Announcements
Clean Waters Start at Home: Low-Cost Rain Barrels for Sale
Dane County and the Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership (MAMSWaP) are selling 50-gallon rain barrels at a discounted rate of $82, limit four per household (typically retails for ~$130). This program is open to all Dane County residents. Town of Middleton is a MAMSWaP community, so you are eligible to apply for an additional $30 reimbursement. Rain barrels will be available for pickup at the Middleton Recycling Center, Deforest Yard Waste Site, and Stoughton Public Works Facility.
For more information on how to order a rain barrel and how to apply for a reimbursement, please visit: www.ripple-effects.com/rainbarrels. Your actions have a Ripple Effect on our waters!
2025 Property Revaluation, Open Book & Board of Review Information
Open Book Period runs from April 15th to May 15th. Please click on link above for information.
Negotiations with the City of Middleton for a Boundary Plan & Agreement
The Town Board of the Town of Middleton and the City of Middleton Common Council Negotiation Committee for Cooperative Plan with Town of Middleton begun the negotiation process for a Boundary Plan & Agreement on August 22, 2024. For information related to the negotiations, which includes agenda/minutes and documents click HERE.
Morey Airport Updates
Town of Middleton Letter to City of Middleton Council regarding USGS Water Study 1/6/2025
USGS C29 Water Study (published 12/17/2024)
C29 Lead Field Report - Trinity Consultants 9/15/2022
C29 Lead Modeling Report - Trinity Consultants 3/18/2022
Childhood Lead Exposure and Mental Health
Towns of Middleton and Springfield Letter to City of Middleton regarding zoning hearing 11/14/2023
US EPA Final Endangerment Finding for Leaded Avgas
City of Middleton proposed new zoning ordinance with respect to the proposed new Airport Zoning District (proposed section 10.02.53) and proposed new text of the Airport Height Limit Overlay Zoning District (proposed section 10.02.83) may be view HERE.
The FAA wants to hear from you regarding aircraft overflight noise by 9/29/23
The Town of Middleton electronically submitted its comments to the FAA on 9/6/23. The Town's comments on Docket Number FAA-2023-0855 (this docket number must be referenced on all comments) are available below:
Town of Middleton Comments on FAA-2023-0855
MAPS
City of Middleton Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Town 3-Mile Radius
Reporting Health Concerns or Problems Caused by
Environmental Lead Exposure
To report or discuss concerns regarding adverse health effects from exposure to airborne, leaded aviation gas emissions from Morey Airport aircraft overflights, please contact:
Public Health Madison & Dane County, Environmental Health Phone Number: 608/242-6515
There is no safe level of lead in humans, particularly children with developing brains:
https://publichealthmdc.com/documents/Lead_Summary_Report.pdf
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead/sources.htm
Morey Airport produces 32% of airborne lead emissions in Dane County. Dane County has the second highest airborne lead emissions of all 72 counties in Wisconsin (WI DNR).
Primary prevention is key. Breathable airborne lead is one of the most dangerous ways to be exposed to lead. "...[The body absorbs higher levels of lead when it is breathed-in. Within our bodies, lead is absorbed and stored in our bones, blood, and tissues. It does not stay there permanently, rather it is stored there as a source of continual internal exposure." https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/prevention/index.html
Miranda Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230438/
Zahran Study and Related Information: https://news.sccgov.org/newsroom/reid-hillview-airport-airborne-lead-study
City of Middleton Morey Airport Master Plan documents can be found here
Environmental Setting
Appendix H
Runway 10/28 alternatives
Runway 01/19 alternatives
Hangar development alternatives
How to Report Morey Airport Airplane Noise, Low Altitude and Overflight Concerns
You can report concerns about the City of Middleton, Morey Airport Airplane or Helicopter Noise, Low Altitude, Overflights or other Safety Concerns by calling (608) 836-6473 or by reporting your concerns online here.
Resident Info
TOWN OF MIDDLETON
NOXIOUS WEED NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to each and every person who owns, occupies, or controls land in the TOWN OF MIDDLETON, County of Dane, State of Wisconsin, to cut or destroy noxious weeds on such property before the plants bloom.
Noxious weeds include but are not limited to:
- Canada Thistle
- Leafy Spurge
- Field Bindweed (creeping Jenny)
- Yellow Rocket
- Perennial Sow Thistle
- Musk Thistle
- Giant Foxtail
- Wild Hemp (Marijuana)
- Garlic Mustard
- Velvet Leaf
- Wild Radish
- Bull Thistle
- Buckthorn Bush
- Any other weed the governing body of any municipality or the county board of any county by ordinance or resolution declares to be noxious within its respective boundaries.
Noxious Weeds must be destroyed at such time and in such manner as shall effectively prevent them from bearing seed or spreading to adjoining properties as required by Wis. Stats. § 66.0407 and Middleton Town Code of Ordinances § 12.02(3).
For more information on noxious weeds or invasive plants, please visit the WI Department of Natural Resource’s website at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives
Richard Oberle, Weed Commissioner, Town of Middleton
Important Reminders from Pellitteri
Tipped Over Carts: We are experiencing a high volume of carts being tipped over prior to our trucks arriving. Drivers are not able to collect carts that are knocked over and cannot get out at every stop to upright them. If you can, please set the carts upright prior to our arrival so they can be serviced.Cart Placement: To help with plowing efforts and help prevent tipped over carts, please place your carts on the terrace or in your driveway, not in the road, and not on top of snowbanks. You may need to shovel out an area for your carts. Please keep carts 4 feet away from each other and any other obstructions to prevent them from being tipped over during service, or not serviced at all.
Timing: Collection times may be different, either earlier or later than usual. Please make sure your carts are out by your community’s designated time (7 a.m. for Town of Middleton residents).
Notifications: Download the Pellitteri Waste Systems mobile app at www.pellitteri.com/recycleright for updates on weather delays or cancellations or sign up for email alerts at www.pellitteri.com. Future weather updates can also be found at www.pellitteri.com/weather.