Frequently Asked Questions

Those who can purchase a permit include:

• Owner of a building within the Business Improvement District (allowed 1 permit per year)
• Tenants renting in the general area (allowed 1 permit per year)
• Overnight permits will be tied to a valid license plate number

Any of the following overnight parking lots can be used on a first come/first serve basis.

• Lot 1 (409 Wilson Avenue) - 46 spots
• Lot 3 (406 Wilson Avenue, located south side of lot) - 11 spots
• Lot 9 (720 Main Street) - 22 spots
• Lot 11 (602 2nd Street West) - 3 spots
• Lot 12 (520 2nd St West) - 9 spots

The overnight parking permits will be issued on a first come first service basis. Once the spots are rented, you are welcome to call back and check for openings.

Once you have paid for the permit, you will be given a permit to be displayed in your vehicle; no refunds.

To guarantee your spot for next quarter/year, you will be required to renew the permit within 3 business days after expiration.

Please renew your permit, or risk losing the spot.

Please remember, these permits can not be resold to anyone else.  Violators will lose the right to a permit.

Home Sweet Menomonie is a City of Menomonie Program in partnership with the Community Foundation of Dunn County.  Home Sweet Menomonie combines public, employer, and private contributions to create a no-interest, partially forgivable loan for down payment assistance to employees of participating businesses who wish to own homes within the City of Menomonie.

View a list of participating employers. Whether you are a first-time homeowner or just looking for a change, we want to help you live in and love the City of Menomonie. Whether you are looking for a large or small home, a starter home or a dream home, downtown or on the lake, this program is for you.

• The Home Sweet Menomonie loan program can provide you up to $10,000, amortized over a flexible schedule (likely 10 years)
• It is a zero-interest repayable loan
• The last year’s scheduled payment may be forgiven if you have made documented improvements to your home such as physical repairs or upgrades.
• Loans are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. 
• To apply, eligible employees complete and submit a Home Sweet Menomonie application with the City of Menomonie.
• The only criteria is that you are an employee at a participating employer and be in the process of buying a house.

Our ambulances are staffed with 2 personnel, and depending on the nature and complexity of the EMS call, additional personnel may be needed to expedite the treatment and transport of the patient.

The Menomonie Fire Department does not provide this service. Persons requiring this service should contact a local milk hauler.

The Menomonie Fire Department contracts with Andres Medical Billing, Ltd for all ambulance service billing.  Please contact them directly with any questions concerning your ambulance service bill: 
Andres Medical Billing, Ltd 
3343 North Ridge Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL  60004
Phone: 800-244-2345
Andres Medical Billing Website

You can find a fillable form for Mobile Food Trucks online!
Please schedule your licensing inspections two days before you operate within the City of Menomonie. 

Presently the Menomonie Fire Department does not offer CPR education. Interested persons should contact the local Red Cross Office at 715-235-3700 or Chippewa Valley Technical College for this training.

Wisconsin State Statute 167.10 pertains to fireworks and are the same regulations the City goes by. City ordinance for fireworks can be found in City Ordinances 5-1-3 Offenses Against Public Safety.

If you live outside the city limits and have any questions, please contact your town chairperson.

• Contact the Water Utility immediately. If outside of business hours, please contact the dispatch line at 715-232-1283.

• Let the water settle down for a half hour or so
• Flush the line by running cold water through a faucet
• If still dirty, contact the Water Department

The Water Utility flushes water mains to remove sediments from the mains. This helps maintain the pipes and keep them clean. It is recommended that residents run cold water, preferably through a garden hose, for a few minutes after flushing has occurred to prevent any loose sediment from entering your internal plumbing. 

Contact the City Finance Department at 715-232-2221, Option #5

• Call the Wastewater Treatment Plant, 715-232-2175 during business hours (6:30 am - 3:00 pm). After hours, weekends and holidays call 715-232-1283 and we will be contacted.
• City staff will check out the sewer main line and inform you if the blockage is in the City's main sewer or if it is in your private pipe from your building to the sewer main (lateral).
• In the case of the private pipe (lateral) from your building to the sewer main, the City is not responsible and we will inform you of that.

Probably not unless your policy specifically covers sewers, sumps and drains. It is a good idea to contact your insurance company if you do not know if you have this coverage.

All drains and fixtures in a dwelling are supposed to be hooked to a vent pipe that extends up through the roof to expel back pressure in your plumbing system. Drains are protected from gas escaping into a dwelling by a "gooseneck" or water trap in the drain. This is true for floor drains, sinks, and toilets. If this water in the trap evaporates because of extended non-use, the gas can escape into the dwelling. A simple solution is to add water to that drain and any drain which is not used that often. If this does not solve the problem, it would be a good idea to have your venting system inspected.

