The Town of Black Earth is located approximately 20 miles west of Madison. The first Europeans to permanently settle here arrived in 1843. Five years later, the Wisconsin State Legislature created the Town of Farmersville, later renamed Black Earth. Black Earth is a rural farming community with natural resources, including fertile soils and the popular Black Earth Creek. (Population 518, 2023)
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH NOTICE
Highway Department Employment Opportunity
The Town of Black Earth is seeking applicants for a Town Patrolman. Applicants will need a valid WI Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or the ability to obtain a CDL, ability to operate standard town trucks and equipment, pass pre-employment drug screening/physical, residency within approximately 30 minutes of the Town Garage, or be willing to relocate within a reasonable time and be given a probationary period of 6 months. The position can be part-time or full-time, plus overtime, as needed; salary is negotiable with a review at 6 months and includes Wisconsin Retirement System and vacation. The self-directed individual will be in charge of maintaining 28 miles of rural roads and repair/maintenance of substantial equipment. The position is mostly outdoor work.
Completed applications and a copy of your current CDL can be emailed to townofblackearthclerk@gmail.com or mailed to the Town of Black Earth, PO Box 426, Black Earth, WI 53515.
For questions, contact Town Chair Tom Turk at 608-235-7732. All applications are due by July 21, 2024.
Full Job Description
Employment Application
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Town of Black Earth
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day, August 13, 2024, may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day and has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.*
Making an Application to Receive an Absentee Ballot by Mail
Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you. You may make a written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email, or online at www.MyVote.wi.gov.
Your written request must include your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, your signature, and a copy of your photo identification.*
The Deadline for Making an Application to Receive an Absentee Ballot by Mail is:
5:00 PM on the fifth day before the election – August 8, 2024
*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide a photo ID. If this applies to you, contact your municipal clerk regarding the deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot. Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact your municipal clerk regarding the deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.
Voting an Absentee Ballot In Person
You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
Lower-Level of 1116 Mills St.
Black Earth, WI 53515
608-444-6425
T – 8:00-12:00 PM
Also by appointment
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Friday, August 9, 2024
No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
Published: July 11, 2024
Posted: July 9, 2024
Upcoming Election Dates
Partisan Primary: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
General Election: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Go to MyVote.wi.gov