Village of Cross Plains

10/28/2026

10/26/2026

***10/26/2026***

Work Completed Last Week
-Some water laterals were re-connected to the new main.
-Some water main tie-ins were completed at the sidestreets.

Work Anticipated This Coming Week
-Remaining water main tie-ins will be completed. During this time only one side street will be impacted, but that entire intersection will likely be excavated and need to be closed.
-Lateral construction will continue between Bollenbeck and Marvin. This will involve water outages for each individual home for approximately 4 hours, but will be noticed the day before. Excavation will need to cross the entire street. Local and emergency traffic will be able to bypass the project via Acker Street.
-Thinnes Street will stay open for local residents only, and all excavations will be filled at the end of the day unless some emergency occurs.
-As the Village water main project wraps up, the Marchstone contractor will enter the site to begin re-constructing Thinnes Street with new curb and sidewalk along the south side.

Work Anticipated Two Weeks from Now
-Road reconstruction by the developer will continue. More details regarding traffic control during this period will be shared when available, no later than the next update.

10/23/2026

Curious about voting trends? How many voters requested or returned their absentee ballot ahead of the Nov. 3 election?

Learn more on our statistics page: https://elections.wi.gov/statistics-data

10/21/2026

**10/21/26**
Construction on Thinnes St. is progressing nicely.

Water main has been installed from the west end to the Marvin Ct./Marchstone Blvd. intersection and the disinfection process was started for that stretch.

They are continuing to test the pressure and bacteria on the west pipe and are still continuing installation approximately 200 feet per day.

Thinnes Street will stay open for local residents only.

Next week they are hoping to start the road construction at the west end.

10/19/2026

Finished filling out your absentee ballot? We recommend absentee ballots be mailed back to your municipal clerk by Oct. 24 or earlier to ensure they arrive on time!

10/16/2026

The Cross Plains Water Utility was approved for a Simplified Rate Case by the WI Public Service Commission (PSC). A Simplified Rate Case is a simple and convenient means for municipal utilities to increase water rates through inflationary type increases that help utilities maintain rate continuity with smaller, more frequent rate increases.

The 3% rate increase took effect on October 12, 2026 following our regular monthly meter reading. Customers will notice this on bills they receive in November. The bills that were mailed/emailed today are still at the old rates.

The full rate schedule can be found on our website (https://cross-plains.wi.us/DocumentCenter/View/2735/Water-rates-effective-10122026).

10/15/2026

A reminder that there is no brush pick-up for the month of October.

Leaf pick-up is ongoing in the Village through the month of October. Be sure to have your leaves at the curb by Monday!

10/15/2026

**10/15/26** UPDATE
Work is progressing nicely on Thinnes St. The temporary water main was installed and disinfected and impacted homes are all connected. Water main construction has begun. It will start on the west end of Thinnes and work east.

This week water main reconnections are occurring at each intersection. During this time, only one side street will be impacted, but that entire intersection will likely be excavated and need to be closed. They will continue water main installation at approximately 200 feet per day. Thinnes will remain open for local residents only and all excavations will be filled at the end of the day unless an emergency occurs.

Next week the initial stretch of water main will be pressure and bacteria tested. This is when individual homes will be connected to the main following successful testing. This is when water outages will occur for individual homes. Those that will be affected will be notified the day before the outage occurs.

Once this water main work is complete, Marchstone will begin rebuilding the roadway and curb and gutter.

We are excited to have this work completed and appreciate your patience while the work is being done.