The research is currently being completed about constructing a power line coming from the west and going thru our township of Sherwood.  Latest release of information is the town of Sherwood is listed as the primary route.  The primary route is to run along  the north side of Sherwood Rd up to Hwy 73 then along Hwy 73 leaving Sherwood at the county line.  The other option mentioned was to follow the RR tracks thru Pray and City Point in Jackson County going east then north up through Wood County.  The plans are now in the hands of the PSC, Public Service Commission.  After their approval it will move to the engineers to lay out the specifics of the line construction.  Sometime during 2027, 2028, and 2029 will be the construction of the line and serviceable in 2030.  I do know from speaking with Mike White, representative for the company he told me from past history no one has ever lost their home or have power lines directly above buildings.   A power pole might be closer to a home than others but not so close to cause any problems.  For more information you can refer to their website, atc-gridforward.com. 

As new information is made available to me, I will continue to share that here on our web page.  Listed below are more news releases;

After a phone call conversation with Mike he followed up with an email to me.  I inserted it below.  Please refer to the link to answer many questions. 

Hi Andy,

 Nice speaking with you this am. Per our discussion, below are some links to our website that has some information specific to the project. As mentioned, we’ve filed the application with the Public Service Commission of WI—they are the regulatory agency that will review the application and determine if the project will move forward. They will also set a process for public comment and hearings after they determine our project is complete.

Here is a link to interactive open house:

https://atc-gridforward.com/virtual-open-house/

There are also several project fact sheets on the web at the bottom of the link above (under ‘List of linked documents in the Virtual Open House’)

Below is a link to the PSC website:

www.psc.wi.gov

Click on eServices, and then on

Docket Search (CMS)

Grid Forward docket is 5-CE-157

Finally, I can be reached at the number below (and this email) for additional questions. I’ll be out of the office through the end of the week but back next week.

Thanks!

Mike

Michael White

ATC Local Relations

Direct: (608) 877-3680

atcllc.com  l  @AmerTransCo

             ­LATEST RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED POWER LINE

Dear Town of Sherwood Chairperson – Andy Cegielski,

 The Agricultural Impact Statement (AIS) program, as part of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, has published an AIS for the proposed construction of a new 345-kV electric transmission line connecting the Tremval-Arpin-Columbia Substations in Adams, Clark, Columbia, Green Lake, Jackson, Marquette, Portage, Trempealeau, Waushara, and Wood Counties, WI in a joint project between the American Transmission Project Initiators (ATC) and the Northern States Power Project Initiators-Wisconsin (NSPW), doing business as Xcel Energy. Links to the AIS and appendices are below. You can also visit agimpact.wi.gov for more information on the AIS program.

“The links just below give a full detail of the proposed power line project, click on link to open” 

AIS: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/AIS4605_Final.pdf

 Appendices: https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/AIS4605_Final_Appendices.pdf

 Per Wis. Statute §32.035(5) the AIS program shall distribute AIS publications to state and local governments, local news media and public libraries in the affected area to fulfill publication requirements.

 Please let me know if you have any questions about this AIS or the AIS program.

 Sincerely,

 Kirsten Biefeld

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Agricultural Impact Statement (AIS) Program Manager and Land Conservation Specialist

Division of Agricultural Resource Management

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

kirstenk.biefeld@wisconsin.gov

608-224-4650

                                         

                         Gravel Bid, Town of Sherwood

               Town of Sherwood Road Surface Material

Town of Sherwood, N1175 County Rd Z, Pittsville, WI 54466.

 Town of Sherwood is seeking Bids from qualified vendors for suppling and delivery of approximately 3,000 yards of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Specification Gradation 3/4” Crushed Aggregate Base Course.

 Bids shall conform to the requirements of the Specifications noted on the bid form. Bid documents shall be obtained from the Town Chairman. Bid shall be submitted on Town bid form and signed by the vendor.

 Sealed Bids shall be received by the Town Chairman or Clerk no later than 6 pm on Tuesday May 13, 2025; bids will be publicly opened and recorded this evening at our monthly May 2025 meeting. The vendor is solely responsible for ensuring Bids are received before the deadline at the designated location. Call or email Andy Cegielski 715-884-2494 H, 715-533-1385 C, or email acegielski@tds.net for any further information and a bid form.

 The Town of Sherwood reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bids.

                                                      Andy Cegielski

                                           Town of Sherwood Chairman

STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of Sherwood
Clark County

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Sherwood, Clark County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on May 21^st, 2025 from 6:00pm.to 8:00pm, at the Sherwood Town Hall, W896 Sherwood Rd, Granton, Wi

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board:

1. While s. 70.47 (7) (aa), Wis. stats., provides that no person will 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 the property, the Town of ________, due to a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and recommendation by the Department of Revenue, will allow a person who has denied a request to appear and will address the lack of access and the credibility of evidence offered as an evidentiary issue at the hearing.
2. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s 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 person’s objection, except at a session of the board.
3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.
5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
6. 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 of valuation, unless the person no later than 7 days before the board’s first meeting supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of ________ has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court.* The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined before the board’s first meeting that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. stats.
7. The board may allow the property owner or the property owner’s representative, at the request of either person, to appear by telephone, under oath, before the board or to submit written statements, under oath, to the board. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, osteopath, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber that confirms their illness or disability.
8. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any 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 under s. 70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.
9. At the request of the property owner or the property owner’s representative, the board may postpone and reschedule a hearing, but may not postpone and reschedule a hearing more than once during the same session for the same property.

Notice is hereby given this 1st day of May, 2025.

Margaret Schwanebeck

Clerk- Town of Sherwood