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Dog and cat owners can now obtain 2022 pet licenses. The fee for the license is $10.00 per neutered/spayed animals and $15.00 for un-neutered/un-spayed animals. Three or four pets in any one household requires a Pet Fancier’s License which costs $10.00 in addition to the individual licenses. A Kennel License is required for more than four pets; contact the Village offices for more information on the Kennel License.

Interested in serving the community as a member of the Union Grove Village Board of Trustees? There are opportunities to serve on the Village Board by filing nomination papers to run Trustee in the Spring Election coming up on April 5, 2022. Up for election will be Village Trustee positions #2, #4 and #6, currently held by Gordon Svendsen, Adam Graf and Amy Sasse, respectively. The deadline for filing nomination papers is Tuesday, January 4. Prospective candidates can begin collecting signatures on December 1. For more information on running in the Spring Election, contact Village Clerk Rebecca Wallendal at (262) 878-1818 or rwallendal@uniongrove.net.

UPDATE 11/22/21 – Fall leaf collection service by Union Grove Public Works started in mid-October and is scheduled to conclude the week before Thanksgiving. However, leaf collections will be extended through December 3, 2021 (unless there is snow or ice accumulation that prevents collections from taking place). Rake leaves to the edge of the road for pick-up. Please set out leaves only, as branches and other matter can damage the leaf collection equipment. Never rake leaves or other yard debris into the storm sewer.

A public hearing will be held at the Village Board meeting on November 22 regarding the 2022 Village Budget. The budget was prepared over the course of the past three months with input from Village Committees and staff. 

Registration for 2022 Youth Winter Basketball Leagues is open from November 1 through December 20, 2021 with registration fees of $70.00 per 1^st-6^th Grade child and $50.00 per Pre-K and Kindergarten child. Late registration is open from December 21 through December 30, 2021; registration fees increase $10.00 during late registration and late registration is only available at the Village Office (not online). 

As announced last fall, an interim market re-assessment is taking place in 2021. During an interim market re-assessment, the village assessor reviews and adjusts property assessments throughout the Village based on recent sales and market conditions. The purpose of the reassessment is to ensure property assessments in Union Grove are keeping pace with market changes and to avoid having to make more drastic adjustments in a future year. 

On October 13, 2020 Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave announced a $500,000 investment proposed in the County Budget toward the Rails-to-Trails project that crosses through downtown Union Grove! The funding would leverage $1 million previously designated in the state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and complete the land acquisition needed for the project. 

Yoga classes will be starting up on Tuesdays at the Municipal Center beginning November 2, 2021. Chair Yoga will be offered at 9-10 a.m. and Mixed Flow Yoga will be at 6-7 p.m. 

Update 9/29/21 – About 50 community members were in attendance for a public hearing on September 27 regarding the use of ATV’s, UTV’s and/or golf carts on Village roads. Wisconsin statutes currently prohibit the use of these vehicles on the road, unless the Village Board were to adopt an ordinance to allow them. 

On September 13, the Village Board adopted an ordinance that revises the Village’s sign regulations and relaxes the permitting process for downtown businesses. The ordinance was adopted after a public hearing was held by the Plan Commission earlier that evening.