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Starting on June 1, and until further notice, all Union Grove and Yorkville meetings will be held in the first floor Community Room of the Union Grove Municipal Center. The larger room will allow meetings to have better spacing between attendees.

An electronics recycling event will be held at the Union Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant (3710 67th Dr.) on Saturday, May 9, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The following items will be accepted for collection: computers, monitors, circuit boards, cables, printers, mice, keyboards, TV’s, stereos, VCRs, DVD players, power tools, telephones, small appliances and electrical equipment.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has started a road resurfacing project on Highway 45, between 16th Ave. in Union G rove and Highway 50 in Bristol. WisDOT is preparing to close the section of road in Union Grove beginning on Monday, May 4. During construction, the corridor will be closed to through traffic and detour route will be provided.

On April 6, the Village Board held a special meeting and approved the creation of a Small Business Relief Program. The purpose of this program is to assist Union Grove businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 and support business retention until the economy stabilizes.

A total of 1,264 ballots were counted for the Spring Election on April 7, 2020, accounting for a 46.8% turnout of registered voters in the Village of Union Grove. With respect to Village races on the ballot, incumbents Gordon Svendsen and Ryan M. Johnson were re-elected to Trustee positions #2 and 6, respectively. 

On April 13, the Village Board approved the purchase of new playground equipment at Leider Park. The new equipment will be installed in Summer 2020 and will include two slides, swings, climbers and a handring bridge. The project will involve removing the existing outdated equipment from the park – please note the park gate will be closed while some of this work is in progress.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, procedures are being implemented to help protect the safety of our first responders and public works crews, while ensuring the needs of the community are being continuously met.

Union Grove Recreation Department offers a variety of sports and activities to help keep residents active.