The Town of Polk consists of  13,430 acres with clear rippling creeks, crystal clear lakes, hardwood forests and large kettle shaped land formations, combining local farming with suburban living.  Its' access to State Hwy 60, US Hwy 41, and US Hwy 45 make it an attractive place to live, by connecting community life with museums and the arts.  

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E-mail townofpolk@att.net

Marlyss K. Thiel, Town Clerk

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Voting for all Wards

Town of Polk Town Hall

3680 State Hwy. 60

Town of Polk Clerk

 Marlyss Thiel

Phone: 677-2123 extension #2

ELECTION HOURS

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Polling location is accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

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FUTURE ELECTION DATES:

June 5: Recall Election

August 14: Fall Primary   (used to be in September.)

November 6: General Election

TOWN OF POLK ELECTION RESULTS FOR MAY 8, 2012

9 Outstanding Absentees

0 Provisional Voters

Total Voters in the Town of Polk: 1320

Hwy 60 Construction Update      As of 05/10/2012

 CLOSURE Tuesday, May 15 thru Thursday, May 17.

Barricades during the day will be placed 1400’ east of Scenic Road and 1200’ west of Lily Road.  This will provide access to Cedar Creek Pet Resort from the east and to the Michael & Mary Schuetz property from the west.  There will be no thru access during the daytime hours.

Please inform your staff and customers of the change. 

Barring any adverse weather, the closure will go as scheduled.

 Recent update for the 17th:

Cedar Creek Bridge:

The south half of the concrete bridge deck at Cedar Creek will be poured on Thursday morning, May 17^th.  Concrete trucks will be entering from the east side of the bridge across the intersection of Cedar Creek Parkway.  A flagger will be present to aid the concrete trucks entering and leaving the work site.  Please use caution in this area. 

Preparation for concrete pavement placement:

1. Setting string line.  String line is set outside the concrete pavement limits and identifies the elevation and width of the proposed concrete pavement.  Prior to paving, the string line is used to trim the excess gravel and create a uniform base for the concrete to be placed on.  During the trimming process, access to driveways will be limited.  After the trimmer passes, the line will be temporarily taken down.  Prior to concrete placement, the string line will be set and there will be no access to driveways until after the concrete pavement is cured.  Residents will be allowed to park on the existing grade between the new concrete and the temporary road.  Parking will not be allowed on the temporary road.  Businesses will be provided access at all times.  It is the contractor’s responsibility to contact each business or property owner on driveway access.  It is your responsibility to have vehicles out of the driveways in question.  The string line is mechanically tightened and can do bodily harm when released.  Please do not make an attempt to lower the line. 

2. Placing concrete pavement.  Concrete pavement is scheduled to be placed Thursday, May 24^th .  The contractor will be starting at the west project limits near USH41 paving the proposed eastbound lanes.  The existing intersection at CTH C and STH60 will be skipped at this time.  During the paving process, concrete trucks will be using the temporary road.  There may be times of slowed or stopped traffic in order to accommodate trucks entering and leaving the paver.  This would be a great time to use the detour or CTH C to travel outside the work area.  This work will be on-going until the end of June.

With the holiday weekend approaching, access to the driveways in this first phase will not be accessible until the contractor is back on the project Tuesday morning, May 29th.  Cure time on new concrete varies, but can be up to five days, so there will be no vehicular traffic on the new pavement until that time.

Grading:

The grading and storm sewer crews are working 12 hour days and Saturdays to stay ahead of the paving operation. 

Hopefully the upcoming forecast will be good and the contractor can continue with the projected schedule.