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Fun Facts about the Town
- Population (at 2000 census) was 2319
- Charles White Whittlesey, Medal of Honor recipient in World War I, was born in Florence.
- The Town of Florence maintains 119.21 miles of roads and streets--64.41 miles are paved road and 54.35 miles are gravel.
- Florence is the County seat for Florence County.
A Little History of the Town. . .
Town Office
From the Heritage of Iron & Timber 1880-1980
Published for Florence County, Wisconsin, 1980

The Townsite of Florence is Laid Out
In 1879 Mr. VanDyke and Mr. Hagerman, financiers, purchased a three-fourths interest, arranged for railroad extension because of the good work done in this mining region by Mr. N.P. Hulst and called the mine in Florence in honor of Mrs. Florence Hulst, his wife.  This name was first applied to the iron mine, then to the town and county.  The following is an account of the letter sent to Mrs. Florence Hulst on December 15, 1879 by Mr. J.J. Hagerman President of the Menominee Mining company:

Mrs. Hulst -- The time is come when we must give a name to the new town in Wisconsin at the end of the Railroad now building, and to the new mine in the vicinity, now called the Eagle, but which name we do not wish to keep, as there is already an Eagle P.O. in Wisconsin.  The Company owns all the land around the lake, where the town will be located.  It will be a lively town.  We shall put an anti-whiskey clause in all deeds and we expect it will be as much noted for its temperance and morality as for its -- well, anything the future may develop.  We all wish to call the new town and the mine FLORENCE, in honor of the first white woman who had courage enough to settle (for a while) in that rugged country.  I mean the first white woman known to us.

Will you permit your name to be used?

Thus the town and mine had been given a name, a very prim and proper name!

Because of the mine people rushed into the region and by 1880 Mr. Fisher laid out the townsite, putting  a number of lots upon the market.  He said he would put the lots in at government prices selling the ordinary lots from $100.00 while the corners sold for $150.00.

In sixty days Mr. Fisher had sold $60,000 worth of realty.  The population at this time was 50 people.  In a short time a blast furnace was put up as was a foundry, five coal kilns, a large sawmill and a cheese factory.
Notices for the Town of Florence
The Town of Florence Office is located at 749 Central Avenue.  It is in the corner of the Community Center building. 

Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Phone Number:  715-528-3595
Fax Number:  715-528-3591

Shelly Tripp, Clerk/Treasuerer
Jessica Klumpp, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
Click on Shelly's name or Jessica's name
to e-mail them.
Property for Sale
The Town of Florence has a 30 ft x 120 ft lot for sale on the southeast corner of Quinnesec Street and Central Avenue (Highway US 2).

Make an offer.

Must provide a business plan and a building must be constructed within one year.

Offers will be considered based on those most beneficial to the community.

The Town reserves the right to reject any or all offers.

For information Contact:
Shelly Tripp
Clerk/Treasurer
Town of Florence
715-528-3595
This page was last updated: August 6, 2010
Property for Sale
Located off Hwy 101 on Balsam Drive at the southwest end of Keyes Lake, Town of Florence, WI. 
Look for signs.

190 feet of lake frontage of 1.2977 acres.

Asking price $175,000.  The Town reserves the
right to reject any or all offers.


For information Contact:
Shelly Tripp
Clerk/Treasurer
Town of Florence
715-528-3595
Town of Florence, Wisconsin
NOTICE TOWN OF FLORENCE  TAXPAYERS
The Town of Florence Assessor will be at the Town Office
(Located in the Community Center Building – 749 Central Avenue)
on Monday, August 23, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.for the OPEN BOOK SESSION.
The assessment roll will be available for inspection by the public at the Town Office in August.  Check back for a date when it will be available.



NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW
FOR THE TOWN OF FLORENCE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Florence of Florence County shall be held on Friday, September  10th, 2010   from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Town Office located in the Community Center Building.
Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:
No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.
After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.
No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board, the personal shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at the estimate.
No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests.  The Town of Florence has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court.  The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.
The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability.  No other persons may testify by telephone.




Shelly Tripp
Clerk/Treasurer
Town of Florence



Nuisance Ordinance Reminder
The Town of Florence has a Nuisance Ordinance which regulates the appearance of properties within the Town of Florence.  This is just a reminder to keep grass and weeds mowed on all properties in the Town during the growing season. Neglected properties will receive a notice of violation and a timeline in which they are expected to correct the violation before a fine is assessed.