Salem

CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEETING NOTICE TOWN OF SALEM
Salem Planning Commission
Monday April 15th, 2024 at 7:00 PM
At the Salem Town Hall.
Click HERE for full notice.

NOTICE TOWN OF SALEM
ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM at the Salem Town Hall.  Town of Salem Monthly Board Meeting will immediately follow the annual town meeting.  Click HERE for full notice.

TOWN OF SALEM
PUBLIC NOTICE
TESTING OF VOTING EQUIPMENT
Saturday, March 30th 2024 at 10 a.m.
Click HERE for full notice.

NOTICE TOWN OF SALEM
A Special Meeting of the Salem Town Board will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Salem Town Hall.  Click HERE for agenda.

A meeting of the Salem Planning Commission will be held Monday, March 11th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Salem Town Hall.  Click HERE for agenda.  

The Monthly Salem Town Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the Salem Town Hall.  Click HERE for agenda.   

Ann Larson-Graham, Clerk


Town of Salem Road Weight Restrictions Removed
All Township Roads weight restrictions have been removed.
Thursday, March 20th, 2023
ALL TOWNSHIP ROADS
The weight restrictions have been removed


THE TOWN OF SALEM

POPULATION
2022 estimate 473
2023 estimate 471

EQUALIZATION
2022 value $66,406,900
2023 value $78,642,000

SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ellsworth & Plum City Schools

The Town of Salem is located in the south central portion of Pierce County, Wisconsin. The Town is bordered by the Towns of El Paso, Union, Hartland, and Maiden Rock. The Town of Salem is a rural township with a mix of farmland, woodland, and creeks. Its primary industry is agriculture, which includes dairy, beef, and crop farms.

TOWN MEETINGS

Detailed notices of meetings may be published in the Pierce County Herald and posted outside the town shop. Agendas will also be posted on this web site.
Residents are encouraged to attend the town meetings and are given a portion of each meeting for public comment. Regular monthly meetings for the Town Board are normally held at the Town Shop (Hall) on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. If there's something you wish to discuss at the meeting, please contact the Town Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting so it can be properly placed on the agenda.

Effective in 2013, the annual meeting will be held the third Tuesday in April. At this meeting the resident of the town:

  • Review the prior year financial report
  • Hear the prior year and current year road work report
  • Set the date for the next annual meeting
  • Express concerns within the township

The annual budget hearing/special town meeting is held in November. At this meeting the resident of the town:

  • Approve the proposed budget for the next year
  • Adopt the town tax levy
  • Authorize highway expenditures
  • May set the town board members salary for the next term