TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ZONING CHANGE

Please take notice that a public hearing will be held on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, to consider the following application:

Application from Consigny, Andrews, Hemmings & Grant SC to change the zoning of .81 acres of the 4.04 acre parcel # 6-7-47.7 The parcel is currently zoned A-3. The request is to change .81 acres from A-3 to RR to correct problem with barn encroachment by taking a strip of land off of the A-3 4.04 acre parcel and adding the .81 acre to the adjoining RR lot. The legal description is as follows: PT NE 1/4 COM 1609.6’W OF E1/4 COR, W 989.8’,N 160’,E 1307’ SW 20’, W 250’, SW 150’ TO POB & COM NW COR LOT 1 CSM 28-192, S20.27’, E TO PT 250’ W OF C/L RD, N TO LN CSM W TO POB & COM NE COR LOT 2 CSM 28-192 SW 21.29’, W TO PT 250’ W OF C/L RD, N TO N LN CSM E TO POB. SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 6, T 3 N – R 13 E, Harmony Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. The adjoining parcels are located at 5507 N Kennedy Road.

Any person interested and/or affected by these changes will be given a chance to express their opinions at this time. A quorum of members of the Planning and Zoning committee may be in attendance for the purpose of gathering information.

Lisa Tollefson, Town of Harmony Clerk
Published September 15, 2011
Posted September 14, 2011

TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE

Please take notice that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, to consider the following application for a variance:

Application from James and Ellie Risch requesting a setback variance for a proposed four season room addition to the existing house located at 6141 E Bingham Rd, parcel #6-7-15. The legal description is as follows: Commencing at the polystyrene monument at the South ¼ Corner of said section; thence S.88º07’40”E along the South Line of SE1/4 of said Section, 307.93 feet to the place of beginning of the land to be herein described; thence N.2º08’48”E. 326.33 feet; thence S.88º07’40”E. 156.76 feet; thence N.0º48’19”W. 423.25 feet; thence S.88º35’37”E. 608.75 feet; thence S.1º11’29”E. 339.19 feet; thence N.88º33’49”W. 470.06 feet; thences.1º13’35”W. 411.81 feet to said South Line; thence N.88º07’40”W. along said South Line, 300.00 feet to the place of beginning, Section 2, T 3 N – R 13 E, Harmony Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. 

A quorum of the Town Board may be present at this meeting for information gathering purposes.
Any person interested and/or affected by these changes will be given a chance to express their opinions at this time.

Lisa Tollefson, Town of Harmony Clerk
Published September 15, 2011
Posted September 14, 2011

TOWN OF HARMONY NEWS

The Harmony Town Board will meet at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville.

This meeting will include discussion and possible action on voting ward redistricting, employee grievance procedures, emergency management procedures, building inspection fees, roadside brush cutting, Hwy 26 construction in 2012, semi-truck traffic on town roads, road sign standards, recycling consolidation grant and computer/software for the town. Regular items on the agenda include approval of bills, reports from the treasurer, building inspector and zoning officer, and upcoming events. 

A quorum of the Planning and Zoning Committee may attend this meeting for information gathering purposes.

Meetings are open to the public and town residents are encouraged to attend. The town clerk may be reached at 868-6065. Our website address is www.townofharmony.com 

TOWN OF HARMONY NEWS

The Harmony Town Board will meet at 7:00 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville.

This meeting will include two public hearings. The fist public hearing is for the zoning change application for the parcel owned by Lee & Sheryl Twist located at 1704 N Henke Road. The second public hearing is to amend the Town of Harmony’s Comprehensive Plan Map. Other items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on both public hearing items, revaluation of properties for 2012 and Clean Sweep. Regular items on the agenda include approval of bills, reports from the treasurer, building inspector and zoning officer, and upcoming events. 

A quorum of the Planning and Zoning Committee may attend this meeting for information gathering purposes.

