News and Announcements

Town of Plover

Notice of Upcoming April Meetings

Town of Plover Hall, 180771 County Road Z

*Tuesday, April 15th, 6:00 p.m. – Annual Town of Plover Meeting of Town Electors

*Tuesday, April 15th, immediately following Electors Meeting – Regular Town Board Meeting

*Tuesday, April 22nd, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Town of Plover Open Book

*Tuesday, April 29th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Town of Plover Board of Review

Valerie Parker, Clerk

https://townofplover.us/

Notice of Open Book

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Town of Plover Assessment Rolls will be Open for Examination on

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

at the Plover Town Hall, 180771 County Road Z

Town Assessor, Todd Anderson, Up North Assessments, LLC, will be present to review and discuss property assessments.

If you have questions, but cannot attend during this period, he can be contacted: unallc@frontier.com or 715-845-2022.

Notice of Town of Plover Annual Board of Review

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Plover Town Hall, 180771 County Road Z, Birnamwood, WI 54414

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Plover Board of review will meet to consider objection notices filed and, if applicable, order/schedule hearings, whereby sworn testimony from property owners objecting to their property assessments will be taken pursuant to Sec. 70.47(1) of the Wis. Statutes.

Notice is hereby further given that pursuant to Section 70.45 of the Wis. Statutes, the Assessment Rolls of the Town of Plover will be completed and open for public examination on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., at the Plover Town Hall.

Objection form(s) for Real Property Assessment and/or for Personal Property Assessment may be obtained from the Town Clerk by calling (715) 581-4603 or by e-mail at vparkerplover@gmail.com. Intent to file objections must be filed with the Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the Board of Review Meeting (by 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 27th) of the Board of Review. A waiver to the 48-hour notice may be granted by the Board of Review during the meeting, if the applicant shows good cause for the failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement.

Be advised of the following requirements pursuant to Wis. Stats. 70.47(7):

Sec. 70.47(7)(aa), Wis. Stats. provides that the BOR may deny a hearing to a property owner who does not allow the assessor to complete an exterior view. However, the Wisconsin Supreme Court expressed due process concerns regarding a similarly worded statute in Milewski v. Town of Dover, 2017 WI 79, 377 Wis. 2d 38, 899 N.W.2d 303. It is DOR’s recommendation to allow a BOR hearing even if the property owner denied an interior or exterior view. The lack of access to view, and the credibility of evidence offered can be managed as an evidentiary issue at a BOR hearing, rather than denying access to the BOR.

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

No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the BOR or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sub. (3)(a), that person provides to the BOR clerk a notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m) and if so which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take. 

When appearing before the BOR, the person must specify in writing, his or her estimate of the land value and improvements that he or she is objecting and the person must specify the information that he or she used to arrive at that estimate. 

No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method; unless no later than seven days before the first meeting of the BOR the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under sec. 73.03(2a), Wis. Stats., that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under sec. 19.35(1), Wis. Stats., unless a court determines before the first meeting of the BOR that the information is inaccurate.

The Town of Plover Election Equipment (Express Vote Accessible Voting Machine and DS200 Tabulator Machine) will be tested, as part of a County-Wide Public Test on Monday, March 24th, between 8:00am – 8:30am, at the Town of Plover Hall, 180771 County Road Z.

This Public Test is open to the general public to come and observe. 

In-Person Absentee Voting

Runs from Tuesday, March 18th, through Sunday, March 30th, 5:00pm

*By Appointment Only*

Please Contact:

Valerie Parker, Town Clerk

(715) 581-4603 / vparkerplover@gmail.com

To view information regarding the Statewide Referendum, visit:

https://townofplover.us/spring-election-april-1

Notice of Spring Election

April 1, 2025, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Plover Town Hall, 180771 County Road Z

VOTER REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

Residency Requirement: Voters must reside at their address for at least 28 days by Election Day in order to register to vote. If you have moved into our municipality less than 28 days (moved in after March 4, 2025), you will need to either vote from your previous address, either by absentee ballot or at the previous polling place.

Voter Registration: Voters are not required to provide a photo ID to register. However, Voters must provide a Proof of Residence Document when registering. A list of documents that can be used for proof of residence: https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/POR%20List%20and%20Info.pdf

Registration can take place online or by mail, up to 20 days (March 12, 2025) before the election. If you have a valid WI Driver License or WI ID card issued by the WI Dept of Motor Vehicles (DMV), you can register online at My Vote WI (https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/). Otherwise, you can register to vote in-person with the Clerk up until the Friday before the Election, or at the polls on Election Day.

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Absentee Ballots are available by mail beginning March 10, 2025. Voters can request a mailed absentee ballot up until the Thursday before the Election (though it is encouraged to request this sooner, to allow enough mailing time). Requesting a mailed absentee ballot can be easily done online through My Vote WI (https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/). If you request a mailed absentee ballot, you can track your mailed ballot through the My Vote WI website.

Before Election Day, Absentee Ballots can either be mailed back, using the supplied postage-paid envelope, or dropped off at your Clerk’s Office. Absentee Ballots can also be dropped off in-person at the polls, on Election Day; however, it must be the voter who delivers the absentee ballot (unless there is a medical reason preventing).

In-Person Absentee Ballots are available 14 days (March 18, 2025) before the Election, with the last day being 5:00 p.m., the Sunday before the Election. To vote in-person, you must make an appointment with the Clerk.

Absentee Voting is similar to voting at the polls, in that, you are required to be a registered voter and show photo ID. Acceptable Phot ID’s: https://elections.wi.gov/acceptable-photo-ids

Additional Election Information can be found: https://elections.wi.gov/voters

ELECTION DAY

Election Day hours are from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., at the Plover Town Hall, 180771 County Road Z.

What to expect at the Polls on Election Day? https://myvote.wi.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Election%20Day%20Voting%20Guide.pdf

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Valerie Parker, Town Clerk

230801 County Road Y, Birnamwood, WI 54414

(715) 581-4603, vparkerplover@gmail.com

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The last "Monday" collection day will be on January 6th.  They will come back and collect on Friday, January 10th, and will only collect on Friday's after that date.

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