Town of Avon,

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

Open Meeting Rules of Decorum

For meetings of the Avon Town Board and its affiliated committees

Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law attempts to promote openness in government and to provide citizens with an opportunity to observe and educate themselves about government operations.

However, it should be noted that the general right of citizens to observe local government meetings does not inherently give them the right to participate. A local governing body retains the right to permit and regulate citizen participation at meetings as it deems necessary.

The Avon Town Board has deemed it necessary to allow for public input during its meetings. That said, the Town Board has also deemed it necessary to maintain order at said meetings, minimizing the opportunities for hostility, redundancy and overall inefficiency.

Therefore, the following Rules of Decorum are established:

No interruptions.

Never engage in argument or any discussion with another member of the public.

All comments must be directed to the Board.

Each citizen will be granted one 3-minute period during public input to deliver his or her remarks.

The Board, at its discretion, may choose to ask follow-up questions after a citizen delivers his or her remarks.

Do not exhibit disorderly behavior. Town of Avon Ordinance 2021-04 prohibits disorderly conduct. Disorderly conduct is defined as follows: Engaging in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance. Any person engaging in such conduct is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

Thank you.

New Town Ordinance

Please take note that on November 2nd the Avon Town Board adopted a Disorderly Conduct Ordinance.

https://cdn.townweb.com/townofavonwi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DisorderlyConductSummary.pdf