Notice is hereby given that the board of the Town of ________ will meet and conduct a hearing on the application at ________ on ________ ___, 20__, at ____ o'clock __.m., and will examine the premises and hear and consider all proofs and reasons that may be offered for or against the application. If it is determined by the town board that the public good requires that the highway should be laid out, the town board will lay out the highway.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Note: Notice must be served pursuant to
s. 82.10, Wis. stats., and published as a class 2 notice under
chapter 985, Wis. stats.
The hearing shall be held after 10 days and within 30 days of receipt of the application by the town board.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Being satisfied by the affidavit of ________ ________, presented to us:
1. That ________ ________ is the owner of real estate within the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, described as follows: [describing it]; and
2. That the above-described real estate is shut out from all public highways by being surrounded on all sides by real estate belonging to other persons, namely: [names as in affidavit], [if applicable and water]; and
3. That ________ ________ [is unable to purchase from any of the owners the right-of-way over or through their property to a public highway to make a way or road of sufficient width or is unable to purchase land on either or both sides of [his or her] existing way or road to make the way or road of sufficient width to afford reasonable access from the described real estate to the public highway or is able to purchase from ________ ________ a right of way to a public highway, at a price of $________, which is an exorbitant price];
We, the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, on ________ ___ 20__, made and signed a notice that we would meet at ________, on ________ ___, 20__, at ____ o'clock __.m., to hear the matter, and at the time and place fixed by the notice therefor met; and having been satisfied by affidavits that the notice had been served and published as required by statute, and having examined the premises, and heard and considered all proofs and reasons offered for and against the application, and it being our opinion that the public good requires that the highway should be laid out, it is ordered:
1. That a public highway, ____ feet wide, is laid out as follows: [incorporate a description]. The line described is the center of the highway.
2. That damages in the sum of $ ________ are awarded to ________ ________, owner of [describe land]. [Continue in like manner.]
3. That advantages in the sum of $________ are assessed against _____ _____ [the applicant], itemized as follows, which shall be paid within 30 days of the date of this order:
a. Damages awarded to owners of adjacent land over which the highway is laid: $________.
b. The estimated cost of constructing or widening the highway [including the cost of constructing a turnaround, if one is necessary]: $________.
c. Attorney fees reasonably incurred by the town: $________.
d. Costs of any [survey or fee of any expert on valuation or both] reasonably incurred by the town: $________.
e. Administrative costs [such as clerical costs and publication costs]: $________.
f. Per diem compensation for the supervisors [if special meetings are held only for the purpose of considering the application]: $________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Notes: If the board decides to lay out a new highway, the new highway shall be at least 66 feet wide unless that width is determined by the board to be impractical. If the owner of land that is accessible or that is provided with an easement to a public highway subdivides and transfers any part of the land and fails to provide the required easement, the town board may lay out a road at least 66 feet wide. If the board decides to widen an existing way or road, the resulting highway shall not be less than 49.5 feet nor more than 66 feet wide.
If it is necessary to include a turnaround, the turnaround shall be laid out on the applicant's land.
Within 10 days of payment, the town board shall file the order with the town clerk and record the order with the register of deeds for the county in which the land is located.
The damages awarded may not exceed the price stated in the applicant's affidavit.
If the town board denies the application, 50 percent of the costs listed in items b to e in paragraph 3 of the above form may be charged to the applicant as a special charge under
s. 66.0627, Wis. stats.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Whereas, the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, contemplates making a new record of the highway [insert legal description and attach a scale map] in the Town of ________, the record of the highway having been lost or destroyed, notice is given that the supervisors of the town will hold a public hearing regarding a new record at ________, in the town, on the _____ day of ________, 20__, at ____ o'clock __.m., and decide whether to make a new record.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: Proof should be made and filed and recorded that the notice was served as required by
s. 82.10 (4), Wis. stats.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The record of the laying out of the highway [insert legal description] in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, having been lost or destroyed; and the town board having given written notice that they would meet at a time and place stated in the notice to decide whether they should make a new record of the highway, which notice was served in the manner provided by
s. 82.10 (4), Wis. stats.; and having met at [state time and place], the time and place fixed in the notice, and heard and considered the arguments and evidence offered for and against the new record, the town board finds that the highway is a legal highway, the record of which is lost or destroyed;
It is ordered that a new record of the laying out of the highway in the town is made as follows: [describe same, specifying course and width].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
It is ordered that a temporary highway shall be laid out as follows: Commencing at a point [describe starting place, the courses, and the distance], the line described being the center line of the temporary highway and the same is laid out __ feet wide. [If the board cannot agree with landowners as to damages, then proceed:]
The highway passes through the following described land [describe it] [owned or occupied] by ________ ________ [and so on, naming each owner, or occupant, and describing the land]; and, the board being unable to contract with [insert names of all persons awarded damages] as to the damages, the town board awards to ________ ________ the sum of $________ as damages on account of the temporary highway [include each person entitled to damages].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the County Board of ________ County, Wisconsin:
The petition of the undersigned Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, respectfully represents that on ________ ___, 20__, at the [annual or special] town meeting of the town, the electors of the town voted a tax of $________ to improve that portion of highway described as [describe highway].
Wherefore the Town Board of the Town of ________ petitions for an appropriation to be made by the county to aid the improvement of the highway as provided by
s. 83.14, Wis. stats.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the County Board of ________ County, Wisconsin:
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, applies for fund entitlement under
s. 84.18, Wis. stats., to [reconstruct or rehabilitate] a seriously deteriorating local bridge in the Town of ________ located on ________ [give highway name, or otherwise describe] in the County of ________, district ________, and bridge number ________, of construction type ________. The type of work required is [describe as required by Dept. of Transportation] and the estimated total funds required is $________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: For additional information see the Department of Transportation website at the following address:
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To ________ ________:
The undersigned Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has determined that a certain [fence or building or other object, describing it] located upon lands in the town described as follows: [describe lands], which lands are occupied by ________ ________, encroaches upon the ________ [insert direction, such as westerly] side of the right-of-way of the highway described as follows: [describe the highway right-of-way with such precision and certainty as will enable the party upon whom it is served to go upon the ground and fix the place and extent of the encroachment with accuracy; to this end, a copy of the plat or survey made showing the encroachment and the true line should be attached to the above notice and made a part of it] as shown by the [plat or survey] attached to and made a part of this notice.
It is ordered by the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, that you are required to remove the [fence or building or other object, describing it] beyond the limits of the above-described highway within 30 days from the service upon you of a copy of this order.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
To the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
I, ________ ________, occupant of the following land: [insert legal description] in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, deny the alleged encroachment described in the order of the town board of the town, dated the ____ of ________, 20__, a copy of which order was served upon me on ________ ___, 20__.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature]
Note:
Sections 86.07 and
86.16, Wis. stats., authorize towns to authorize and regulate liquid manure pipelines in and across highway rights-of-way. The Wisconsin Towns Association has developed a sample ordinance and a permit form for the regulation and permitting of pipes and pipelines that transmit liquid manure within or across the right-of-way of a highway. Electronic copies of the sample ordinance and sample permit may be found in the Ordinances and Resolutions section of the Information Library of the Towns Association website at:
If an ordinance specifically regulating liquid manure pipes and pipelines is adopted, those pipes and pipelines would be permitted under the pipe and pipeline ordinance rather than as a privilege in a highway as set forth in the form:
If the town has adopted a Road Use and Motor Vehicle Control Ordinance using the following form, consider adding to the ordinance the optional Section VI, Subsection N, contained in that form:
Note: Information about general transportation aids is available at the Department of Transportation website at the following address:
