VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON - NEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2014
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AUGUST 12 ELECTION DAY
The Fall Partisan Primary will be held on
August 12, 2014 at the Arlington Community
Center from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please contact
the Village Office if you have any questions or to
register to vote. Please make sure to bring proof
of residence when registering.
BE A POLLWORKER
The Village is in need of poll-workers for upcoming
elections. Have you always wondered how an election is
done? Would you love to join us for a day of doing something
very important for your Village, County, State, and Country?
Give me a call or stop in on August 12 and we’ll chat.
ONLINE WATER/SEWER PAYMENTS
Wisconsin Payments will no longer be accepting
online credit card payments. We are researching offering
other options. Please watch the Village website or your
quarterly bill for more information.
HOUSE NUMBERS
Section 6.16(c) requires building and house
numbers to be affixed on the front of each
building within the Village. Numbers should
be at least 2.5 inches high and able to be seen
by a person of ordinary eyesight on the public
street. Please verify your home/building has a
number that is easily visible for our local Fire Department
and EMS should it be needed for yourself or one of your
neighbors.
GRASS MOWING
When you mow your grass – please be considerate
and keep the clippings off the street, sidewalk, your
neighbor’s driveway and vehicles.
WATER DISCONNECTS
The Village will give 24 hour notice to all past due
accounts by tagging the home with a disconnection notice.
Once this tag has been issued, payment for water/sewer
must be paid in cash to the Village Office. Cash must be
received in office for re-connection by 3:15 to get same day
re-connection. Cash dropped off after 3:15 p.m. or in the
night drop will be credited the next business day and water
will be turned on as soon as Public Works is able. Please
make sure all faucets are turned off. Any damage done would
be your responsibility.
JIM LAATSCH
*How long have you lived in
Arlington? – 37 years
*Where do you work? - I’m the
interim pastor at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Wisconsin Dells and I
volunteer at a number of locations
*Some things you’d never guess: I
worked in the State Legislature for
two terms; did seminary teaching in
Kazakhstan, and I worked on an
archeological dig near the Sea of
Galilee.
*A little about me and/or my family:
My wife Karen and I have been
married for 48 Years this
September. We have three children
and 6 grandchildren.
*Hobbies: Gardening, foreign travel,
teaching, walking, and doing full
marathons. We enjoy hiking state
high points including the Colorado
mountains that exceed 14,000 feet.
*Favorite Foods: Karen’s vegetable
soup and ice cream
*Favorite sounds: Birds, especially
mocking birds in our yard.
SLOW DOWN
The Village Office has ‘Slow Down’ signs available to
residents who wish to put one out in their yard. Please stop
in the office and pick some up!
STREET LIGHT ISSUES
Do you have a street light out or one that is always
on? No need to contact the Village office – just call Alliant
Energy or go online to their website to enter the information.
It’s fairly easy and Alliant can get the light fixed right away.
http://www.alliantenergy.com/CustomerService/Stormand
OutageCenter/StreetLights/index.htm
ANIMAL ORDINANCES
Section 7.06(b) of the Village Code prohibits animals
from running at large in the Village. At large animals are
those not on the owner’s premises and not under control by
a leash of less than ten feet in length or by some other means.
Section 7.09(a) of the Village Code prohibits owners
from allowing their pets to defecate on another’s property
unless it is immediately removed.
RECYCLING
WHAT TO RECYCLE: Be sure to place your recyclables inside
the property container – Do Not place them on the ground.
 Aluminum – clean, empty, crushed or un-crushed
 Cardboard – corrugated, clean, non-wax, flattened
 Tin – clean food cans only
 Plastic – bottles/jars, clean, caps removed, #1-7
 Paper – newspaper, magazines, office paper, junk
mail – clean and dry ONLY – bag, bundle or tie
 Used Waste Oil – cannot be mixed with anything else
and must be 5 gallons or less.
NOT RECYCLABLE:
 Beer/soda cardboard
 Plastic grocery/shopping bags
 Window glass
 Pottery, ceramics, dishes
 Pesticides, herbicides, medical waste, solvents, paint
BRUSH PILE
Please DO NOT put your brush or clippings on
a hot ash pile. This will cause unnecessary smoke in
the Village or a possible un-monitored fire. The
Village does not burn painted wood or anything with
screws/nails – please limit items added to the pile to
just burnable brush and limbs. And, don’t forget –
You’re on camera.
NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL
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Your Government
BOARD MEMBERS
President
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Bryan Bjorge
James Laatsch
Stuart Wright
Traci Wells
Jason Humboldt
Village Board meets at 6:30 p.m. the
second Monday of the month at the
Arlington Community Center.
VILLAGE OFFICE
PJ Monson, CMC, WCMC
Village Clerk - Treasurer
608-635-2474 – Village email:
villageofarlington@centurytel.net
Summer Office Hours:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – noon
If the Village office is closed during
business hours, I am at a meeting or
running Village errands. Please utilize
the night drop box by the front door.
OFFICE CLOSED
AUGUST 20-22, 2014
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2014
VILLAGE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT
Garage
Dan Mulhern
Craig Johnson
635-4781
697-9685
635-5557
Water/Sewer Utility changes call the
Village Office
635-2474
OTHER
COLUMBIA COUNTY SOLID WASTE
Trash and Recycling
742-6651
VILLAGE BUILDING INSPECTOR
James Lawton
697-7779