City of Rice Lake, WI Government and Elections

[Amended 4-26-1994 by Ord. No. 773; 6-28-1994 by Ord. No. 781; 7-24-2001 by Ord. No. 01-5; 7-12-2011 by Ord. No. 11-08; 10-26-2021 by Ord. No. 21-05]

Pursuant to W.S.A. § 5.15, the City of Rice Lake shall be divided into the following wards, described as follows:

Ward 1. Boundaries of Ward 1, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Allen Street and South Main; thence east on Allen Street to Bundy Avenue; thence south on Bundy Avenue to Sawyer Street; thence east on Sawyer Street, crossing the Sawyer Street bridge to the municipal boundary, which is also the north line of Section 27, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake; thence north along the municipal boundary, which is also the east shoreline of Rice Lake, to the north line of Section 22, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake; thence west to the intersection of the west shoreline of Rice Lake and the easterly extension of Stout Street; thence north to the east terminus of Knapp Street; thence west on Knapp Street to North Main; thence south on North Main and South Main to the point of beginning.

Ward 2. Boundaries of Ward 2, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Messenger Street and the Wild Rivers Trail; thence east on Messenger Street to North Main; thence north on North Main to Knapp Street; thence west on Knapp Street to the Wild Rivers Trail; thence south on the Wild Rivers Trail to the point of beginning.

Ward 3. Boundaries of Ward 3, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Messenger Street and Wisconsin Avenue; thence east on Messenger Street to the Wild Rivers Trail; thence north on the Wild Rivers Trail to Knapp Street; thence west on Knapp Street to Wisconsin Avenue; thence south of Wisconsin Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 4. Boundaries of Ward 4, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Allen Street and Hatten Avenue; thence east on Allen Street to South Main; thence north on South Main to Messenger Street; thence west on Messenger Street to Hatten Avenue; thence south on Hatten Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 5. Boundaries of Ward 5, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Slocumb Street and Macauley Avenue; thence east on Slocumb Street to Bundy Avenue; thence north on Bundy Avenue to Allen Street; thence west on Allen Street to Macauley Avenue; thence south on Macauley Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 6. Boundaries of Ward 6, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Knapp Street and Hammond Avenue; thence east on Knapp Street to Lakeshore Drive; thence south on Lakeshore Drive to Stout Street; thence east to the intersection of the municipal boundary, which is also the east shoreline of Rice Lake, and the north line of Section 22, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake; thence north along the municipal boundary to the northeast corner of Section 16, T35N, R11W; thence west along the municipal boundary, which is also the north line of Section 16, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake, to Lakeshore Drive; thence north, west and south along the municipal boundary to Hammond Avenue; thence south on Hammond Avenue to Lindy Street; thence west on Lindy Street to Haugen Avenue; thence south on Haugen Avenue to Hammond Avenue; thence south on Hammond Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 7. Boundaries of Ward 7, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Knapp Street and West Avenue; thence east on Knapp Street to Hammond Avenue; thence north on Hammond Avenue to Haugen Avenue; thence north on Haugen Avenue to 22 1/2 Avenue; thence west and south along the municipal boundary to West Avenue; thence south on West Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 8. Boundaries of Ward 8, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Augusta Street and West Avenue; thence east on Augusta Street to Wisconsin Avenue; thence north of Wisconsin Avenue to Knapp Street; thence west on Knapp Street to West Avenue; thence west, south and east along the municipal boundary to West Avenue; thence south on West Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 9. Boundaries of Ward 9, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Allen Street and Wisconsin Avenue; thence east on Allen Street to Hatten Avenue; thence north on Hatten Avenue to Messenger Street; thence west on Messenger Street to Wisconsin Avenue; thence south on Wisconsin Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 10. Boundaries of Ward 10, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Allen Street and West Avenue; thence east on Allen Street to Wisconsin Avenue; thence north on Wisconsin Avenue to Augusta Street; thence west on Augusta Street to West Avenue; thence south on West Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 11. Boundaries of Ward 11, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 29, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake and West Avenue; thence east along the municipal boundary and Southwest Street to Wisconsin Avenue; thence north on Wisconsin Avenue to Allen Street; thence west on Allen Street to West Avenue; thence south on West Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 12. Boundaries of Ward 12, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of the southwesternmost corner of the municipal boundary and the thread of the Red Cedar River; thence east along the municipal boundary, which is also the south line of the northwest quarter of Section 4, T35N, R11W, Town of Stanley to South Main (CTH SS); thence north along the municipal boundary (also the west side of South Main) to the north line of Section 4, T35N, R11W, Town of Stanley; thence east to the center line of South Main; thence north on South Main to John Street; thence east on John Street to Manwaring Avenue; thence north on Manwaring Avenue to Orchard Beach Lane; thence east on Orchard Beach Lane to Bundy Avenue; thence north on Bundy Avenue to Slocumb Street; thence west on Slocumb Street to Macauley Avenue; thence north on Macauley Avenue to Allen Street; thence west on Allen Street to Wisconsin Avenue; thence south on Wisconsin Avenue to Southwest Street; thence east along the municipal boundary to the east shoreline of the Red Cedar River; thence southerly, westerly, and easterly along the municipal boundary to the point of beginning; and also including the geographical island defined by all territory within the municipal boundary of the Rice Lake Regional Airport located within Sections 18, 19, 20 and 30, T34N, R11W, Town of Stanley.

