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, which was later renamed to Black Earth. Black Earth is a rural farming community blessed with natural resources, including fertile soils and the popular Black Earth Creek. (Population 518, 2023)
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH
INVITATION TO BID FOR ROAD REPAIRS
The Town of Black Earth will accept bids for sealcoating on the following Town roads in 2024. 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 Cody Eastman at 608-370-2285 for more information.
Single Sealcoat:
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- Blackberry Rd from Turkey Rd to town line 0.31 miles
- Sutcliffe Rd from CTH F toward CTH FF 1.07 miles
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Sealed bids are due to the Town Clerk Stephanie Zwettler by 5:00 PM Monday, May 6, 2024.
Bids will be opened on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the lower level of the Breunig Accounting building at 1116 Mills St, Black Earth, WI 53515.
The Town of Black Earth reserves the right to award projects by individual roads to separate bidders, or to 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. Accepted bids will be awarded at the Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Town Board meeting convening at 6:30 PM.
Address bid envelope to:
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH
PO BOX 426
BLACK EARTH, WI 53515
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
townofblackearthclerk@gmail.com
608-444-6425
Invitation to Bid for Road Repairs 2024
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 roads in 2024. 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 Patrolman Cody Eastman at 608-370-2285 for more information.
Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay
(2” overlay, 18’ wide, 2’ gravel shoulder on each side, ¾” limestone with fines)
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- Reeve Rd, at the Fesenfeld Rd intersection toward town line 1500 ft
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Sealed bids are due to the Town Clerk Stephanie Zwettler by 5:00 PM Monday, May 6, 2024.
Bids will be opened on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the lower level of the Breunig Accounting building at 1116 Mills St, Black Earth, WI 53515.
The Town of Black Earth reserves the right to award projects by individual roads to separate bidders, or to 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. Accepted bids will be awarded at the Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Town Board meeting convening at 6:30 PM.
Address bid envelope to:
TOWN OF BLACK EARTH
PO BOX 426
BLACK EARTH, WI 53515
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
townofblackearthclerk@gmail.com
608-444-6425
Invitation to Bid for Road Repairs 2024 – Paving
Dane County Towns Association Meeting
Please join us for an educational session on Monday, April 22nd, at 7:00 PM at the Primrose Town Hall (8468 County Road A, Verona). Speakers will discuss land conservation grant options and farmland preservation tools; there will be plenty of time for discussion and questions.
Meeting Agenda
Welcome
Dale Judd, Primrose Chair
Land Legacy
Introduction to thinking about long-term land protection
Darcy Kind, Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation, Wisconsin
Rural Preservation through Purchase of Development Rights (PDR)
Discussion on the role conservation easements can play in protecting farmland.
Renee Lauber, Dane County Towns Association
Federal Conservation Opportunities
Discussion about conservation programs that can help improve water quality, soil health, reduce soil erosion and improve wildlife habitat.
Pattie Haack, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Opportunities
Discussion about DNR cost-share opportunities for private landowners and how to protect biological diversity.
Darcy Kind, Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Town of Black Earth
NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Town of Black Earth will hold the Open Book session from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the lower level of the Breunig 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 2024 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
Notice of Open Book 2024
Town of Black Earth
Notice of Bid Opening
May 7, 2024
9:00 AM
The Town of Black Earth will be opening sealed road bids on
May 7, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the lower level of the Breunig Accounting building
located at 1116 Mills Street, Black Earth, WI 53515.
*A quorum of the Town Board may be present at the bid opening; no action will be taken.
Stephanie Zwettler, Clerk
Notice of Bid Opening 2024
Town of Black Earth
NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Stephanie Zwettler, Town Clerk
Notice of Board of Review 2024-full notice
Town of Black Earth
Notice of Ordinance Amendments
Please take Notice that the Town Board of the Town of Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin, adopted amendments to the following ordinance at the Town Board meeting on April 4, 2024.
Chapter 6, Land Division Ordinance:
Sec. 6.8 DESIGN STANDARDS
(4) LOTS
(c) The amendment clarifies the minimum residential lot size to be two (2) acres.
(e) The amendment allows exceptions for a second or third lot if one lot has at least sixty-
six (66) feet of public road frontage and has deeded access and a joint driveway
agreement with any additional lots.
Stephanie Zwettler, Town Clerk
Notice of Ordinance Amendment-Land Division
Land Division Ordinance – amended 4/4/24
SOLAR INSTALLATIONS
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a new webpage to help applicants for solar installations. Solar installations are becoming more frequent as individuals, communities, companies, and utilities seek renewable energy solutions. The webpage focuses on ground-mounted projects as they have a broader impact on the environment than building-mounted or home installations.
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/