Meetings are open to the public and town residents are encouraged to attend. The town clerk may be reached at 868-6065. Our website address is www.townofharmony.com 

Town of Harmony residents please note the refuse and recycling pick-up will be delayed one day due to the 4th of July Holiday.

TOWN OF HARMONY NEWS

The Harmony Town Board will meet at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville.

This meeting will include discussion and possible action on Farmland Preservation map, Starview Heights storm water issues, zoning application from Lee & Sheryl Twist, Release of Easements on parcel owned McCann?s garage, building inspection fees, 2011 road work, employee grievance procedures, emergency management and payroll. Regular items on the agenda include approval of bills, reports from the treasurer, building inspector and zoning officer, and upcoming events. 

A quorum of the Planning and Zoning Committee may attend this meeting for information gathering purposes.

Meetings are open to the public and town residents are encouraged to attend. The town clerk may be reached at 868-6065. Our website address is www.townofharmony.com 

TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Please take notice that a public hearing will be held on June 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville to consider the following application:

Application by Kathy McCutchin to approve a dance studio as an allowable unspecified use in M1  Light Industrial District on parcel #6-7-475. The parcel is located at: Touson Park, Lot 25, NW  of Section 27, T 3 N  R 13 E, Harmony Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. The address of the location is 1233/1235 Touson Dr, Janesville, WI. 

Any person interested and/or affected by these changes will be given a chance to express their opinions at this time. A quorum of members of the Town Board may be in attendance for the purpose of gathering information.

Lisa Tollefson
Town of Harmony Clerk

TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that two public hearings will be held before the Town Board of the Town of Harmony at the meeting scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N Highway 14, Janesville, WI. The purpose of these public hearings will be to hear public comment on the following:

1) Public hearing on an ordinance to amend Chapter 1 – Zoning Ordinance relating to the prohibition of center pivot manure distribution systems in the Town of Harmony. 

2) Public hearing on an ordinance to amend Chapter 3 concerning fires, burning and fire protection and Chapter 1 Zoning Ordinance relating to the regulation and control of outdoor furnaces by conditional use permit in the Town of Harmony including outdoor furnaces installed before March 16, 2006.

All persons having an interest in these proposed changes are encouraged to attend and offer their comments.

Published May 19 & 26, 2011
Lisa Tollefson, Town Clerk
Town of Harmony

TOWN OF HARMONY NEWS

The Harmony Town Board will meet at 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville.

This meeting will include two public hearings. The first public hearing is for the ordinance relating to the prohibition of center pivot manure distributions systems with discussion and possible action on the ordinance. The second public hearing is for the ordinance relating to the regulation and control of outdoor furnaces with discussion and possible action on the ordinance. Other items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on Starview Heights Subdivision Storm Water issues, Zoning change application from Lee and Sheryl Twist, land division application ordinance/fee, building inspection fees, 2011 road work, employee grievance procedure, voting ward redistricting, emergency management, and town attorney fees. Regular items on the agenda include approval of bills, reports from the treasurer, building inspector and zoning officer, and upcoming events. 

A quorum of the Planning and Zoning Committee may attend this meeting for information gathering purposes.

Meetings are open to the public and town residents are encouraged to attend. The town clerk may be reached at 868-6065. Our website address is www.townofharmony.com 

Lisa Tollefson, Clerk
Town of Harmony

TOWN OF HARMONY NOTICE
BOARD OF REVIEW

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review of the Town of Harmony will be called to order on Monday, May 16, 2011 between the hours of 7:00 p.m. through 9:00 p.m. at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 North Hwy. 14, Janesville, for the purpose of reviewing and examining the assessment roll of real estate property in the Town of Harmony, to correct all errors in the roll and to perform such other duties imposed by law.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

No person shall 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 such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Boards 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 persons objection except at a session of the Board. 

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of 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 because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the persons reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the persons estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the persons objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 

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; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessors manual under Sec. 73.03(2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. 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 Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

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.

Lisa Tollefson, Town of Harmony Clerk