questions at 715-848-9300.
Section 70.32 of the Wisconsin Statutes states, the value of the real property should be based on “actual view.” If an assessor is not allowed access to view a property, property value is based on “the best information.that the assessor can practicably obtain… ‘1 This means an assessor may seek a special inspection warrant per section 66.0119 of the Wisconsin Statues to view the interior of the home.
Section 70.05(4n) of the Wisconsin statutes requires the following notice: You have the right to refuse entry into your residence pursuant to section 70.05(4m) of the Wisconsin statutes. Entry to view your property is prohibited unless voluntarily authorized by you. Pursuant to section 70.05(4m) of the Wisconsin statutes, you have the right to refuse a visual inspection of the interior of your residence and your refusal to allow an inspection of your residence will not be used as the sole reason for increasing your property tax assessment. Refusing entry to your residence also does not prohibit you from objecting to your assessment pursuant to section 70.47(7) of the Wisconsin statutes. If you have any questions, please contact us at: 715-848-9300 or: bapauls@gmail.com
Thank you in advance. Pauls & Associates, Assessors for the Town of Sherry AssessorsTrespass Statute #70.05 (5) {B), 895,488,943.13(4m)(D) and 943.15(1m)
Recycling Center Update:
1- Normal business hours are Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
2- Summer Recycling Hours: Wednesdays from May 29 – August 28 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is in addition to normal Saturday business hours.
3- Residents may drop off appliances weekly on Saturdays during regular business hours. There will no longer be biannual White Goods Days.
4-New solid waste (garbage) bags are in circulation. Please continue to use your old solid waste bags as they will be accepted.
Wood County Clean Sweep will hold two collection events in one calendar year. Save the dates!
Saturday, May 25, 2024 – 8:00 AM to Noon
Marshfield Agricultural Research Station – South Campus, 2611 Yellowstone Drive, Marshfield, WI
Saturday, September 7, 2024 – 8:00 AM to Noon
Saratoga Town Hall & Garage, 1120 State Hwy 73 South, Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
Dispose of unwanted, unused, damaged, restricted and banned household, agricultural, chemical, and hazardous wastes.
Examples of Acceptable Materials:
Automotive: brake fluid, degreasers, ether, old fuel, transmission fluid
Lawn, Garden & Farm: fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides
Household: drain cleaner, dry cleaning fluid, floor polish, metal cleaners, mildew cleaner, moth balls, nail polish remover, NiCad batteries, oven cleaner, photography chemicals, pool chemicals, silver polish, spot remover
Workshop: creosote, gun cleaning fluid, hobby materials, lacquer, lead-based paints, stripper, thinner/solvents, turpentine, varnish, wood preservatives
NOT ACCEPTED: latex paint, tires, motor oil, automotive batteries, fluorescent tubes, electronics, appliances, antifreeze, explosives or high pressure cylinders. (Dry out latex paint and dispose of it in the garbage. Recycle used motor oil and anti-freeze.)
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Partisan Primary – August 13, 2024 and General Election – November 5, 2024 Election of Presidential Electors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the several cities, villages, towns, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on November 5, 2024, ten electors for President and Vice President of the United States, one for each congressional district and two for the state at-large, are to be elected. The names of presidential electors do not appear on the ballot, but each vote cast for a presidential candidate is a vote for the
electors of the candidate. Independent candidates for President or Vice President may circulate nomination papers beginning July 1, 2024, and must file nomination papers with the Wisconsin Elections Commission no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2024. The Wisconsin Elections Commission is located at 201 W Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, Madison, Wisconsin.
Partisan Primary and General Election
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a primary election will be held in the towns, villages, cities, wards, and election districts of Wood County, Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, and an election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The following officers are to be nominated and elected:
Congressional Officers
One United States Senator, for the term of 6 years, to succeed the present incumbent
listed, whose term of office will expire on January 3, 2025:
Tammy Baldwin
Two Representatives in Congress, for the term of 2 years, to succeed the present
incumbents listed, whose terms of office will expire on January 3, 2025:
3rd Congressional District Derrick Van Orden
7th Congressional District Tom Tiffany
Legislative Officers
One State Senator, for a term of 4 years, to succeed the present incumbents listed, whose term will expire on January 6, 2025: Redistricting Disclaimer: On February 20, 2024, 2023 Wisconsin Act 94 was signed into law. The Act described the boundaries of new senate and assembly districts which will go into effect in November 2024. The districts and incumbents listed in this notice consist of those that are currently in place, not those that will be in place pursuant to the new redistricting law.
