Clifton
The Clifton Town Board will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Clifton Town Hall, located on the corner of FF and QQ. The agenda: call to order, approval of minutes, treasurer’s report, public comment, building permits, discussion/take action on: Update on 2320 road repair; approval of checks, adjournment. Annual Meeting of Electors will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2023. Open Book will be held on April 18, 2023 at Clifton Town Hall from 2-4pm. Board of Review will be held on May 23 from 7-9pm.
Submitted by: Kris Johnson Clerk/Treasurer
Clifton Township Special Road Meeting
The Town of Clifton Board Members will meet, drive and assess the roads of Clifton Township on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
THE TOWN OF CLIFTON
POPULATION2022 estimate 2,237
EQUALIZATION
2021 value $396,008,400
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Prescott and River Falls
The Town of Clifton is located in western Wisconsin and is bordered on its western edge by the St. Croix River. The Town is part of Pierce County and has an area of approximately 35 square miles. The County is mainly rural and is known for its natural beauty, dairy and crop farms. There are 17 towns, 6 villages and 2 cities in Pierce County. The Town of Clifton is the western-most town in the County, bordering the town of Troy to the north, the Town of River Falls to the east, and the town of Oak Grove and the City of Prescott to the south. State Highway 29/35 provides the principal link through the town of Clifton connecting the cities of Prescott and River Falls. U.S. Highway 10 near the southern border of the Town is the principal east-west route providing a direct route east from the City of Prescott to the Pierce County Seat in Ellsworth. County Highway F is the major north-south transportation route through the Town.
TOWN MEETINGS
Meeting notices and events held in the township are published in the River Falls and Prescott Journals.
Residents are encouraged to attend all Clifton Townships meetings. Regular monthly meetings of the Town Board are normally held at the Town Hall on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. If there's something you wish to discuss at the meeting, please contact the Town Clerk so it can be properly placed on the agenda.
The annual town meeting will be held the third Tuesday in April. At this meeting the resident of the town:
- Review the financial report
- Set the date for the next annual meeting
- Decide on dust control methods
- Designate the official depository
- Express concerns within the township
The annual budget hearing/special town meeting is held in November. At this meeting the resident of the township:
- Approve the proposed budget for the next year
- Adopt the town tax levy
- Authorize highway expenditures
- Authorize the hiring of town board members as employees
- In an election year, may set the town board members salary for the next term