Town of Avon,

Potential 2023 Tax Levy Increase

Why is the Avon Town Board considering an increase to the tax levy in 2023?

Fire/EMS departments across America are experiencing a rapid and dangerous erosion of volunteer personnel. It is becoming increasingly difficult to adequately staff trucks and ambulances. The only solution is to offer compensation that attracts the right people with the right qualifications. Doing so significantly increases the cost to operate a department.

READ THE REPORT to learn more about how this could affect property tax bills beginning in 2023.

Town Hall is getting a new roof

Residents please note that the Town Hall is getting a new roof.  The work began this morning so please respect the boundies that Kenny Construction have placed around the building.

Avon teen completes cemetery cleanup project

For his Senior Project, Brodhead High School Class of 2022 graduate Dakota Schwartzlow wanted to make a difference in his community. Dakota, who resides in the Town of Avon, made the decision to clean up a local cemetery that was in need of some care.

The cemetery is the Northrup Cemetery, which is located on W Avon North Townline Rd in the Town of Avon. The Northrup Cemetery mostly contains burials from the 1800’s and the most recent burial is believed to have been in 1946. Burial records for the cemetery do not exit as they were destroyed in a fire, said Duane Niedermeier, who served on the Avon Town Board for 49 years. During Duane’s tenure on the board, which ended in 2020, there was not a single burial at the cemetery.

The cemetery has been tended to with the lawn being mowed regularly, however the tree and brush growth had been left unmaintained. Dakota’s project included trimming trees and cutting back the overgrowth, which greatly improved the appearance of the cemetery. During his efforts, Dakota even discovered several graves that had been hidden over the years in the overgrowth.

On behalf of the Avon Town Board, I would like to thank Dakota for his hard work and congratulate him on a successful Senior Project.

Allen Peters – Town of Avon Supervisor 1

Rock County Broadband Initiative

Rock County has established a Broadband Committee to expand broadband availability throughout Rock County.

Check out the map of the proposed tower and fiber installation locations in Avon. Please note that at this point these are just “proposed” locations. The proposed effort is a partnership between Rock County and Bug Tussel Wireless.

One thing Avon residents can do to help advance this broadband initiative is to participate in an internet speed test. This will help provide definitive data that our area lacks adequate internet service.

TEST YOUR SPEED

New Town Ordinance and Resolution

Please take note that the town board adopted two new ordinances and a resolution at the April monthly meeting.  Attached are the summaries of these ordinances and resolution.

https://cdn.townweb.com/townofavonwi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SummaryNotices.pdf