Ward 13. Boundaries of Ward 13, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of Orchard Beach Lane and Kern Avenue; thence east on Orchard Beach Lane to the municipal boundary; thence north along the municipal boundary to the north line of Section 27, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake; thence west on the north line of Section 27, T35N, R11W, Town of Rice Lake (also the municipal boundary) to Sawyer Street; thence west on Sawyer Street to Bundy Avenue; thence south on Bundy Avenue to Barker Street; thence east on Barker Street to Kern Avenue; thence south on Kern Avenue to the point of beginning.

Ward 14. Boundaries of Ward 14, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of South Street and South Main; thence east on South Street to Kern Avenue; thence north on Kern Avenue to Barker Street; thence west on Barker Street to Bundy Avenue; thence south on Bundy Avenue to Orchard Beach Lane; thence west on Orchard Beach Lane to Manwaring Avenue; thence south on Manwaring Avenue to John Street; thence west on John Street to South Main; thence south on South Main to the point of beginning.

Ward 15. Boundaries of Ward 15, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the intersection of the north line of Section 4, T35N, R11W, Town of Stanley and South Main (CTH SS); thence east and north along the municipal boundary to Orchard Beach Lane; thence west on Orchard Beach Lane to Kern Avenue; thence south on Kern Avenue to South Street; thence west on South Street to South Main; thence south on South Main to the point of beginning.

Ward 16. Boundaries of Ward 16, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin:

[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 22-07]

(1)

Parcel A: SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 31, Township 35 North, Range 11 West, Town of Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin; except that part deeded for highway purposes in Deed recorded in Volume 961 of Records, Page 886 as Document No. 653458; also except that part deeded for highway purposes in Deed recorded in Volume 972 of Records, Page 932 as Document No. 656876; also except that part deeded for highway purposes described as Outlot 1 in Deed recorded in Volume 2008 of Records, Page 751 as Document No. 718952.

(2)

Parcel B: the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 31, Township 35 North, Range 11 West, Town of Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin; except that part deeded for highway purposes in Deed recorded in Volume 961 of Records, Page 886 as Document No. 653458; also except that part deeded for highway purposes in Deed recorded in Volume 972 of Records, Page 932 as Document No 656876; also except that part deeded for highway purposes described as Outlot 2 in Deed recorded in Volume 2008 of Records, Page 751 as Document No. 718952.

