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 524, 2025)
Town of Black Earth – Road Notice
Weight limit of 15 tons on all town roads are in effect until further notice.
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 April 7, 2026 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 – April 2, 2026
*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
clerk@tn.blackearth.wi.us
Tues – 8:00-12:00 PM
Also by appointment
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Friday, April 3, 2026
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, April 7, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
Published Notice – Type E – Spring Election 2026
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH
INVITATION TO BID FOR ROAD REPAIRS
The Town of Black Earth will accept bids for hot mix asphalt overlay on the following Town road in 2026. Please bid separately on each item/project, giving a guaranteed maximum price and unit prices for equipment, labor, and materials. Contractors interested in bidding should contact Town Patrolman Jason Handel at 608-513-6371 for more information.
* TRIP funding available.
Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay
(2” overlay, approx.21’ wide, 2’ gravel shoulder on each side, ¾” limestone with fines)
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2091 ft. |
Wedging and Culvert Patch Paving
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489 ft. |
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Sealed bids are due by Monday, March 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
To hand deliver: deliver to the Town Garage at 1103 Center St, Black Earth, WI 53515.
To mail: send to PO Box 426, Black Earth, WI 53515.
Bids will be opened on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the lower level of the MBE CPA Accounting building at 1116 Mills St, Black Earth, WI 53515.
The accepted bids will be awarded at the Town Board meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 6:30 PM. The Town of Black Earth reserves the right to award projects by individual roads to separate bidders, one bidder, or any combination thereof. The Town also reserves the right to reject any or all bids and/or reject the low bid for cause.
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
clerk@tn.blackearth.wi.gov
Published Notice
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH
INVITATION TO BID FOR ROAD REPAIRS
The Town of Black Earth will accept bids for seal coating on the following Town roads in 2026. Please bid separately on each item/project, giving a guaranteed maximum price and unit prices for equipment, labor, and materials. Contractors interested in bidding should contact Town Patrolman Jason Handel at 608-513-6371 for more information.
Single Sealcoat
Clean existing road surface, apply emulsified asphalt with full-width sprayer,
and roll with pneumatic tire roller.
Please QUOTE using 3/8-inch washed pea stone, and 3/8-inch black granite.
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2.81 miles |
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489 feet |
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Sealed bids are due by Monday, March 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
To hand deliver: deliver to the Town Garage at 1103 Center St, Black Earth, WI 53515.
To mail: send to PO Box 426, Black Earth, WI 53515.
Bids will be opened on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the lower level of the MBE CPA Accounting building at 1116 Mills St, Black Earth, WI 53515.
The accepted bids will be awarded at the Town Board meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 6:30 PM. The Town of Black Earth reserves the right to award projects by individual roads to separate bidders, one bidder, or any combination thereof. The Town also reserves the right to reject any or all bids and/or reject the low bid for cause.
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
clerk@tn.blackearth.wi.gov
Published Notice
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH
UPCOMING SPRING ELECTION
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Register to Vote – register online before March 18, 2026
Request Absentee Ballot – request before April 2, 2026
Help Spread The Word – Snowmobile Safely This Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs your help spreading critical snowmobile safety messaging across the state. We’re asking you, our partners, to urge snowmobilers to be careful on ice, stay sober and ride only on designated trails.
There have already been two snowmobile fatalities in Wisconsin this season. Last winter, there were nine snowmobiling fatalities. Two of the most common off-highway vehicle (OHV) crash contributors early in the season are weak ice and impaired operation. Both factors can be mitigated through planning and smart decision-making.
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