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 fertile soils and the popular Black Earth Creek. (Population 524, 2025)
New Office Location for Town Clerk:
Beginning April 21, 2026, the Town Clerk will hold office hours at the
Village of Black Earth, 1210 Mills Street, Black Earth, WI.
Tuesdays, from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Town of Black Earth
Notice of Meeting of Board of Review
Monday, June 1, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin, will hold a meeting on Monday, June 1, 2026, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the lower level of the MBE CPAs building, 1116 Mills Street, Black Earth, Wisconsin.
Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:
No person shall 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 enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of the real or personal property being assessed.
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.
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 Sec. 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 removal of a member of the Board of Review under Sec. 70.47(6m) Wis. Stats, and if so, which member will be removed, and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board, the 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.
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, unless the person supplies to the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), Wis. Stats., that the Assessor requests. The Town of Black Earth has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.
Notice is hereby given this 12th day of May 2026.
Stephanie Zwettler, Town Clerk
Notice of Board of Review 2026-full notice
Public Meeting
for
Project ID 5797-01-03/73
Town of Black Earth, Reeve Road Bridge
E Br Blue Mound Creek B-13-0941
Local Street
Dane County
Meeting to focus on specific information regarding projects details and schedule.
The Town of Black Earth in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is conducting a public involvement meeting to discuss details and schedule for the replacement of the Reeve Road Bridge over Blue Mounds Creek in Dane County.
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Black Earth Village Hall at 1210 Mills St, Black Earth, WI 53515. The objective of this meeting is to familiarize the public with the purpose and need for the project and to obtain input on the proposed improvements.
Project Need
Reeve Road Bridge (P-13-131) over E Branch Blue Mounds Creek is a small, concrete deck, steel girder, single span bridge in the Town of Black Earth, Dane County. The bridge was constructed in 1974 and has not received any additional work since then other than a maintenance shoulder sweep in 2023. The existing roadway is a rural local street that consists of two 10-foot wide lanes.
The existing bridge is experiencing significant deterioration, receiving a NBI rating of 4, poor condition and sufficiency score of 60.4 per the latest inspection report. The steel girders show rust near the abutments. The concrete deck shows delamination, spalling, and cracking. Most significantly, the timber abutments are rotted and decaying and at least one of the timber piles is completely decayed and crushed.
Project Description
The proposed project will consist of the removal and replacement of the existing bridge and approximately 290-feet of approach work to the west of the bridge and 125-feet of approach work to the east of the bridge. Beam guards will be upgraded on both sides of the bridge to meet current safety standards.
Adjacent property owners are encouraged to attend the meeting. Citizens who are deaf or hard of hearing or require an interpreter may request one by contacting Stephanie Zwettler, Town of Black Earth Clerk at (608) 444-6425 or clerk@tn.blackearth.wi.gov at least three working days prior to the meeting.
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1837 Bourbon Rd
Cross Plains, WI 53528
608-798-NWDS (6937)
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April 2026 Newsletter