TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE

Please take notice that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, to consider the following application for a variance:
Application from McCanns Garage of Janesville LLC requesting a setback variance for a proposed addition to the west of the existing building located at 4729 E County Road A, parcel #6-7-225.2. The legal description is as follows: PT SW  SW  E 247.5 OF W 896.5 OF S 181.5 1A & COM NE COR LD IN VOL 544 PG. 172, NW 247.5, S 47 E 247.5 to POB (EXPT ANNEXED),Section 22, 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

TOWN OF HARMONY
ORDINANCE NO. 050211

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HARMONY CONCERNING FIRES, BURNING, AND FIRE PROTECTION, RELATING TO THE LIABILITY FOR FIRE CALLS.

RECITALS

A. The Town Board has previously adopted Chapter 3 of the Town of Harmony Municipal Code, which restricts and regulates fires, burning, and fire protection within the Town of Harmony and makes residents of the Town of Harmony liable for the cost of fire calls under certain circumstances;

B. The Town is no longer billed by fire departments for calls on a per call basis;

C. The Town Board wishes to revise Chapter 3 as it relates to the extent to which residents of the Town of Harmony are liable for said fire calls;

D. The Town Board believes that, in order to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Harmony, residents of the Town of Harmony must continue to be liable for fire calls made to properties located within the Town of Harmony.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Town of Harmony, County of Rock, State of Wisconsin, ordains as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 12 of Chapter 3 of the Town of Harmony Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:

If any person or corporation initiates a fire in violation of this Chapter which results in a call to which a fire department responds, the owner of the property in which said fire is initiated shall be liable to the Town of Harmony for the fire call in the amount of $ 500.00 . The amount set forth herein may be changed upon resolution by the Town Board.

SECTION 2. Section 13 of Chapter 3 of the Town of Harmony Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:

If any fire call is initiated as a result of a malfunctioning fire alarm, the owner of the property on which such fire alarm is located shall be liable to the Town of Harmony for the fire call in the amount of $ 500.00 . The amount set forth herein may be changed upon resolution by the Town Board. 

SECTION 3. Section 14 of Chapter 3 of the Town of Harmony Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:

The owner of the parcel to which the fire department is called as a result of a fire call shall be liable to the Town of Harmony in the amount of $ 500.00 . The amount set forth herein may be changed upon resolution by the Town Board. Liability under this section may be waived by the Town Board upon a showing by the owner of a substantial financial hardship.

Adpoted May 2, 2011
Published May 12, 2011

Lisa Tollefson, Town Clerk
Town of Harmony

TOWN OF HARMONY NEWS

The Harmony Town Board will meet at 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville.

Items on the agenda will include discussion and possible action on outdoor wood furnace ordinance, liquid manure ordinance, liability for fire calls, grievance procedure for employees, farmland preservation map, Starview Heights storm water issues, road/traffic sign regulations, 2011 road crack filling plan, appointment of weed commissioner, and expiring seats on Planning & Zoning Committee and Board of Adjustment.

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.

The Board of Adjustment will meet at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2011 to hear the application for a variance from McCanns Garage LLC concerning a setback variance on a proposed addition to an existing building.

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

TOWN OF HARMONY NOTICE
OF OPEN BOOK SESSION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Harmony will hold an open book session on Tuesday April 26, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Harmony Township residents can view the tax assessment rolls at this open book session at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 North Hwy. 14, Janesville.

Lisa Tollefson, Town of Harmony Clerk

TOWN OF HARMONY 
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The Town of Harmony will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. U.S. Hwy. 14, Janesville. The annual meeting is an open meeting of the electors and residents are encouraged to attend. A majority of Town Board members may be present and may participate in the meeting.

Lisa Tollefson, Clerk
Harmony Township

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION

State of Wisconsin )
Rock County ) ss.
Town of Harmony )

I, Lisa Tollefson, Town Clerk for the Town of Harmony, Rock County, Wisconsin, certify that as appears from the official canvas of votes cast at the Spring Election held in the Town of Harmony, Wisconsin on April 5, 2011, the following persons were duly elected to the offices listed.

