Thirty Six square miles of gently rolling hills with abundant wildlife and rural beauty, located in the southwest corner of Dane County in the state of Wisconsin.
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TOWN OF PERRY - INVITATION TO BID FOR ROAD REPAIRS

Bids should be mailed or delivered to the Town Clerk Mary L. Price, 1004 Hwy 78, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572-3044, to be received by 5:00 PM Tuesday, May 22, 2012.  

Bids will be opened at the Town Board meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 convening at 7:30 PM.  The Town Board will meet to award contracts at a later date, to be determined at the May 22, 2012 meeting.                         

The Town of Perry reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any technicality in any bid, and to accept any bid deemed to be most advantageous to the Town of Perry.

Mary L. Price, Clerk

Town of Perry Property Assessments

The Municipal Assessor for the Town of Perry, Accurate Appraisal LLC, will be in the Town beginning on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (note new date!)

The team will be physically viewing any property that has changed, including all new construction, property splits, and properties that have been issued a building permit, to update property assessments for fair and equitable assessments.  If you have any questions regarding this process feel free to contact Accurate Appraisal LLC at 1-800-770-3927.

Mary L. Price, Clerk

LETS CLEAN UP THE TOWN HALL!

Alice Yaeger is organizing a volunteer effort to spring clean the Perry Town Hall. Anyone is welcome to help - just be at the Town Hall at 10084 Highway A on Friday June 1st at 10 AM and bring whatever cleaning supplies you think might be helpful. For more information call Alice at 523-4960.

This Year's Annual Dane County Breakfast on the Farm will be held in the Town of Perry!

Saturday, June 9, 2012
Serving Food 7:30 am – 12:00 Noon
Kellercrest Registered Holsteins, Inc.
1141 County Hwy JG South
Mount Horeb, WI 53572

Event Admission
Includes parking, breakfast, and all entertainment and activities.
Ages 0 – 2 = Free
Ages 2-11 = $4.00
Ages 12 and up = $7.00

Breakfast Menu
Pancakes, Cheesy Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Cheese of many varieties, Ice Cream, Milk & Coffee.  In addition, samples of other dairy products will be offered in the Expo Area.

Directions to the Farm
From Kwik Trip in Mt. Horeb
Travel east on State Hwy 92
After four blocks,  the high school is on the left
Veer right onto Cty Rd JG
Travel on JG 7.5 miles to the farm

Clean Sweep Household Hazardous Waste Site 
Now Open 2012 Summer Hours

Do you have a few boxes of old pesticides or paint thinners that have been sitting in your garage for a long time?  If your spring cleaning chores include getting rid of these items, bring them to Clean Sweep.

Summer hours of operation are on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  

1. The site is located on 2302 Fish Hatchery Road in Madison, on the corner of Fish Hatchery and Badger Roads, behind the Dane County Highway Garage Building on the north end of the property.
2. Due to a redesign/reconstruction of Fish Hatchery Road, please use the Badger Road entrance. 
3. The last day of the summer season will be Saturday, October 31st, 2012.
4. Leaving materials at the site when it is closed is illegal and can lead to a $2000 fine.

ATTENTION BUYERS OF VACANT FARMLAND:
State Use Value Conversion Charge May Apply to Your Project

Farmland converted to a non-farm use may be subject to a state "use-value conversion charge". The conversion charge applies when the land is actually converted to a residential, commercial, or manufacturing use and the change is reflected in the tax assessment classification. In addition, land is subject to a conversion charge if it becomes tax-exempt and its use is no longer agricultural. You can read more about how the charge is calculated HERE.

For example, the buyer of a vacant residential lot that was split off by a farm owner would be subject to the conversion charge after the new home is built and the town assesor changes the classification from ag to residential.  Sellers are supposed to disclose that the conversion charge will apply, but sometimes this doesn't happen.  As can be imagined, for those unaware of the fee, it can be a rude awakening to get a bill for hundreds or thousands of dollars shortly after finishing construction of a new house. 

Note that this fee has been around for many years and is unrelated to the "rezone conversion fee" which the state repealed last year.

For more information, contact Majid Allan at 608-267-2536, or allan@countyofdane.com.

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