Village of Denmark

05/01/2020

2020 Back to School Rummage Sale August 8, 2020

Village Wide "Back to School" Rummage Sale 2020 Application.

We are hoping the restrictions on social distancing ease by August 8th. If we are still in the situation we are in now, we may consider cancelling for this year.

Applications are available for pick up, at the Denmark Village Hall, or email [email protected] or [email protected] .

04/28/2020

Denmark Fire Department

This would be great to see in the village and surrounding areas. Thank you for all the support from everyone at Denmark Fire Department! Hope everyone is staying safe during this time. God Bless!! 🇺🇸

04/22/2020

Update on South Wall Street closure for deck pour:

The CTH R over Wall Street deck pour is rescheduled for 9 AM on Friday 4/24. Temps look much better on Friday. We will be pouring from the east side of the bridge on CTH R with a belt placer, so no traffic impacts on Wall Street will be necessary.

Thanks,

Tim Doell, PE
PROJECT MANAGER
Pheifer Brothers

04/21/2020

UPDATE ON SOUTH WALL ROAD CLOSURE FOR DECK POUR

The deck pour has been rescheduled from today to Thursday April 23, due to weather. For safety reasons the road will be closed from 7 AM to 3 PM.

Pheifer Brothers Construction

04/17/2020

A message from Tim Doell, Project Manager for CTH R Bridge Project: South Wall Street closure

Next week Tuesday 4/21 Pheifer Brothers will be pouring the bridge deck on the structure that runs above Wall Street. In order to pour this deck, we will need to close Wall Street temporarily to through traffic. This will take place from 7 AM until 3 PM on Tuesday. Emergency vehicles will be able to get through the work zone, however we will be closing it to regular traffic for safety reasons. Please pass this information on to any other parties that may need this info.

04/15/2020

A message from Brown County Emergency Management:

After deliberation with Health and Human Services and the County offices, we have decided to NOT sound the sirens tomorrow. We want to encourage citizens to talk with their families and coworkers about Severe Weather Preparedness and what they would do when sirens sound during a real event, but we have decided to support our partners and encourage social distancing by NOT sounding the sirens tomorrow. We plan to post awareness messages on social media during the drill. We apologize for any inconvenience we've caused you as this of course was not the intent. Thank you for understanding and for your help spreading the original message. Please spread this as well: NO SIRENS TOMORROW.

04/09/2020

2020 Wisconsin Virtual Tornado Drill, Thursday April 16, 2020 at 1:45 p.m.

04/09/2020

OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED IN THE VILLAGE (PLEASE SEE ORDINANCE BELOW)

§ 147-8 Open burning.
A.
Open burning prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all open burning is prohibited within the Village of Denmark.

B.
Recreational fires. Recreational fires, defined as any fire such as a campfire or cooking fire located at a single- or two-family private residence for the purpose of recreation and personal enjoyment, are exempt from Subsection A of this section so long as such fires are started and tended in compliance with the following requirements:
(1)
No recreational fire pit and unscreened portable fire pit or fireplace shall be closer than 15 feet to any building, structure, property line, shed, garage, trees, shrubs, bushes, fence or any other combustible material.
(2)
All recreational fires shall be in a below-ground fire pit with a minimum depth of four inches and a diameter of three feet, and the fire may not extend more than three feet above the pit. The fire pit shall be surrounded on the outside, above ground, by a noncombustible material such as concrete block or rock. A noncombustible material when not in use shall cover the pit.
(3)
Portable fire pits (defined as devices commercially designed and intended to contain and control outdoor wood fires) may be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and within the requirements of Subsection B(1) above and must be used upon a noncombustible surface (dirt without any vegetation, stone, gravel, concrete, brick, etc.) with an area twice the diameter of the portable fire pit.
(4)
No recreational fire shall be started or allowed to continue burning when the wind direction or wind speed (within the recommendations of the Denmark Volunteer Fire Department) will cause smoke, embers, or other burning materials to be carried by the wind toward any building or other flammable materials. Smoke from any recreational fire shall not create a nuisance for neighboring property owners. The fire shall be extinguished immediately upon the complaint of a neighboring property owner in regard to nuisance smoke.
(5)
Material for recreational fires shall not include or consist of rubbish, garbage, recyclable items, trash, any material made of or coated with rubber, plastic, leather, or petroleum-base materials and shall not contain any flammable or combustible liquids.
(6)
Adequate fire-suppression equipment shall be immediately available to extinguish or control the recreational fire. Adequate fire-suppression equipment, such as shovels, fire extinguishers, water hoses, or other like equipment sufficient to extinguish the fire, if necessary, shall be within 10 feet of the recreational fire.
(7)
All recreational fires shall be attended at all times by at least one responsible person of age 18 or older from the ignition of the fire until the fire is completely extinguished.
(8)
The renter/lessee of any leased property must provide written documentation from the property owner giving permission to have a recreational fire on that property.
(9)
The property owner and/or person who has started any recreational fire shall hold the Village harmless from any and all such liability for any damage caused by a recreational fire and shall be responsible for all legal expenses incurred by the Village in any action brought against the Village.
(10)
Any party who has started or maintains a recreational fire as defined herein shall pay any and all costs incurred by the Denmark Volunteer Fire Department for any service-related call as a result of a recreational fire not in compliance with the requirements of this section.
C.
Outdoor cooking fires. Open or closed cooking grills (charcoal and propane fuel only) are exempt from the prohibition of Subsection A above, except as follows:
(1)
For all multifamily dwellings more than one story in height, the use of any propane or charcoal or gas cooking device is prohibited above the first floor occupancy.

(2)
For all multifamily dwellings more than one story in height, the use of any open or closed outdoor cooking fire, charcoal or propane cooking device, or any open flame device is prohibited within 15 feet of the structure on the ground floor or any combustible materials on the ground floor. Smoke from cooking grills shall not create a nuisance for neighboring property owners within an apartment complex.
D.
Approved training fires. Approved training for fire protection purposes shall be exempt from the prohibition of this section. The Village of Denmark Public Works Department shall also be exempt from the prohibitions of Subsection A of this section.

04/08/2020

An open letter to our community from Salm Partners:

An Open Letter to our partners and our community

April 7, 2020

I hope this finds you and your family safe and healthy. These are challenging times for everyone, as no family is immune from the health and financial impact of this crisis. I want to update you on how Salm Partners is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting in March, Salm Partners began to prepare for the challenges COVID-19 was going to bring. We altered our processes, educated our partners on prevention, and developed a response protocol for dealing with a positive case. We made sure our partners knew to stay home when sick, knew when it was safe to return, and increased paid leave. We amended our attendance policy, increased cleaning, and instituted a monthly bonus to recognize the extraordinary efforts being made by our partners. You, our partners, are a great team, and I am very proud of the work you are doing.

Last week was a week of unfortunate milestones. The world crossed 1 million COVID-19 cases. The USA tally reached 300,000. The State of Wisconsin counted its 2,000th case, and Salm Partners had its first partner test positive.

Immediately upon being informed of the positive case, Salm Partners initiated its response protocol. The impacted partner was instructed to quarantine by the Brown County Health Department, partners who were potentially exposed were sent home on paid leave to self-quarantine, and the affected area and shared spaces were thoroughly cleaned.

The steps that we followed are the correct ones for keeping our partners safe, and we will follow them again when we have another positive case. We cannot prevent every partner from getting COVID-19. However, we can do everything in our power to avoid people from getting and spreading COVID-19 in our facility.

The CDC, FDA, and USDA have all said there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food. Therefore, there is no risk to the safety of the products we produce.

If food production were to stop in this country, the empty grocery shelves would cause panic buying and a nationwide crisis. This is why the US Government and the State of Wisconsin have recognized Salm Partners as part of the nation’s “essential, critical infrastructure” and encouraged food companies to continue producing through the pandemic. We have a special obligation to serve our country and our community, and we will not let them down.

We, Salm Partners, our suppliers, our customers, and the Denmark community, can be proud of the service we together provide to the nation. We produce a nutritious, convenient, delicious product, which serves an important need when all of the country is eating at home. We thank our local community for supporting us with many of our necessities, including cheese, lean beef, paper and film packaging, transportation, skilled tradesmen, wood pallets, food service, and world class partners.

This crisis has brought out the best in our partners and our community. I would like to give a special thank you to all our partners, our community, and to everyone doing their part in this crisis. Our sympathies go out to those that have been affected by COVID-19, and we hope and pray for their full recovery. Together, as a community of partners, we will prevail.

Keith M. Lindsey

President & CEO

03/29/2020

Home

Reminder: The last day to apply for an Absentee Ballot in Wisconsin is Thursday, April 2, 2020. To obtain an Absentee Ballot please go to www.myvote.wi.gov. On the top of their homepage there is an icon to the far left that says vote absentee, click on that, and it will ask for your name. Search your name and you should be able to apply from there. You will also need to upload your photo id and the site walks you through how to do that. Both the Absentee Ballot application and your photo id are emailed directly to the Clerk at the Village Hall, and the request is processed the same day she receives the application.

Ballots must be returned by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day,
April 7, 2020.

The Village Clerk is encouraging people to vote by mail if possible. If you have questions please call the Village Hall at 920-863-6400 Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thank you!

My Vote

03/26/2020

Rummage Sale Update

The DCBA has made the decision to postpone the Village Wide Rummage Sale for the safety of all as we get through this pandemic.

We decided on a date of Saturday August 8, and are calling it a Village Wide "Back to School" Sale. I will be updating the applications, and the new application due date will be July 10 in order for us to have time to prepare a list and map as we do for the May "Village Wide" Sale.

Application will be posted soon, and if you have already applied and paid for a spot on the map and a sign, I will hang on to your applications and payment. If there is anything you want to change on your application just let me know.

