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 OPEN BOOK
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Town of Black Earth will hold the Open Book session from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM in the lower level of the MBE CPA Accounting building at 1116 Mills St, Black Earth.
The purpose of the Open Book is to provide property owners with an opportunity to review their current 2026 property tax assessment and to discuss the process with the assessor – Bruce Gardiner Appraisal Service, LLC. at (608) 732-4481 and bgardiner.info@gmail.com. Appointment scheduling is available by contacting the assessor.
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
Open Book 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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April 2026 Newsletter