Type E Notice Spring Election Absentee Voting

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VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
4:30 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, March 28, 2019.

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

 

Village of Montfort

Shelly Kazda-Clerk

102 E. Park St.

Montfort WI 53569

 

Office Hours

Mon-Thurs. 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

943-6917

 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:
Monday, March 11, 2019

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office:
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place before the polls close on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

CDBG Public Information Meeting & Public Hearing

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Public Notice

Public Information Meeting and Public Hearing for Improvements to North, Johnson and Wisconsin Streets in the Village of Montfort,

Grant County CDBG PF 18-21

 

Proposed Improvements

The Village of Montfort is proposing to reconstruct North Street from Fountain to Johnson; Wisconsin Street from North to Oak; and Johnson Street from North to Oak in the Village of Montfort.  The project will include reconstruction of the street, retaining walls, curb and gutter, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water main.

 

Please Attend

All persons interested in the North Street, Wisconsin Street and Johnson Street reconstruction project are encouraged to attend a Public Information Meeting and the Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.  The public is invited to attend and learn more about the CDBG program, to help identify additional community development needs, and to comment on the activities proposed as part of the CDBG project.  The informational meeting will be held from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Montfort Community Building (102 East Park Street, Montfort, WI), and will be conducted as an informal open house.  The Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019, at 7:00 PM at the Montfort Community Building. 

 

Information Available

Jewell Associates Engineers, Inc.  staff members on behalf of the Village of Montfort will be on hand during the scheduled meetings to discuss the proposed improvements.  Project plans, location maps, and other exhibits will be on display to illustrate the work in detail.

 

Your Involvement

We want your thoughts about the pros and cons of this project.  If there are issues you would like to discuss, please attend the Public Information Meeting at a time that is convenient for you.  If you are not able to attend on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, call Mike Bisbach at Jewell Associates Engineers Inc., at (608)588-7484.

 

The meeting room is handicapped accessible.  Persons needing additional accommodations should contact Mike Bisbach at (608)588-7484.

 

Dated this 25th Day of February 2019

 

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                        Shelly Kazda, Village Clerk

2019 SUMMER CONCESSION STAND

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THE VILLAGE OF MONTFORT IS LOOKING FOR A GROUP OR GROUPS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING THE CONCESSION STAND AT THE BALL PARK THIS SUMMER.  ANYONE INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT THE VILLAGE OFFICE AT 608-943-6917.

2019 Caucus Notice

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VILLAGE OF MONTFORT

NOTICE OF VILLAGE CAUCUS

 

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Village of Montfort, in the Counties of Grant and Iowa, State of Wisconsin, that a Village Caucus for said Village will be held at the Montfort Community Building Auditorium on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. to nominate candidates for terms to for Village President and Village Trustees to be voted for at the Village Election to be held on the first Tuesday in April of 2019.

TERMS TO BE NOMINATED:

The Village President position for 2-year term.  The current Village President, James Schmitz term is to expire April 16, 2019.

Three Board of Trustee positions for 2-year terms.  The following board member terms are to expire April 16, 2019. Patrick Raimer, Christopher Schnulle-Simons and Patty Koestler.

            Dated this day Tuesday January 3, 2019.

 

                                                                        Shelly Kazda  

                                                                        Village Clerk-Treasurer