03/25/2020

From the Brown County Public Works Department

News Release
Road Closure

CTH T
Town of New Denmark

The Brown County Public Works Department will be closing CTH T in the Town of New Denmark, from Town Hall Road to Langes Corners Road, from Monday March 30, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. to Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. for culvert pipe replacement and shoulder failure repairs

A detour will not be set for this closure.

Please Note: This project is whether-dependent and may change due to weather conditions.

Signed,
Zachary Cotter
Civil Engineer
03-25-2020

03/25/2020

Garbage/Recycling dumpster hours extended.

Drop off times for garbage/recycling have been extended. The drop off site will be open until 5:30 p.m. instead of 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Please be patient with us as we work through this. There may be daily updates if needed.

03/24/2020

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Letter from Advance Disposal

March 20th, 2020

Attention: COVID19 Update
To Our Valued Municipal Customers:
Advanced Disposal’s motto is “Service First, Safety Always”. At Advanced Disposal, safety is of utmost importance and should not be ranked as it is our lifeblood: the safety of our employees, our customers and the general public wherever we are operating. As the world is adjusting daily to the challenges that COVID19 is creating for all of us, rest assured we are prepared to continue providing our essential services to you and your residents. As a company, we are implementing policies and procedures to ensure that our employees are as safe as possible while performing our services, and to keep our customers and the public safe as well.
EFFECTIVE MARCH 23, 2020, ADVANCED DISPOSAL WILL NOT COLLECT ANY TRASH/REFUSE OR RECYCLING THAT IS NOT CONTAINERIZED
• ALL TRASH/REFUSE MUST BE BAGGED AND PLACED IN CONTAINERS AT THE APPROVED DROPSITE LOCATION:
o Memorial Park (Wisconsin Avenue)
• RECYCLING MUST BE PLACED LOOSE IN THE RECYCLABLE RECEPTACLE, EXCLUDING PLASTIC BAGS.
• MATERIALS PREPARED INCORRECTLY WILL NOT BE COLLECTED;
• ALL MANUAL COLLECTION WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
The COVID19 pandemic has caused tremendous disruption to our personal and professional lives, and Advanced Disposal is not immune to these events. At this time, we are adjusting our workforce and practicing the protocols and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): cleaning and disinfecting, social spacing, remote workstations, etc.
In terms of our frontline services and collection services, we are providing a public health service and will continue to deliver our services as efficiently and effectively as possible. We stand ready to adjust as needed as more waste materials move from the commercial/industrial sector to the residential sector due to school closures, reduced hospitality/leisure activities and reduced commercial/industrial activities.
Lastly, communication will be very important over the next few weeks. We know how much your community relies on our services, and we truly view our relationship as a partnership. As of this time, all disposal facilities are operational and we are operating as close to 100% workforce as possible in providing collection services. In the event of any issues that could affect collections in your community, we will be reaching out immediately to advise of the issue, and determine a response that works for both partners. Each day we are receiving more information which causes adjustments, but we want to make sure our partners know as soon as possible to avoid confusion or add stress to an already challenging time. Please continue to visit our website, at https://www.advanceddisposal.com/wi/de-pere/green-bay-collection to remain informed with Service Alerts.
Thanks for your partnership,
ADVANCED DISPOSAL

03/24/2020

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Advance Disposal Change of Service update from the Village:

Effective March 23, 2020, Advanced Disposal is suspending all manual curbside garbage and recycling collection, until further notice.
All dumpsters will be moved to Memorial Park (Wisconsin Avenue).
• All trash/refuse must be bagged and placed in containers
• Recycling must be placed loose in the recyclable receptacle, excluding plastic bags.
Due to the confusion over the last week, and illegal dumping, the below guidelines will now be implemented:
• The dumpsters will now be monitored 24-7
• Please have your ID ready, as it may be required for verification purposes
• Dumpsters will be open during the hours of 7am-3:30pm Monday – Friday, and 7am-noon on Saturdays. There will be no dumping outside of these hours - the gates will be locked.
• Please put only your weekly garbage and recycling in the dumpsters. If it wouldn’t get picked up with your weekly pick up, don’t put in dumpster. No big, bulky, or hazardous items allowed. For example: Mattresses, furniture, bicycles, etc..
See the Village Ordinance below listing items not allowed.
This dumpster site is for Village of Denmark residents only. Illegal dumping is a crime, and all those in violation will get citations. All citations issued will be at the maximum allowable amount.
Please use the dumpsters responsibly.

B. The Village of Denmark prohibits, unless specifically exempted by this article or by order of the Village Board of the Village of Denmark, certain waste from being placed in any type solid waste containers or receptacles in the Village of Denmark for any solid waste removal and for any later disposal, storage, treatment or recycling, namely:
(1) Dead animals.
(2) Feces.
(3) Hazardous toxic wastes.
(4) Explosives.
(5) Contaminated material.
(6) Heavy metal materials.
(7) Lumber, trees, and brush.
(8) Dirt.
(9) Rocks.
(10) Concrete blocks.
(11) Tires.
(12) Appliances.
(13) Construction, remodeling or demolition waste.
(14) Waste oil.
(15) Lead acid batteries.