Resolution 2011 - 04
 

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF CLOVERLAND
County of Vilas
Creating 2 Voting Ward 

(a) Purpose.

(1) Section 5.15, Wis. Stats. requires all cities, villages and towns with a population of one thousand (1,000) or more to establish municipal

wards based on the results of the 2010 census. Section 59.03(3)(6), Wis. Stats. requires that each county board adopt and transmit to

each municipal governing body in the county a tentative county supervisory district plan, dividing the county into districts and

designating the approximate location and population of each ward proposed to effectuate the division of the county into districts. These

laws require that each municipality designate by consecutive whole number, geographical description and population, the various wards

to be created within the municipality. 

(b) Whereas: The Town of Cloverland has a population of 1029 is required to establish 2 wards in the town with close to equal population in

each ward. Ward 1 has a population of 521 and Ward 2 has a population of 508. Town Supervisors and Chairman will still continue to be

elected on an at-large basis and not by ward. 

(c) Adoption of Wards. The Town of Cloverland adopts the wards described as Follows in ward 1 and ward 2.  

(1) Ward 1. Population 521. Polling Place: 5860 Perch Lake Road.

A portion of the town bordering to the North of the centerline of County Hwy G at the west Town Line bordering with St. Germain going East to Sunset Road then going south on Sunset Road East of the centerline of Sunset Road to State Hwy 70 then east on State Hwy 70 north of the centerline of State Hwy 70 to the eastern town line bordering with the town of Lincoln.

Further described as census tracts: 2761 2764 2763 2759 2758 2757 2748 2749 2752 2753 2768 2767 2737 2750 2742 2751 2756 2755 2195 2023 2031 2699 2025 2024 2698 2697 2696 2022 2030 2021 2020 2712 2695 2006 2008 2005 2016 2018 2019 2015 2029 2032 2035 2037 2033 2036 2034 2039 2038 2014 2111 2108 2112 2119 2013 2107 2106 2123 2120 2121 2180 2179 2185 2184 2183 2191.

 (2) Ward 2. Population 508. Polling Place: 5860 Perch Lake Road.

A portion of the Town bordering to the South of the centerline of County Hwy G at the west Town Line bordering with St. Germain going East to Sunset Road then going south on Sunset Road West of the centerline of Sunset Road to State Hwy 70 then east on State Hwy 70 south of the centerline of State Hwy 70 to the eastern town line bordering with the town of Lincoln.

Further described as census tracts: 1137 1136 1141 1132 1130 1093 1134 1133 1135 1088 1090 1091 1092 1089 1094 1140 1093 1120 1084 1108 1082 1086 1095 1085 1036 1037 1032 1038 1041 1042 1043 1045 1011 1010 1009 1021 1022 1039 1008 1023 1024 1040 1026 1033 1034 1019 1027 1028 1030 1029 1124 1087 1032 1031 1020 1003 1001 1004 1007 1006 1005.

  (d) Combined Wards. All Wards created above are hereby combined for voting purposes, so as to share the common polling place indicated,

and such combined wards shall use common ballot boxes and ballots or voting machines and separate returns shall not be maintained for the

combined wards at any election, except where separate ballots are required under Sections 5.58 to 5.64, Wis. Statutes.

The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats.

Adopted this 12 day of July 2011