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News & Notices

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION

Town of Ottawa

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Election Details

An election is to be held in the Town of Ottawa on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed:

Office Incumbent

Town Board Chairperson Cheryl Rupp

Town Board Supervisor Jim Smukowski

Town Board Supervisor Ben Wiedenman

Office Terms

The term for all offices is for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

For Candidates

The first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2024, and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 in the office of the town clerk.

Primary Election

If a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Additional Information

Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Lori J. Geyman, Clerk

For Online Registration information

or

To request an absentee ballot by mail

visit

https://myvote.wi.gov

Election Dates:

February 20, 2024 - ~~Spring Primary (if necessary)~~ NO ELECTION IN OTTAWA

April 2, 2024 - Spring Election & Presidential Preference Primary

August 13, 2024 - Primary Election

November 5, 2024 - General Election

You may also contact the Town Clerk with any Election or Registration questions

In-Person absentee voting begins Tuesday, October 22nd

(*if assistance is required, please contact your Clerk)

All Ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. on election day

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Purple Heart will no longer accept donations from our recycle center - Until further notice

For information on Waukesha COUNTY recycling events:

www.waukeshacounty.gov/recycling

M - F 8 am - 4:30 pm
(262) 896-8300 (office)
(262) 996-8298 (fax)

WI Uniform building permit:

WI Uniform Building Permit

Town of Ottawa Building Permit

Ottawa Building Permit

FOR TOWNPLAN COMMISSION ITEMS

For an item to be scheduled or placed on a Town of Ottawa Plan Commission agenda, ten (10) copies of the materials for all agenda items must be submitted to the Town Hall, in addition to the copy submitted to the Town Planner at her office in Waukesha. In addition, for all agenda items the PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REIMBURSEMENT FORM must be completed and submitted, and for some items, a meeting with the Town Planner is required. For items that require application with the Waukesha County Planning and Zoning Division, please contact the Planner of the Day:

(262)548-7790 or email Planneroftheday@waukeshacounty.gov

or visit the Planning and Zoning Division website http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/planningandzoning

Reimbursement Form: PSR form

NEW ONE & TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS

The Online Building Permit Application is available by going to :

WI Online Building Permit portal

For the Waukesha County Zoning Code - Waukesha County Zoning Code

For the Waukesha County Shoreland and Floodland Protection Ordinance -

Waukesha County Shoreland and Floodland Protection Ordinance

Town of Ottawa

Position Statement regarding citizen complaints

The Town of Ottawa does not respond to anonymous complaints. If you would like to make a complaint, we would like to know your name, address, telephone number, and what the complaint is regarding. You can call the Town Hall with that information, at (262) 965-3228, or you can email that information to Lgeyman@tn.ottawa.wi.gov and someone from the Town Board or Town staff will respond to you within one week.