NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be conducted by the Town of River Falls Plan Commission and Town Board on August 5, 2024, beginning at 7:00 pm at the Town of River Falls Town Hall, located at W9015 770^th Avenue, River Falls, WI, to consider action on an ordinance to adopt the Town of River Falls Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments on the Town of River Falls’ recommended version of the plan herein called the “Recommended Plan”.

The public will be able to review copies of the “Recommended Plan” on the Town of River Falls Web Site at: www.riverfallstown.com. Interested parties may also obtain a copy of the plan by contacting the Town Clerk at 715-629-8240 or via email at [email protected]. A copy of the “Recommended Plan” is also available at the Town Hall, located at W9015 770^th Avenue, River Falls, WI.

During the Public Hearing, the public is invited to speak on the “Recommended Plan”.  If you cannot attend the Public Hearing, you may submit written comments to the Town Clerk before 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing, and they will become part of the record. The Public Hearing shall be closed when all interested parties in attendance have had an opportunity to offer comment. Upon the close of the Public Hearing, comments will be forwarded to the Town Board for consideration and possible action on adoption of the plan by ordinance.  

Sarah Meyer, Clerk

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

PARTISAN PRIMARY

August 13, 2024

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election.  The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.

TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both.  You may also request an absentee ballot by letter.  Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.

Included with your request for an absentee ballot, you must include a copy of an acceptable form of Photo ID.

Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk.

You can also personally go to the clerk’s office or other specified location, complete a written application, provide Photo ID, and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot.

Towns of River Falls, Pleasant Valley and Clifton:

Starting Tuesday, July 30^th, contact town clerk for appointment between the hours of 8am and 7pm.

The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, August 8, 2024.

Military electors should contact the Municipal Clerk regarding the deadlines for requesting or submitting an absentee ballot. 

The Municipal Clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on August 13, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Post: 6/25/2024

Publish: Pierce County Journal 7/10/2024

 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING

The Town of River Falls Comprehensive Plan Review Committee will meet on Monday, July 1, 2024, starting at 9:00am at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770^th Ave. A quorum of board members may be present.  No action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

ROADS COMMITTEE MEETING

The Town of River Falls Roads Committee will meet on Thursday, July 11, 2024, starting at 6:30pm at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770^th Ave. A quorum of board members may be present.  No action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

 CEMETERY COMMITTEE MEETING

The Town of River Falls Cemetery Committee will meet on Thursday, July 18, 2024, starting at 6:30pm at the Glass Valley Cemetery, County Road E. A quorum of board members may be present.  No action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

 PARKS COMMITTEE MEETING

The Town of River Falls Parks Committee will meet on Thursday, July 25, 2024, starting at 6:30pm at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770^th Ave. A quorum of board members may be present.  No action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

Burn permits are available at the Town Recycling Center during center hours—Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m year-round. From April through September, the recycling center is open on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m.. Permits are also available from the Town Board and staff members by appointment.