District 24 Patrick Testin
Ninety-nine Representatives to the Assembly, for a term of 2 years, to succeed the present incumbents listed, whose term will expire on January 6, 2025: Redistricting Disclaimer: On February 20, 2024, 2023 Wisconsin Act 94 was signed into law. The Act described the boundaries of new senate and assembly districts which will go into effect in November 2024. The districts and incumbents listed in this notice consist of those that are currently in place, not those that will be in place pursuant to the new redistricting law.
District 72 Scott Krug
District 86 John Spiros
District Attorney
One District Attorney, each for the term of four years, to succeed the present incumbents listed, whose terms of office will expire on January 6, 2025
Craig Lambert
County Officers
County Officers for each county, for a term of 4 years, to succeed the present incumbents in the office of County Clerk, Treasurer, and Register of Deeds, whose terms of office will expire on January 6, 2025:
County Clerk Trent Miner
County Treasurer Heather L. Gehrt
Register of Deeds Tiffany R. Ringer
For Candidates
The first day to circulate nomination papers is April 15, 2024, and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2024. Candidates for constitutional, congressional, and legislative officers file with the Wisconsin Elections Commission. All county partisan office candidates file with their respective county clerk. Congressional and legislative district boundaries are described in Chapters 3 and 4 of the Wisconsin
Statutes by 2023 Wisconsin Act 94, which is available at: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/acts/94.
The state legislative maps will be updated for the fall elections. The new maps can be viewed by clicking the “Download Data” option for the 2023 Wisconsin Act 94 legislative districts at: https://gis-ltsb.hub.arcgis.com/pages/district-maps. Additional information regarding which legislators represent which districts is available at: https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/?version=2022.
Additional Information
Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
DONE in the County of Wood on April 9, 2024
Trent Miner
Wood County
The Sherry Town Board will meet on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at the Richfield Town Hall.
Purpose: Attendance at Wood County sponsored Local Road and Bridge Forum program from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Roland Hawk, Wood County Highway Commissioner
Location: Richfield Town Hall, 8478 Richfield Drive, Marshfield, WI 54449
Posted by Sandra Lobner, Town Clerk – April 9, 2024
The Sherry Town Board will meet on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. driving independently or leaving Sherry Town Hall to event location. Returning after meeting adjournment.
Purpose: Attendance at ATC Grid Forward Open House to Meet with ATC Representatives on Proposed Transmission Line Project in Town of Sherry
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hotel Mead and Convention Center – Riverside Ballroom, 451 E Grand Avenue, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Open House on a rebuild of approximately 160 miles of existing electric power lines to add a new 345-kV high-voltage line from the ATC Columbia Substation in Columbia County north to the Arpin Substation in Wood County and west to the Xcel Energy Tremval Substation in Trempealeau County.
Includes: Expansion of the existing Arpin Substation.
A quorum of the town board will be present.
Posted by Sandra Lobner, Town Clerk – April 7, 2024
Notice of Location and Hours of Polling Place
At the election to be held on April 2, 2024, in the Town of Sherry of Wood County, Wisconsin, the following polling place location will be used for the wards indicated:
Location Wards
Sherry Town Hall 1
All polling places will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M. All polling places are accessible to elderly and voters with disabilities*.
If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.
Sandra Lobner, Municipal Clerk
9285 2nd Street
Milladore, WI 54454
715-305-6448
Office Hours: 8am-6pm
Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.
Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the MBOC for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1). This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.
Notice of Meeting of MBOC to Process Rehabilitated Provisional Ballots
If provisional ballots have been issued and are subsequently cured by the voter before 4:00 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the MBOC must meet no later than the following Monday at 9:00 a.m. to process the cured provisional ballots. This is a public meeting and requires applicable notice.
Posted on March 30, 2024
Sandra Lobner. Clerk
Town of Sherry
N O T I C E: TOWN OF SHERRY – WOOD COUNTY
The Public Test of the Tabulating Equipment to be used at the April 2, 2024 Spring and Presidential Preference Election will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sherry Town Hall.
The test is open to the public.
Sandra Lobner, Town Clerk
Posted on March 15, 2024