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Special Fire Order Issued Due to Ongoing Drought: DNR Reinstates Burning Permits Beginning Oct. 15In 13 Wisconsin Counties  MADISON, Wis. – Due to prolonged drought conditions and potential for elevated fire danger, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will reinstate DNR burning permits by issuing a Special Fire Order in 13 Wisconsin counties. The permit reinstatement will begin at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in designated DNR protection areas until further notice.  The permit reinstatement applies to the following 13 extensive DNR protection area counties outside incorporated cities and villages: all of Columbia, Crawford, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Waupaca, Waushara counties and portions of Oconto, Dane, Grant and Iowa counties. A DNR annual burning permit is now required for burning in a barrel, a debris pile and grass or wooded areas as outlined by the permit, unless the ground is completely snow-covered. Before burning in these areas, anyone wishing to burn must obtain a DNR burn permit and then visit WisBURN for the current burn restrictions. Traditionally, DNR burn permits are required in extensive protection areas from Jan. 1 through May 31, anytime the ground is not snow-covered. Reinstating permits allows the DNR to suspend burning on a given day during times of elevated fire danger. A DNR burn permit is not required for campfires intended for cooking or warming, but the public is reminded to use extreme caution. Consider having small campfires in a designated fire ring or device in the evening hours to avoid burning under elevated fire conditions, which are typically found during the day.   Current wildfire concerns are primarily due to the lack of precipitation across the entire state. Wisconsin has received record low rain in recent weeks, resulting in varying levels of moderate to severe drought. Wildfires that occur under these conditions can burn for great lengths of time and smolder underground for days and can be challenging to suppress.  Dry conditions, coupled with the potential for increased fire danger in the fall due to dead leaves, pine needles and other dry vegetation on the ground, make debris burning especially risky. Debris burning continues to be the leading cause of wildfires in Wisconsin.    The DNR intends to keep the permit requirements in place until the drought situation improves significantly, either due to long-term rain or snow events. The DNR will continue to evaluate as conditions change.   Check current fire danger, wildfire reports and burning restrictions on the DNR website.

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Weekly News Blast

Lots and lots of bridge and road construction happenings this week! And we couldn’t ask for more cooperative weather. We’ve been lucky.

There’s been steady work on the bridge constructions on both 95th and 100th Streets over Four Mile Creek. Abutments/footings poured, forms removed, work on falsework and decking, etc. (see pictures). Next week 95th will get structural backfill, riprap and travel corridor breaker run installed.

 

Pine Street starting at CTH U/80th to 90th Street was pulverized and relayed. American Asphalt was able to reclaim the existing chipseal and base material without digging into sand (see pictures of the pulverizing machine and pulverized road looking east).

 

Clerk Stefanie Schlapa submitted our 2025 Recycling grant to the WI Department of Natural Resources. Supervisor Doug Steltenpohl has been busy with the public works crew re: patching, signage and more. Supervisor Scott Provost will begin his inspections of all the culverts in the town that range from 6-20’. Finally, Treasurer Greg Hakala is busy crunching numbers for a short-term loan and calculating the savings thanks to the compacter that was recently installed. In short, everyone is keeping busy.  

Enjoy the predicted lovely weekend and GO PACK! Sharon