Town of Verona Weekly Update September 15 2023

The Public Works Committee will be meeting on Tuesday September 19th at 7:00am.  The agenda can be found here.

The Town will be hosting a Sustainability Forum on Wisconsin Climate Change Impacts: Agriculture and Watersheds.  The presentation will be Wednesday evening September 20, from 6:30 to 8 pm and will feature speakers Lindsay Foy and Diane Mayerfeld. The forum will be held in the Town's Community Room. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion and light refreshments will be served.

The Town's trash and recycling day of service will be changing to Friday starting September 22nd.  More details can be found here.  There will two trash pick ups next week - on Monday and on Friday.

On Sunday Sept 17th,  the Bike the Barns event will take place on several town roads and County Highways.  No  roads will be closed for this event.  Please use care when encountering bicycle traffic on the roads. A detailed map of the bike course is available here.

County Highway PD Construction Update

The Two-Week Road Impact Look Ahead map is available here.  

US 18/151 Project from Mount Horeb to Madison

The weekly construction update can be found here. Motorists are advised to leave early as there are slowdowns in the area, especially during peak travel periods. When approaching the work zone slow down, stay alert for workers and keep the phone down.  As noted in the attached weekly update, please be aware that the speed limit has been changed to 55 mph through the work zone.

Additional information can be found on the WisDOT project website  US 18/151 (Town Hall Road to Fitchrona Road).

Town of Verona Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process

Amendments to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan may be appropriate in the years following Plan adoption and in instances where the Plan becomes irrelevant or contradictory to emerging policy or trends. Applications for an amendment to the Comprehensive Land use plan must be submitted to the Town by September 30th of odd numbered years, and the application period is now open.  More details on the process can be found here.  Please call Sarah Gaskell at 608-807-4460 with any questions.