FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE EMERGENCY SLOW–NO–WAKE
FOR THE WATERS OF THE WOLF RIVER IN THE TOWN OF WOLF RIVER,
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN,
HAS BEEN LIFTED.
Effective: 12:00 p.m.
July 19, 2024
By order of the TOWN BOARD
Dated: July 19, 2024
Susan J. Gilbert, Clerk
Town of Wolf River, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF SANDBAGS – PLEASE GO TO MATHWIG EXCAVATING ON TRI-COUNTY ROAD
OR CONTACT ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS LISTED BELOW:
RANDY RUTTEN (920-810-8097)
DAVE KOEPP (920-841-0708)
CURT SPRENGER (920-420-1367)
EMERGENCY ORDER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND ENFORCEMENT OF
SLOW–NO–WAKE FOR THE WATERS OF THE WOLF RIVER IN THE TOWN OF WOLF RIVER, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN, FROM THE MOUTH AT LAKE POYGAN TO THE NORTH COUNTY LINE, WITHIN 500 FEET OF ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURE.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE TOWN OF WOLF RIVER TOWN BOARD HAS DECLARED A HIGH-WATER EMERGENCY FOR THE WATERS OF THE WOLF RIVER IN THE TOWN OF WOLF RIVER, WINNEBAGO COUNTY FROM THE MOUTH AT LAKE POYGAN TO THE NORTH COUNTY LINE, WITHIN 500 FEET OF ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURE, THIS DECLARATION IMPOSES
SLOW–NO–WAKE ZONE
ON THE WOLF RIVER
IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE §323.11 AND 323.14
THIS EMERGENCY DECLARATION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE WATERS OF THE WOLF RIVER RECEDE TO A NONTHREATENING LEVEL.
NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A BOAT FASTER THAN SLOW-NO-WAKE ON THE WATERS OF THE WOLF RIVER IN THE TOWN OF WOLF RIVER BEGINNING FROM THE MOUTH OF LAKE POYGAN AND EXTENDING TO THE NORTH COUNTY LINE, WITHIN 500 FEET OF ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURE,DURING A HIGH-WATER EMERGENCY.
Enforcement of this Emergency Order shall be done by the
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, dnr, OR WOLF RIVER TOWN BOARD.
By order of: RANDAL S. RUTTEN Dated: July 4, 2024
Randal S. Rutten, Chairperson
Town of Wolf River, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
The Town of Wolf River would like to welcome boaters to this busy summer season. Just a few quick updates as our local communities have been working hard to develop better & safer boating policies.
Ten large lit buoys have been added to mark the beginning and the end of the slow no wake areas on the Wolf River from the mouth of Lake Poygan through Partridge Lake in Fremont.
New buoys were also added to blind corners where needed and this brings the total to 36 buoys all with lights on top and large anchors to keep them in place.
TOWN OF WOLF RIVER – Ordinance change and new river signage
Slow-No-Wake @ mouth of the Lake Poygan & Boom Cut
Slow-No-Wake @ Chico’s Corner/Orihula up to Triangle Farm Campground
Slow-No-Wake now begins at 6 P.M. on Friday and ends at 12 Midnight on Sunday night in the Town of Wolf River
This year, Friday the 5th of July is also a Slow-No-Wake Day under the new “Holiday” hours or Gap Day. Any future year the 4th of July falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the Monday before or the Friday after will also be included as a slow no wake day per the Town of Wolf River Ordinance #10. (See website)
In the last 6 months there have been many discussions and meetings in regards to making boating on the Wolf River safer for all boaters. In the last many years, the number of boaters, the size of the boats, and the speeds of the boats has increased immensely.
We would like to thank the Fremont Chamber for their help in funding these much-needed improvements in marking the river with signage and buoys.
Thank you to all the various communities along our river that support our businesses, tourism, & make the Wolf River a great place for all to enjoy. Welcome to summer on the Wolf River! Make it a safe one! Be Kind and Respectful to your fellow boaters.
A earlier start time begins on Friday nights at 6 p.m. Also added to the ordinance coverage for “gap days” when the 4th of July falls during the weekday. The full Ordinance can be found in the Ordinance section of the website.
EFFECTIVE HOURS: No person shall operate a boat faster than slow-no-wake in the following described portions of the waters of the Town of Wolf River between the hours of 6 PM on Friday to 12:00 Midnight Sunday and holidays from 12:01 AM to 12:00 Midnight.
(6) “Holiday” means
BOARD OF REVIEW
Fremont, WI 54940
Beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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 view such property.
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 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 because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members 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 the Assessor with all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Section 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The Town of Wolf River maintains the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions 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 determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(l) of Wis. Statutes.
The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.
Susan J. Gilbert, Clerk
446-3837
PLEASE OBTAIN AN OBJECTION FORM, PRIOR TO 48 HOURS BEFORE THE BOARD OF REVIEW, FROM THE CLERK AT THE ABOVE NUMBER.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan J. Gilbert, Clerk
NOTICE
TOWN OF WOLF RIVER
OPEN BOOK
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
9:00 TO 11:00 a.m. AT THE TOWN HALL
Please contact Zach Zacharias at 920-766-7323
to arrange a time to speak
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO INFORMALLY REVIEW YOUR 2024 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT
WITH THE TOWN ASSESSOR.
BOARD OF REVIEW
Fremont, WI 54940
Beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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 view such property.
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 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 because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members 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 the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Section 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The Town of Wolf River maintains the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions 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 determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(l) of Wis. Statutes.
The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.
Susan J. Gilbert, Clerk
446-3837
PLEASE OBTAIN AN OBJECTION FORM, PRIOR TO 48 HOURS BEFORE THE BOARD OF REVIEW, FROM THE CLERK AT THE ABOVE NUMBER.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan J. Gilbert, Clerk
If you still have not received your new garbage/recycling bins from GLF, please contact them directly at 920-982-4116 or contact the town hall at 920-446-3837 so we may get them out to you! Thanks!
The Town Board of the
Town of Wolf River
will hold a listening session on
At 6:00 p.m. at the
Wolf River Town Hall
8800 County Road II, Fremont
This is an opportunity for residents and business owners
to voice their opinion regarding updating the
Town’s Slow, No Wake Ordinance times and areas of concern.
No decisions will be made at this session.
All interested persons may attend.
Tax bills have been completed and should be arriving soon. We apologize for the delay but there were some apportionment issues at the State of Wisconsin level that needed to be resolved first. You may view your tax bill on the Winnebago County website now under the Property Information. ALSO:
The Town Board of Wolf River has recently approved a new 5-year contract with GFL (Green for Life). You will be receiving two 96-gallon containers, one for garbage and one for recycling. Information will be attached to those containers for your reference. In January, we will begin recycling every other week. Your new assessment for this service is $220 per residence.