John C. Bergman  Town Board Chair

Harold Hanauska  Town Board Supervisor

Emmett Reilly  Town Board Supervisor

Mary Check  Town Treasurer

Lisa Tollefson  Town Clerk

To hold these offices for a two (2) year term, commencing on April 12, 2011 and ending on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday in April, 2013.

Lisa Tollefson
Town of Harmony Clerk

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of Harmony
Rock County

The Town Board of the Town of Harmony, Rock County, Wisconsin, has adopted a resolution that certain public work or improvements carried on in the Town, specifically the re-installation of the first lift of asphalt and the installation of the second lift of asphalt on all streets within the subdivision known as The Vineyard, located in Section 10 of the Town, should be the subject of a special assessment; that a special assessment district be created consisting of Lots 1, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23 and 24 of The Vineyard, that special assessments shall be levied against property in the district; and that the number of installments will be determined after the public hearing on the project; and Lisa Tollefson, Town Clerk of the Town, has made and filed a report describing the project, an estimate of the entire cost of the project, and a statement that the above-described properties are benefitted by the improvements, and the improvement constitutes an exercise of the police power of the Town.

Notice is given that the report on file may be inspected at the office of the Town Clerk by appointment. To schedule an appointment please contact the clerk at 608-868-6065. In the alternative, upon request directed to [email protected], a copy of the report will be provided by electronic mail.
Notice is further given that the Town Board will hold a public hearing concerning the matters contained in the Preliminary Resolution and the report at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2011, at the Town of Harmony, 440 N. Hwy. 14, Janesville, WI. All persons interested, or their agents or attorneys, may appear and be heard.

Lisa Tollefson, Town of Harmony Clerk 

TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE

Please take notice that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, to consider the following application for a variance:
Application from United Supply LLC requesting a variance to allow the barn located at 3727 N Henke Road to be rebuilt should any disaster deem more than 50% of the barn destroyed. The parcel is currently in the process of separating 3 acres of the ag land that includes the existing house and barn. The separation will cause the new 3-arce parcel to be rezoned as A-3 from A-2 making the barn non-conforming. United Supply is seeking the variance to avoid any financing hurdle a potential future buyer may run into with a non-conforming structure on the property. The legal description is as follows: N 30A NE 1/4 NE 1/4 (EXC CSM 12-318), Section 15, T 3 N  R 13 E, Harmony Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. Location of parcel is 3727 N Henke Road.

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 and post March 3, 2011

TOWN OF HARMONY NEWS

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

Items on the agenda will include discussion and possible action on the rezoning application from the 7th Day Adventist Church to change the zoning of 4.6 acres from A-2 to A-3 of the 30.72 acre parcel #6-7-15, wood burning/smoke from Woodland School, temporary picnic and bartender license for Rock Prairie Montessori School, Ordinance #060710 rezoning of 9 acres of parcel #6-7-76A, recovery of funds from Vineyard property, center pivot manure ordinance, A-1 parcels smaller than 35 acres under working lands, Annual Tower Renewal Fees, Storm Water Annual Report for MS4 General Permit Renewal, and change in bills from Feb. 2011. 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. The towns website address is www.townofharmony.com 
 

TOWN OF HARMONY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE

Please take notice that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Hwy. 14, to consider the following application for a variance:

Application from Ronald Weidner and Mark Schiller requesting a variance in A-1 zoning district to allow creation of a parcel less than 35 acres in size for 18 acres of parcel # 6-7-37A. The legal description is: FRL NE 1/4 NE 1/4 LY W OF RD, (EXC RR), FR NW1/4 NE 1/4 (EXC W 33 OF S 280) (EXC NW TRI PCL) PT NE 1/4 NW 1/4 COM 602 S OF N 1/4 COR, S 612, SW 528 NE 468, NE 399 POB (EXC PT CSM 16-150) (EXC HWY), Section 5, T. 3 N. R. 13 E., Town of Harmony, Rock County, Wisconsin. A map of the purposed parcel is available from the town clerk, 868-6065.

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 and posted February 3,2011