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Village Services include providing administrative assistance to the community in response to requests. The variety of inquiries cover a broad spectrum of issues including, but not limited to, police and fire protection, building and zoning issues, refuse and recycling collection and disposal, and other health and welfare concerns in the community. The Village of Edgar's Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure of the Village on a day to day basis, as well as long-term planning for updating and improving it. Each member of the Public Works crew has individual and specific responsibilities but, to better serve the community, they work together as a team on a variety of duties and projects.
Public Works and Village Services are divided into several areas.
Click on the links below to view our different departments.
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Public Works Crew
Dan Dvorak, Bill Tess, Paul "Skimp" Schilling
The Village Office is generally where initial contact with Village operations takes place. The office is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm, however most days you can find someone there until 5:00pm or so. Phone calls are answered in the office and either taken care of or passed on to the appropriate person. Radio contact is maintained with all personnel throughout the work day. Village Office personnel respond to a vast array of questions, concerns, and complaints which are handled in a friendly and timely manner.
Beyond responding to inquiries from the public, administrative personnel are responsible for the receipt and disbursement of municipal funds. Utility bills for water and sewer services, tax receipts, highway aids, and state shared revenue make up the bulk of the revenue sources for the Village. Expenses are similar to those of a typical household or business, just on a larger scale. Utility bills, insurance, diesel fuel and gas, maintenance services, and payroll are some of the routine expenses incurred by the Village.
Residential garbage and recycling collection is coordinated through the Village Office.
A Recycling Calendar is prepared for each year's collection schedule. The calendar and accompanying information explains how items are to be prepared for collection.
Administrative services are provided for scheduling meetings, creating agendas, and recording minutes. Licensing, permitting, election services, and taking reservations for Village facilities are also some of the functions of this area of Village operations.
In general, administrative services are involved any activity the Village engages in or provides a service for. The Village Office can be reached at (715) 352-2891.
Andrew Deininger, Police Chief
The Edgar Police Department is comprised of full-time Police Chief Andrew Deininger and four part-time officers. The department services the area within the corporate limits of the Village of Edgar, approximately 1450 citizens. The department also assists the Marathon County Sheriff's Department in emergency situations in the townships surrounding the Village.The Edgar Police Department enforces Wisconsin State Statutes and Village Ordinances. The department responded to 561 calls for service in 1999. Violent and property crimes decreased in the Village 43.5% in 1999 when compared to 1998. The Edgar Police Department had a 69% clearance rate for crimes reported to the department in 1999. The average clearance rate in the state of Wisconsin is 26%. The Edgar Police Department had a 91% property recovery rate in 1999 as compared to the state average of 46%. Adult arrests in 1999 decreased by 6.2%, but juvenile arrests increased by 108% as compared to 1998.The goal of the Edgar Police Department is to deter crime. The citizens of the Village can assist the department by reporting crimes as they happen and providing detailed information which can aid in solving crimes.
The Edgar Police Department also serves the community by participating in Bike Safety, Snowmobile Safety, and Hunter Safety Programs.
Paul "Skimp" Schilling, Street Maintenance
The Street Department is responsible for year-around maintenance of the approximately 12 miles of road surfaces within the Village. The primary goal of the street department is to provide the best street system possible to the community. Summer maintenance includes repairing potholes, sweeping streets, inspecting sidewalks, grading gravel surfaces, and keeping debris out of the storm sewer system. The street department is also responsible for maintenance of the village boulevards which includes planting and trimming trees. Coordinating with Village officials, engineers and other Village utilities, the street department assists in the planning and constructing of streets.During the winter, street department personnel must monitor the weather for snow storms, and mobilize the crew for snow plowing and street sanding. Snow is loaded and hauled between storms to ensure good visibility for vehicular and pedestrian travel.
Other duties include, keeping the Village equipment well-maintained for most efficient operation, keeping up-to-date on current safety policies and procedures, and determining the street grade for garage floors on new home construction projects.
The Parks Department is responsible for year-around daily and long-term maintenance of the park system in the Village of Parks. In the summer, this maintenance includes, but is not limited to, keeping the grass mowed, keeping shelters and buildings maintained and cleaned, monitoring and repairing playground and other park equipment. Winter duties for the Parks Department include clearing snow from sidewalks adjacent to Village-owned properties, as well as building and maintaining ice rink areas.
To see pictures of the parks. Go to Parks & Recreation
Bill Tess, Water Operator
The Water Department's responsibility is to provide clean, safe water to each address served by the Utility. To achieve this goal, the Utility owns and operates five deep-drilled wells at depths from 205 to 400 feet. The water is treated at the wells with three additives. Chlorine is added to protect from biological contamination. Sodium hydroxide is added to bring the pH close to neutral to reduce corrosion. Fluoride is added to protect teeth. A detailed Consumer Confidence Report is available from the Village Office.The system has the capacity to pump over 400,000 gallons per day, with the water tower storing another 200,000 gallons. Average daily water usage to the over 600 customers throughout the Village is between 105,000 and 110,000 gallons. Usage from individual meters is calculated and billed on a quarterly basis.
The current Consumer Confidence Report is now available for on-line viewing.
Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Dan Dvorak, WWTP Operator
The Wastewater Collection System is made up of over seven miles of sanitary sewer. Wastewater generated by residences, businesses, industry and public facilities, including schools and churches, is delivered to the system for transport to the Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment. The wastewater collection system is under constant scrutiny to identify the sources of infiltration and inflow (unwanted water in the collection system). Construction of storm sewer associated with street improvement projects helps to allay infiltration by giving the surface water a place to go before it gets into the collection system. We try to construct the storm water collection system in such a way to allow property owners to connect their sump pumps and yard drains with the goal of keeping that water out of the flow to the treatment plant. Sump pumps attached to the sanitary sewers are illegal and the Village is in the process of inspecting homes for such connections. We do that when we change water meters or during street construction projects. Should we find such a connection, you will be asked to correct the situation.The Village of Edgar Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed in approximately 1939 and has gone through three major updates, in 1966 and 1984 and 2000.
The 2000 project added a belt press, housing for the press and cold storage for the dried sludge, bringing the Village into compliance for 180 days of sludge storage as required by the DNR. The Wastewater Treatment Plant is designed to treat a maximum of 500,000 gallons of wastewater per day. Currently the average daily flow is approximately 130,000 gallons, with a recorded high flow of about 400,000 gallons in one day. High flows tend to occur during spring or heavy rainfalls as a result of infiltration/inflow into the plant from the collection system.
The plant has a primary process which includes a bar screen, comminuter, grit removal, primary clarifiers, rotating biological discs and a secondary clarifier. The secondary process consists of an aerated digester and a belt press. Following the secondary processing, the sludge is hauled to farmers fields where it provides high-quality fertilization.Also housed at the plant is a state-certified testing laboratory where samples are routinely tested for compliance with rigid DNR standards.
The lab is certified to perform tests for oxygen utilization, nitrogen and total suspended solids. The plant is required to have a Class 2 Operator, certified in primary settling, rotating biological discs, mechanical sludge, phosphorus, and laboratory procedures. The operator routinely tests samples and monitors flow. Samples are tested for biological oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, copper, phosphorus, zinc, lead and hardness.
The operator is responsible for maintaining quality assurance and quality control in the laboratory and in the testing process. Other duties include producing regular monthly reports for review by the DNR, working with DNR officials on laboratory audits, preparing the Compliance Maintenance Annual Report and various other reports, hauling and spreading sludge, maintenance of the plant building and equipment as well as meeting all DNR guidelines as required by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge Permit.