...Resident Needs

Plan to extend route 12 freeway

Recycling / Refuse Disposal
  All homes are serviced with a weekly pickup of refuse and recyclables.
  Items included for recycling should be placed in recycling bin.  Bulk
  pickup is during last week of month. Click below for details.
      Recycling and Disposal for Town of Richmond
      Recycling Guidelines for Town of Whitewater
      Garbage Pickup for Town of Whitewater

State and counties are cracking down on unpermitted lakeshore work

Are you building or wonder if you need permits?  Click here.
      NR115 Guidelines
      DNR Pier Regulations
      Swim Raft Rules
      Public or Private?
      Waterway & Wetland Permits: Recreation
      Shoreland zoning explained

What is a Town in Wisconsin?
   Town of Whitewater (most  of lake)     Town of Richmond (southern bay)
   Walworth County        
   Walworth County Interactive map       2007 Appraisals
                                           
Open Fires
   Call the Fire Department dispatcher at (262) 473-0555 or Sheriff at
   (262) 741-4400 to report you will have an open fire.  It will prevent
   them being called out for a false alarm and charging you up to
   $850.

It is now illegal to use phosphorous based fertilizers in
   Wisconsin, be sure there is no phosphorous on the label of any
   fertilizer you use.

BRUSH CHIPPING SERVICE is supplied the first Monday of each month
   from April to November by appointment only. Call town office. The first
   15 minutes of chipping is free, then a charge of $30 per 10-minute intervals,
   per call. Brush 3' or longer, 3/4" to 4" diameter must be placed at curbside
   with cut end facing the road. Vines, rakings, roots and root balls will not be
   accepted.

BICYCLING as per state statute is permitted on all roads. Bicyclists must
    obey traffic rules.
PARKING ON ROADS: there is no parking on Town roads. If you plan a
    special event and need parking in addition to your driveway, contact
    the Town Chairman for roadway parking permission.
POLICE PROTECTION: the Walworth County Sheriff's Department
    provides general police protection and traffic control. Whitewater
    Lake Boat Safety Patrol operates during the summer boating season
    to create a safe lake environment

Broadband Internet Providers known to work on our lakes:
   Netwurx     Pluto    Hughes Satellite     Verizon 3G    Sprint 3G

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

FIRE, POLICE RESCUE/AMBULANCE - Whitewater                                  911
                                                         -  Richmond                                    911
Walworth County Sheriff                                                                             262-741-4400 
Ordinance Officer – (Example - Parking on Roadway)                                    262-745-2646
Whitewater Lake Boat Safety Patrol – (Ron Fero)                                         262-473-2334

 NON-EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Wisconsin Electric Power                                                                            800-242-9137
Diggers Hotline                                                                                           800-242-8511
Wisconsin Natural Gas                                                                                800-236-9874
Whitewater Lake Recreation Area (Wis Dept of Natural Resources)                 262-473-6427
Richmond Town Hall           W9046 County Highway A                                   608-883-2269
Whitewater Town Hall         W8590 Willis Ray Road                                       262-473-4639

 HOSPITALS / CLINICS

Aurora Lakeland Medical Services    W3985 Cty Rd NN, Elkhorn                    262-741-2000
Fort Atkinson Memorial Health Svcs   611 Sherman Av, East, Fort Atkinson    920-568-5000
Mercy Hospital        1000 Mineral Point Avenue, Janesville                             608-756-6000
Mercy Whitewater Medical Center – EMERGENCY
            507 W Main ST., Whitewater, WI  53190                                           262-473-0400
            Hours – Mon. – Fri.     5-9 p.m.                  Sat.    9 am. – 5 p.m. 

CHURCHES

 Heart Prairie Lutheran Church, W8136 R&W Town Line Road
The only church located in the Town of Whitewater.  It is one of the oldest churches in Wisconsin to have continued service to a community.  Schedule:  Memorial Day through Labor Day; Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.  On the last Sunday of these months there is an Oil Lamp Service at 8:30 p.m. 

Assembly of God, 1540 W. Walworth                                                      262-473-2755
Calvary Lutheran Church & University Chapel, 234 N. Prince                262-473-5274
Christus Lutheran Church 1360 Delany RD, Richmond                            608-883-2185
Community Church of Whitewater, 214 S. 2^nd ST                                 262-473-7776
Congregational Church-UCC          , 130 S. Church ST                           262-473-4101
First English Lutheran Church, ELCA, 401 S. Main                                 262-473-5076
First United Methodist Church, 145 S. Prairie                                         262-473-2131
Kettle Moraine Baptist Church, 505 S. Wisconsin                                   262-473-2224
North Lima Presbyterian Church, 9233 Lima Center RD                          262-473-2431
Richmond Methodist Church, N6197 Church Road, Richmond                 608-883-2040
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 116 S. Church ST                   262-473-5216
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 146 S. Church ST                                      262-473-8980
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1235 S. Elizabeth ST                                262-473-3143
Whitewater Bible Church, 511 W. High                                                  262-473-3893

WHITEWATER LAKE ACTIVITIES

WHITEWATER SNO SEEKERS:  The Whitewater Sno Seekers is a club dedicated to snowmobiling.  The Sno Seekers boasts a membership of about 100 families.  Along with 14 other clubs in Walworth County, they maintain over 100 miles of marked snowmobile trails.  For further information, contact Ed or Grace Bauschke 608-883-2092 or write Whitewater Sno Seekers, Box 254, Whitewater, WI 53190.  The Meeting are held the second Tuesday at 7:30pm from September through April, at Saxes Lone Star on State Road 12. 

MINNEISKA WATER SKI TEAM: The ski team is a family oriented organization.  Its members are comprised of children to adults of all ages and skiing abilities.  The team performs on Whitewater Lake at the Scenic Ridge Campgrounds on Town Line Road at 6:30pm Saturday evenings Memorial Day through Labor Day.  If you would like more information on the Minneiska Ski Team, please write us at PO Box 434, Whitewater, WI 53190