May 26, 2025
The Parade will be Monday, May 26th, 2025, starting at 10:00 a.m. Starting at City Hall and proceeding down Main Street towards Evergreen Cemetery.
A Weather decision will be made Friday, May 22nd – if bad weather we will move to the High
School at 10:30 a.m. and conduct the ceremony inside – starting at 11:00 a.m.
If bad weather and you are not sure – call John Nowak @ 920-401-9687 (Cellcom)
CITY OF OCONTO
Memorial Day 2025
Garbage Pickup Holiday Schedule
Monday, May 26th – No pick-up – City Hall Closed
Tuesday, May 27th – Garbage pick-up for residents North of the Oconto River or that normally get picked up on Mondays.
Wednesday, May 28th – Garbage pick-up for residents South of the Oconto River or that normally get picked up on Tuesdays.
Thank you and have a safe holiday weekend!
Bird City Wisconsin
Making our communities healthy for birds … and people
PO Box 487
Port Washington, WI 53704
May 09, 2025
Dear City of Oconto,
On behalf of myself and Bird City Wisconsin’s Steering Committee, I would like to congratulate the City of Oconto on achieving Bird City status in the Bird City Wisconsin program.
Bird City communities are at the forefront of efforts to forge a statewide coalition of citizens and public officials who recognize that birds are more than beautiful – they are significant. Bird City Wisconsin truly appreciates both all that you do to green your community as well as all of the effort that you put into demonstrating all of your community’s actions to us during the renewal process.
THANK YOU!
We ask that you share news of your renewal with local media. To make your job easier, we have included some general text about the program at the bottom of this letter. Feel free to use Bird City’s logo to promote your community – and let us know if you would like a digital copy. Please also consider other ways that we can help you achieve public recognition for your accomplishments, or any other way that we might be able to assist you. As always, feel free to contact us with your thoughts at birdcitywi@lmbo.org.
We celebrate your efforts to improve the quality of life of the people and birds that reside in your community. Thank you for helping to make Wisconsin healthy for birds… and people.
Sincerely,
Kelsey Bell
Program Director
About Bird City
Bird City Wisconsin was created in 2009 and began recognizing communities the following year. The program recognizes municipalities for the conservation and education activities that they undertake to make their communities healthy for birds… and people. Bird City Wisconsin is the first Bird City program and served as the model for the Western Hemisphere-wide Bird City Network, of which Bird City Wisconsin is a founding member.
To be recognized as a Bird City, a community must take actions across four categories (Habitat, Threat Reduction, Education & Engagement, and Sustainability) and officially recognize and celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. Bird City also offers High Flyer recognition for those communities that truly go above and beyond in their conservation and education programs. To become a High Flyer, a community must meet additional, and more involved, criteria.
(414) 533-5398 • www.birdcity.org/wisconsin
CITY OF OCONTO
The Oconto Utility Commission will be flushing water mains in all areas south of the Oconto River on Monday, May 19, 2025.
In all areas north of the Oconto River, West of and including Superior Avenue on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20 & 21, 2025.
In all areas north of the Oconto River, East of Superior Avenue, on Thursday and Friday, May 22 & 23, 2025.
Due to certain water main connections, other areas could be affected, please check your water for discoloration before using laundry.
Oconto Utility Commission
Matthew Beekman
Utility Manager
The City of Oconto will be participating in No Mow May again in 2025. Due to some issues in the previous years, we will be requiring those wanting to participate to sign up at City Hall.
Please stop in City Hall, call 920-834-7711, or email admin@cityofocontowi.gov to get on the No Mow May Participation List.
For more information on the benefits of No Mow May, please visit the links below:
hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/whats-the-deal-with-no-mow-may/
Attention City of Oconto Residents on the South Side:
Your THURSDAY recycling pick-up will be CANCELED this week (4/24/25).
Your recycling will instead be next week WEDNESDAY (4/30/25).
This is due to the Brown County Transfer Station being closed for the NFL Draft.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
BRUSH CHIPPING POLICY
Total # of Voters = 1,492
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Alderperson-At-Large: The top 4 vote getters will be elected.
Ron Gunner Daul – 622
Bob LeBreck – 673
Casey Sowle – 589
Wibble Sowle – 523
Kim Bronikowski – 754
Violet McFadden Hornick – 534
Mike Feldt – 461
At the election to be held on April 1, 2025, in the County of Oconto, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated below. If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.
City of Oconto W1-7 Brittney Burruel (920) 834-7711 1210 Main Street, Oconto, WI 54153
All polling places will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M.
All polling places are accessible to elderly and voters with disabilities.
Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.
Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the MBOC for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1). This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.
Notice of Meeting of MBOC to Process Rehabilitated Provisional Ballots
If provisional ballots have been issued and are subsequently cured by the voter before 4:00 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the MBOC must meet no later than the following Monday at 9:00 a.m. to process the cured provisional ballots. This is a public meeting and requires applicable notice.