Ward 17. Boundaries of Ward 17, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, shall commence at the northeast corner of said Section 16 thence southerly along the east line of said Section 16 to the high water mark of Rice Lake; thence southwesterly along said high water mark to the east line of Section 16 according to Assessor's Plat No. 2; thence southerly along the east line of Section 16 according to Assessor's Plat No. 2 to its intersection with the southeasterly right-of-way of Monroe Avenue also being the point of beginning; thence northeasterly along the southeasterly right-of-way line of Monroe Avenue to its intersection with the northwesterly extension of the southwesterly right-of-way of 21 1/8 Street; thence southeasterly along the southwesterly right-of-way of 21 1/8 Street to its intersection with the southwesterly extension of the northwesterly boundary of Lot 174 of the plat of Hiawatha Park; thence northeasterly to and along the northwesterly boundary of said Lot 174 to the ordinary high water mark of the Red Cedar River; thence southeast along the ordinary high water mark of the Red Cedar River to its intersection with the southeasterly boundary of Lot 171 of the plat of Hiawatha Park; thence southwesterly along the southeasterly boundary of said Lot 171 and extending to the southwesterly right-of-way of 21 1/8 Street; thence southeasterly, southerly, southwesterly, and westerly along the southwesterly, westerly, northwesterly, and northerly right-of-way of 21 1/8 Street to its intersection with the easterly right-of-way of 21st Street; thence southerly to the point of intersection of the easterly right-of-way of 21st Street and the southerly right-of-way of 21 1/8 Street; thence westerly along the southerly right-of-way of 21 1/8 Street to the city limits of the City of Rice Lake as shown on Assessor's Plat No. 2 of Lots 61-125 of the plat of Hiawatha Park (now vacated); thence northerly along the said corporate limits line to the point of beginning.

[Added 1-24-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]

Ward 18. Boundaries of Ward 18, City of Rice Lake, Wisconsin:

[Added 1-24-2023 by Ord. No. 23-04]

(1)

Parcel A: shall commence at the North Quarter corner of said Section 31; thence on the north line of said Section 31, S88° 18' 34" E, 1295.42 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing on said north line, S88° 18' 34" E, 1,208.49 feet to a point of intersection with the westerly right-of-way of a Town Road; thence leaving said north line and on said westerly right-of-way, S02° 48' 46" E, 32.01 feet to a rebar; thence S21° 53' 37" E, 243.05 feet to a rebar; thence S00° 54' 12" E, 537.52 feet to a rebar; thence S89° 39' 42" W, 17.11 feet to a rebar; thence S00° 47' 06" E, 487.30 feet to an iron bar; thence leaving said westerly right-of-way, N88° 34' 58" W, 679.72 feet to an iron bar; thence N01° 25' 02" E, 33.00 feet to an iron bar; thence N19° 18' 6" E, 322.14 feet to an iron bar; thence N01° 23' 50" W, 353.16 feet to an iron bar; thence N88° 35' 17" W, 580.80 feet to an iron bar; thence N00° 00' 00" E, 336.81 feet to the point of beginning.

(2)

Parcel B: shall commence at the North Quarter corner of said Section 31; thence on the north line of said Section 31, S88° 18' 34" E, 511.38 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing on said north line, S88° 18' 34" E, 784.04 feet to a point; thence leaving said north line, S00° 00' 00" W, 336.81 feet to an iron bar; thence S27° 45' 03" E, 293.72 feet to an iron bar; thence S88° 35' 17" E, 580.80 feet to an iron bar; thence S01° 23' 50" E, 353.16 feet to an iron bar; thence S19° 18' 06" W, 322.14 feet to an iron bar; thence S01° 25' 02" W, 33.00 feet to an iron bar; thence N88° 34' 58" W, 582.06 feet to an iron pipe; thence S00° 59' 46" E, 391.43 feet to an iron pipe; thence N86° 48' 45" W, 176.04 feet to an iron pipe; thence N00° 45' 29" W, 524.11 feet to an iron pipe; thence N23° 04' 16" W, 830.23 feet to an iron pipe; thence N89° 01' 15" W, 323.65 feet to an iron pipe; thence N00° 37' 18" E, 398.06 feet to the point of beginning.

Aldermanic District Number	Made Up of Wards
1	1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2	6, 7, and 8
3	9, 10, 11 and 12
4	13, 14 and 15