Town of Richmond

Notice of Open Book for 2017

STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of Richmond
Shawano County

            Pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. stats., the Town of Richmond, Shawano County assessment roll for the year 2017 assessment will be open for examination on Monday, June 5, 2017, at the Town of Richmond, Town Hall, at N5170 County Road MM, Shawano, Wis. 54166 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

            Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection, and board of review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time.

            To schedule an appointment during these hours please contact R&R Assessing at   

(920) 846-4250.

            Notice is hereby given this 12th day of May, 2017.

            Richard J. Stadelman, Town Clerk of Town of Richmond, Shawano County

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Notice of 2017 Board of Review for

Town of Richmond, Shawano County

            Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 p.m. or later, at the Richmond Town Hall, N5170 County Road MM, Shawano, Wis. 54166.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board:

1.  No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view the property.

2.  After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board's final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person's objection, except at a session of the board.

3.  The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board's first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board's clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board's first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.

4.  Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board's first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person's property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.

5.  When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person's estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person's objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

6.  No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor's manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Richmond has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. stats.

7.  The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board, in it’s discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 

8.  No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.

Open Book with the Town Assessor will be held at the Town of Richmond Town Hall, N5170 County Road MM, Shawano, WI. 54166 on Monday, June 5, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

Notice is hereby given this  27th day of May, 2017.

Richard J. Stadelman, Town Clerk, Town of Richmond, Shawano County

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Town of Richmond Yard Waste

          Spring Clean Up for Yard Waste (no electronics) for Town of Richmond Residents starting Third Saturday of April, and each Saturday until Third Saturday of May, 2017 from 1:00 pm. to 5:00 p.m. may be dropped off at Richmond Brush Site, at old town dump at N5761 Cypress Road.

          Starting in June through September Yard Waste may be dropped off at this site from 1:00 pm. to 5:00 pm. on second Saturday of each month.

          Fall Clean for Yard Waste for Town of Richmond Residents starting on First Saturday of October and each Saturday until Second Saturday in November, from 1:00 pm. to 5:00 p.m.

                                         Richmond Town Board

Recycling of Glass, Plastic, Aluminum, and Metal Cans

We have received a phone call from the Outagamie Solid Waste Center, which is the center that handles our Town of Richmond recycling material.  They have asked that we not promote the use of blue bags to segregate out recyclable material, but rather urge people to place their recyclables in separate bins for the hauler to place in the garbage truck separate from trash.  They encourage paper bags for holding newspaper and other paper material.  Apparently blue bags have caused a problem with their conveyor system and thus we are asked not to use them for separating out our recyclables.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.