Village of Cottage Grove

06/11/2026

Update on Cottage Grove Firemen's Festival for tonight in the post below.

06/11/2026

Update from the US National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Wisconsin on what to expect today.

06/11/2026

With the possibility of additional storms tomorrow, follow the Cottage Grove Firemen's Festival page for updates on festival hours.

With more storms possible Thursday, we may need to cancel tomorrow night. Please check our page tomorrow for updates. We are excited to see everyone this weekend, but we need to make sure everyone is safe.

Good news is the forecast looks GREAT Friday, Saturday and Sunday!🎡

06/10/2026

The Cottage Grove, WI. Area Historical Society will host a Brat Feed on June 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. All proceeds will benefit the Cottage Cottage Grove Schools & Family Organization (formerly the Cottage Grove PTO).

Mark your calendars for the Cottage Grove Area Historical Society's Brat Feed on June 19!

This year, all proceeds will benefit the Cottage Cottage Grove Schools & Family Organization (formerly the Cottage Grove PTO). While our mission is to preserve and celebrate Cottage Grove's past, we also believe in investing in its future. Supporting local students, teachers, and families is one way we can help strengthen the next chapter of our community's story. Please join us!

06/10/2026

Music in the Grove featuring Gin, Chocolate and Bottle Rockets will be at Cottage Grove Firemen's Festival this week on Thursday, June 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. More details in the post below.

Mark your calendars for Music in the Grove at Firemen's Festival! Join Gin, Chocolate and Bottle Rockets from 6 pm - 8 pm on Thursday, June 11th.
A special thank you to Laufenberg Lawn Care LLC for sponsoring!
For more details about the festival: https://www.facebook.com/cgfestival

06/10/2026

More info from the Cottage Grove, WI Police on the parade on Saturday for the Cottage Grove Firemen's Festival.

06/10/2026

The Village’s contracted assessor, Associated Appraisal, is currently working through a revaluation of all properties within the Village. State law requires municipalities to maintain property assessments within 10% of full market value (90%–110%). If assessments fall outside this range, the municipality must bring them back into compliance within five years. Failure to do so results in the Wisconsin Department of Revenue stepping in to complete the revaluation—often at a significantly higher cost to the community.

The Village’s last revaluation was completed on January 1, 2020. In 2023, the Village’s assessed values dropped below the State’s mandated threshold of 90%. The Village’s assessed values are currently estimated to be approximately 70% of fair market value.

Revaluations can raise a lot of questions. Let’s clear things up with a few common myths vs. facts about the process.

Myth 1: Assessors raise property value to collect more taxes for the municipality.
Fact 1: Revaluation of assessed values cannot be used to increase or decrease taxes collected by the municipality.

Myth 2: Assessed values only go up, they never go down.
Fact 2: Assessed values following a revaluation tend to follow market values, which could include decreases.

Myth 3: The Assessor didn’t visit my house. They don’t know the condition of my property.
Fact 3: Assessors have a database of every property that is updated regularly through permits, sales, and reviewing property periodically.

Myth 4: Assessed values can only be changed every five to ten years.
Fact 4: The Village of Cottage Grove does a full revaluation every several years to make sure property values are fair and equitable.

Myth 5: My neighbor’s house is the same as mine, but I am assessed more.
Fact 5: Each property is unique. Location, age, square footage, and quality of finishes help determine higher or lower assessment.

The Village has been adding information to our website (www.vi.cottagegrove.wi.gov/Revaluation) and will be posting additional information on social media over the coming months as the process continues.

06/09/2026

Thanks to this amazing crew of crossing guards for another great year!

Rain or shine, our crossing guards show up every day to help keep Cottage Grove students safe on their way to and from school.

Thanks for all you do for our community!

06/09/2026

Cottage Grove Firemen's Festival is this week starting Thursday, June 11, and running through Sunday, June 14. The full schedule of activities is available on their website: https://www.cottagegrovefire.org/festival-2026.html.

All money raised at this event goes to the Cottage Grove Fire Department for lifesaving tools and equipment.

06/09/2026

There’s something for everyone to enjoy in Cottage Grove this summer! Check out this new video from Discover Wisconsin and Travel Cottage Grove, WI. Share it with your friends and start making plans.

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