Ashland County, Wisconsin

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Ashland County is one of 72 counties in Wisconsin. The county was formed in 1848 and is named after the Henry Clay's home in Kentucky. It covers 1,043.82 square miles and contains 157 lakes. The city of Ashland is the county seat. [1]

Contents

Evaluating website transparency

County websites
Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
Sam Adams Alliance


The good

  • The Ashland County Supervisors are identified and their contact information is online. [2]
  • Administrative staff are identified, [3] and contact information is available. [4]
  • Zoning guidelines are available. [5]
  • There is a link on the home page to "purchase" public documents, but no open record policies or information about administrators is available. [6]

The bad

  • No budget or checkbook register are online.
  • There is no information about public meetings -- no schedules, agenda or minutes.
  • No audits, contracts, or information about lobbying activities.
  • No explanation of taxes is given, although there is an option to pay online. [7]

See Also

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Counties in Wisconsin
Adams • Ashland • Barron • Bayfield • Brown • Buffalo • Burnett • Calumet • Chippewa • Clark • Columbia • Crawford • Dane • Dodge • Door • Douglas • Dunn • Eau Claire • Florence • Fond du Lac • Forest • Grant • Green • Green Lake • Iowa • Iron • Jackson • Jefferson • Juneau • Kenosha • Kewaunee • La Crosse • Lafayette • Langlade • Lincoln • Manitowoc • Marathon • Marinette • Marquette • Menominee • Milwaukee • Monroe • Oconto • Oneida • Outagamie • Ozaukee • Pepin • Pierce • Polk • Portage • Price • Racine • Richland • Rock • Rusk • Sauk • Sawyer • Shawano • Sheboygan • Saint Croix • Taylor • Trempealeau • Vernon • Vilas • Walworth • Washburn • Washington • Waukesha • Waupaca • Waushara • Winnebago • Wood

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Counties Association, Ashland County
  2. ↑ County Board
  3. ↑ Departments
  4. ↑ Telephone Directory
  5. ↑ Zoning
  6. ↑ Request for Documents
  7. ↑ Pay Property Taxes
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