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INVITATION TO BID FOR ROAD REPAIRS

The Town of Perry will accept bids for sealcoating and crackfilling on certain Town roads in 2013.  Contractors interested in bidding should contact Patrolman Fritz Mani at 437-8714 for more information.

Single Sealcoating

Crackfilling

                       
Bids should be mailed or delivered to the Town Clerk Mary L. Price, 1004 Hwy 78, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572-3044, to be received by 5:00 PM May 14, 2013.  

Bids will be opened at the Town Board meeting to be held on May 14, 2013 convening at 7:30 PM.  The Town Board will meet to award contracts at a later date, to be determined at the May 14, 2013 Town Board meeting.                         

The Town of Perry reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any technicality in any bid, and to accept any bid deemed to be most advantageous to the Town of Perry.

Mary L. Price, Clerk

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NEW CLEAN SWEEP FACILITY NOW OPEN

Dane County has officially opened its new Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility.

The 4,500 square foot facility was designed to be operated on a year-round basis and features expanded waste handling capabilities and a much larger area devoted to product exchange. The facility is located at the Dane County Landfill site, 7102 US Hwy. 12&18, Madison.

Hours of operation are Tuesday through Friday, 7:00 am - 2:45 pm and Saturdays from 8:00 am till 10:45 am.

Brochures with more information will be available at the Perry Town Hall, or check the Clean Sweep web site.

NEW SHORELAND REGULATIONS ARE NOW IN EFFECT

The Dane County Department of Planning and Development suggests that you call them before you build. In response to state code amendments, Dane County has changed its regulations for projects near waterways. If you're planning a construction project near water in unincorporated towns, please contact the Zoning Division as early in the process as possible. County staff can help determine what permits you will need and help you avoid surprises.

Shoreland zoning changes apply to properties within 300 feet of any navigable water. Under state law, "navigable waters" include all lakes, ponds, rivers and even intermittent streams that may only carry water once a year.

More information about county shoreland and other water resource protection regulations is available online, or call the Dane County Zoning Division at (608) 266-4266.

ATTENTION BUYERS OF VACANT FARMLAND:
State Use Value Conversion Charge May Apply to Your Project

Farmland converted to a non-farm use may be subject to a state "use-value conversion charge". The conversion charge applies when the land is actually converted to a residential, commercial, or manufacturing use and the change is reflected in the tax assessment classification. In addition, land is subject to a conversion charge if it becomes tax-exempt and its use is no longer agricultural. You can read more about how the charge is calculated HERE.

For example, the buyer of a vacant residential lot that was split off by a farm owner would be subject to the conversion charge after the new home is built and the town assesor changes the classification from ag to residential.  Sellers are supposed to disclose that the conversion charge will apply, but sometimes this doesn't happen.  As can be imagined, for those unaware of the fee, it can be a rude awakening to get a bill for hundreds or thousands of dollars shortly after finishing construction of a new house. 

Note that this fee has been around for many years and is unrelated to the "rezone conversion fee" which the state repealed last year.

For more information, contact Majid Allan at 608-267-2536, or allan@countyofdane.com.

The Recycling Center is now open expanded summer hours through September 17, 2013 

The Center will be open from 6 PM to 8 PM on the First and Third Tuesdays of each month in addition to regular Saturday hours of 8 AM to Noon

The Dane County Bookmobile stops in Daleyville every Tuesday from 3:45 to 4:30 PM at the Perry Lutheran Church parking lot.