Government

Government Information

Meeting Schedules (held at Town Hall):

Town Board Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of the month, at 6:30 P.M.
Planning Committee: Tuesday before the Town Board Meeting, at 7:00 P.M.???
Park Committee: 1st Monday of the month, at 7:00 P.M. (summer months only)
Sanitary Committee: 3rd Thursday of the month, at 4:00 P.M.
Friends of Abrams: 3rd Tuesday of the month, at 6:30 P.M.
Fire Department: 2nd Monday of the month, at 6:00 P.M. (held at the Fire Station)
Board of Review: Date varies, but usually held in June or July, look for announcements
Open Book Review: Held two weeks before Board of Review Meeting

Annual Town Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of April  (Yearly)

In Person Absentee Voting Info

Town Board

Chairman: Don Demeny (920) 826-2299
Supervisor: Debbie Winans (920) 826-7664
Supervisor: Dennis Ferdon (920) 373-2806 Cell

Zoning Board
Contact: (920) 834-6827

Oconto County Land & Water Resource
Contact: (920) 834-6827

Constable
Ray Rybka (920) 826-2299 Ext 6
Treasurer:
Tara Klug (920) 826-2299 Ext 2
Clerk:
Jean Hansen (920) 826-2299 Ext 1

Planning Committee
Contact: (920) 826-2299 Ext 3
Contact: Sue Gubbles (920) 826-7285

County Supervisors Dist 8 Abrams – Morgan Dave Behrend. Dist 9 Abrams – Morgan Jolene Barkhaus

Rental fee is $100.00 and $100.00 deposit you can get the rental agreement from Abrams clerk

(920) 826-22299 Ext 1

Contact: (920) 826-2299 Ext 5
Contact: Dan Bergh (920) 619-1522
See the Licenses & Permits section for information on dog licenses in the Town of Abrams.

Contact: Curt Haffeman (920) 826-7674
Contact: Nancy Jensen (920) 826-5219

Email: njensen@bayland.net

Town Hall (920) 826-2299 Ext 6
Water is supplied from groundwater wells.
Sewer in downtown vicinity only, separate from Town.

Contact: (920) 826-2299 Ext 8
R&R Assessing (920) 846-4250

Contact: (920) 826-2299 Ext 9
The Town Garage is located behind the Town Hall on Main Street. The Town maintains a small fleet of trucks to perform winter snow clean up and minor road repair work.

Dog License – Annual dog tags are available at the Town Hall. The tag needs to be renewed every year, and is good from January 1st to December 31st. It needs to be issued by April 1st or else a late penalty fee will apply. If a dog bite incident occurs involving a registered dog, then the county may pay up to $1,000 in medical payments. The fee for the license is $3 for a dog that is spayed & neutered, otherwise the fee is $8. A signed rabies vaccination card is required. The license is issued from the Town Hall by contacting the Town Treasurer.

Emergency Contact: 911
Contact: (920) 826-2299 
Fire Chief: Captain John Ferfecki
Any type of fire emergency with the Town of Abrams and the surrounding area is handled by the volunteer fire department in Abrams. With several trucks and crews trained as emergency responders the fire department provides a rapid response team close to the town center. Anyone interested in volunteer service with the fire department should contact the Fire Chief.

Address: 5844 Oak Orchard Road; Abrams, Wisconsin 54101

Contact: (920) 370-7897
Contact: Gerry Yogerst
The Abrams Community Park at the end of Wickman Way is maintained by the Town of Abrams. The park includes a pavilion, concession stand, bathrooms, picnic tables, 3 baseball diamonds, bleachers, horseshoe throwing pit, batting cage, and playground.

The park is available for rent for private functions. Rental fee is $100.00 with kitchen and bathroom facilities or bathroom only $25.00 with a $100 security deposit. Rental forms are available at the Town Hall and can be obtained from the Town Clerk.

ProCheck Inspections, LLC– Bryan Lauritzen
(920)373-7598 procheckwi@gmail.com

Contact: Treasurer (920) 826-2299 Ext 102

Oconto County mails property tax bills for the coming year in December of the previous year. Mailed payments shall have a Post Office postmark date for the first half no later than January 31st and the second half no later than July 31st to avoid late-payment fees. 

To request a mailed receipt for payments done by mail to the Town Hall, include with payment a self-addressed stamped envelope, make sure you have sufficient postage. For in-person payment at the Town Hall, the Town Treasurer sets open office hours each year for December, January, these hours will be listed on the website’s main page.

Contact: (920) 826-2299 Ext 1
Located on Nikodem Road just off of County Road E.
Open on Saturday from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. (noon). Summer hours: Weds. 4-7 p.m. June 1 thru Aug. 31, 2022

 Recycle materials accepted include: paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass.
Bags 30 pounds and less cost $3.00/bag, over 30 lbs cost more.
Curbside garbage pickup is available by contacting a Company
Yard waste: grass clippings and brush have a drop off location.
Electronics can be dropped off for a fee as well as bulk items.

For brush pile burning, burn barrels, or other open flames. This is an annual permit, good throughout Wisconsin, and issued from a Deputy Fire Warden at the Town Hall or Abrams Feed & Grain on Main Street. There is no fee for a burning permit. They are also available online: dnr.wi.gov

Contact the Abrams Clerk at Town Hall.