[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: Under s. 66.1003 (4) (b), Wis. stats., the hearing must be at least 40 days after introduction of the resolution. The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.1003 (4), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and declares as follows:
The public way described below is vacated and discontinued under s. 66.1003 (4), Wis. stats. It is in the public interest that the public way described below is vacated and discontinued under s. 66.1003 (4), Wis. stats. The public way to be discontinued is described as follows: [describe public way to be discontinued]. The discontinuance of the above-described public way will not result in a landlocked property and no owner of property abutting the discontinued public way will be damaged by the discontinuance. The discontinued public way will be vacated and the land awarded to the following owner or owners of real estate abutting the discontinued way: [insert names of affected abutting owners].
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: Under s. 66.1003 (4) (b), Wis. stats., the hearing must be at least 40 days after introduction of the resolution. The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.1024, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and declares as follows:
The public way described below and dedicated to the town in that conveyance of real estate between ________ ________, as grantor, and ________ ________, as grantee, dated ________ ___, 20__, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for ________ County, Wisconsin, on ________ ___, 20__, at ________________ [give recording information, such as volume and page number] is accepted pursuant to s. 66.1024, Wis. stats. [optional subject to the following conditions: listing them] It is in the public interest that the dedication of the public way described below is accepted by the town.
The public way to be dedicated to the town is described as follows: [describe public way being dedicated]
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: ch. 82, Wis. stats. Note: The Department of Transportation makes a variety of publications and forms relating to local government programs available at its website at the following address:
The following statutes affect this form: ch. 82, Wis. stats. Note: The Wisconsin Transportation Information Center, a project of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, has produced a series of short bulletins that introduce and discuss a variety of highway topics. These 4- to 12-page booklets are designed to inform local officials of common highway concerns and practice and are available at the Wisconsin Transportation Information Center website at the following address:
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.03 (1), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, appoints ________ ________ superintendent of highways of [the town or district No.__ of the town] for the term of one year from the date of this appointment, and fixes the compensation for the position at $________, to be paid out of the [highway or general] fund of the town [optional; and fixes the amount of the superintendent’s bond at $________].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.03 (7), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under s. 82.03 (7), Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the naming of town highways in the town as follows:
A. The town highway described as hereinafter set forth is named:________ ________: [here describe the specific highway]
B. [so continue]
C. The town chairperson, or his or her designee, shall erect road name signs at all intersections of town highways with other highways, including other town highways.
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.08, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders as follows:
The town shall [construct a or repair the] [bridge or culvert] lying [wholly or partly] within the town, at [describe location of bridge or culvert], with one-half of the cost to be paid by the Town of ________ and one-half by the County of ________, as provided by s. 82.08, Wis. stats. Acted on the ____ of ________, 20__.
Number of votes for the resolution ________.
Number of votes against the resolution ________.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Notes: If the town funds are to be borrowed, the provisions of ch. 67, Wis. stats., should be followed. County obligations to pay costs of bridges and culverts only apply to a bridge or culvert with a 36-inch or greater span, or a structure of equivalent capacity to carry water.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.08, Wis. stats. To the County Board of ________ County, Wisconsin:
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, petitions the County Board of ________ County, Wisconsin, as follows:
1. On ________ ___, 20__, the town board approved a resolution to [construct a or repair the] [bridge or culvert] lying [wholly or partly] within the town.
2. The [bridge or culvert] to be [constructed or repaired] [has a 36-inch or greater span, or is a structure with an equivalent capacity to carry water of a bridge or culvert that has a 36-inch or greater span].
3. [add in case of emergency under s. 82.08 (4)] By reason of a flood on or about ________ ___, 20__, the bridge was [washed out or damaged, or state other cause of the emergency], and it is necessary to [reconstruct or repair] the [bridge or culvert] without delay, as a result of [list the facts respecting the immediate necessity for the construction or repairs]. Wherefore the Town Board of the Town of ________ petitions for an appropriation to be made by the county to aid the [construction or repair] of the [bridge or culvert], as provided by s. 82.08, Wis. stats. Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.09, Wis. stats. Note: Adapt the forms for s. 82.08, Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.10 (1), Wis. stats. To the supervisors of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned freeholders, residing in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, apply to you to [lay out or alter or discontinue] a highway in the town described as follows: [insert the legal description of the highway to be discontinued or of the proposed highway to be laid out or altered].
A scale map of the land that will be affected by this application is attached.
We request that this application remain on file until the time set for hearing and inspection by the parties concerned.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of applicants]
Note: Section 82.01 (2), Wis. stats., provides: “Freeholder” means a person who owns a fee simple or life estate interest in land, a person who is a land contract vendee, or a person who has an interest in land arising under ch. 766, Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.10 (2), Wis. stats.
