USPS Postmark Changes – Paying Property Taxes by Mail: ** PROPERTY TAXPAYERS PLEASE TAKE NOTE ** UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) POLICY CHANGE REGARDING POSTMARKS If you pay your property taxes by mail, please be aware of a recent U.S. Postal Service policy change that may affect when envelopes are postmarked. In August of this year, the US Post Office announced a new rule that most letters will no longer be postmarked on the day the letter is received by a post office but instead postmarked when the letter is processed at a regional mail processing facility, which can be 1–2 days later (longer on weekends or holidays). If you’re mailing your tax payment: Mail early. Sending payments well in advance of the deadline remains the most reliable method. *On-Line – We now accept ACH & credit card payments* https://ascent.co.walworth.wi.us/LandRecords  Utilize the drop box located on the side of the Town Hall Tax payments that are received late will be considered delinquent if postmarked after the due date. Tax Collection HoursMonday – Friday   8:30 am – 4:30 pm Holiday Hours (Town Hall Closed)Wednesday, December 24 & Thursday, December 25Wednesday, December 31 & Thursday, January 1  

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Water Pennyworth Have You Seen This Plant?

Water Pennywort, or Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, is considered an invasive species in Wisconsin. This aquatic perennial can be found in shallow, slow moving water and on wet edges and mudflats of lake or pond edges. Water Pennywort prefers full sun to partial shade. The round, deeply lobed leaves reach the water surface from stalks attached to creeping stems. Small, green-white or green-yellow flowers develop in clusters in summer and early fall. This plant reproduces by runner stems and roots, seeds and stem fragments, and can develop large colonies.

The lake operations manager, Charlie Handel of the Delavan Lake Sanitary District, has found that the pennywort spreads quickly in September and closely monitors Delavan Lake during this time.

The WDNR and DLSD need your help. If you see Water Pennywort on your shoreline, or anywhere on Delavan Lake, please contact the Delavan Lake Sanitary District at 262-728-4100 or Heidi Bunk, WDNR, at 262-574-2130. Thank you for your dedication and support of our lake.