No. Flushing any type of wipes, even if labeled as "flushable", may cause the pipes to clog and raw sewage to back up into your home or business. Toilet paper is the only paper product that should be flushed.

The sewer utility crews use a high-pressure jet of water to clean the sanitary sewers in the street. The sewer system in your home or business is vented through a pipe that runs up through your walls and out your roof. This venting system is designed to relieve pressure in the sewer system so gases in the piping come out through the pipe in your roof, and not through your toilet or drains. If this is what is occurring, then your venting system may be plugged. sometimes this is caused by birds or squirrels building a nest in the vent pipe on your roof. It would be a good idea to have your plumbing system inspected.

There is an RV and Septic dumping site at the intersection of Wilson Avenue W and River Road. It is in the parking lot next to the big blue tanks. There is no charge for RV waste.

Do not dispose of your used anti-freeze or motor oil down the sewer. The sewer use ordinance also prohibits the dumping of such material down the drain. The City Solid Waste Site accepts used motor oil from City residents during their normal open hours. Anti-freeze is accepted during the City's annual Clean Sweep Hazardous Waste collection event.

City of Menomonie solid waste permits are available to City residents only. You can request a solid waste permit online or fill out a form at the City Solid Waste Site. Permits are mailed out once a week so you should receive your permit within a week or two of your request. The only information you need to fill out the request form is your name, email address (if you have one) and mailing address. No proof of residency is required. 

No, the City does not sell permits to out of city residents. The City Solid Waste Site is for City resident use only.

The Solid Waste Site accepts the following items:

• #1 Plastic Bottles and Jugs
• #2 Plastic Jugs and Containers
• #5 Plastic Containers
• Glass Bottles & Jars
• Aluminum Cans
• Steel Cans
• Paper
• Cardboard
• Household Bagged Trash
• Scrap Metal
• Used Oil & Used Oil Filters
• Furniture (fees apply)
• Mattresses & Box Springs (fees apply)
• Construction Materials (limited quantities, fees apply)
• Carpeting & Pads (fees apply)
• Yard Waste
• Brush

The City Solid Waste Site accepts limited quantities of construction materials (no shingles) for a fee. Loads larger than a pickup truck bed will not be accepted. 

Construction waste can be brought to:

• Seven Mile Creek Landfill
  • 8001 Olson Dr, Eau Claire
  • 715-830-0284
• GFL Transfer Station
  • 3010 Mondovi Rd, Eau Claire
  • 715-514-2995
• Murtha Transfer Station
  • 471 US Hwy 63, Baldwin
  • 715-684-3700
• Rent a dumpster

No, the City does not pick up trash and recycling curbside. There are several haulers who pickup trash and recycling curbside in the City of Menomonie. Residents can choose which hauler they would like to use. The City pays for the curbside recycling service but residents are responsible for the curbside trash fee. Alternatively, the City Solid Waste Site allows City residents to drop off trash and recycling.

The City Community Services department picks up yard waste and brush curbside for selected dates in the spring and fall. These are typically 3 or 4 Mondays in the spring and 3 or 4 Mondays in the fall. The City Solid Waste Site accepts yard waste and brush for free year-round during their regular open hours. 

Latex paint can be safely thrown away in the regular household trash once it is dry. Latex paint can be dried up by opening the container and allowing to air dry or mix in materials (kitty litter, sawdust, shredded paper, etc) to accelerate the hardening. Once it is hard, throw the lid and the paint can in the trash.

The City Solid Waste Site does not accept electronics. Electronics can be recycled at First Choice Recycling in Eau Claire. 

Building permits are required under Title 9 of the City Code.

More information on Building Permits, and alterations requiring a permit here.

Visit the Online Permitting Website.

View Title 10 Zoning Code. Contact the City Building Inspector's office for questions on the zoning code. 

Are you a tenant with concerns about the condition of your rental unit?  Are you a landlord that wants to make sure your rental unit is in rentable condition?  If so, the Building Inspection Department can provide voluntary and complaint-based inspections of rental units.  A request form can be found here: Voluntary Rental Property Inspection Application.

You can use the Request for Work Form on the City of Menomonie site to notify the Community Services Department. 

You can use the Request for Work Form on the City of Menomonie site to notify the Community Services Department. 

You can use the Request for Work Form on the City of Menomonie site to notify the Community Services Department. 

You can use the Request for Work Form on the City of Menomonie site to notify the Community Services Department. 

You can use the Request for Work Form on the City of Menomonie site to notify the Community Services Department. 

You can use the Request for Work Form on the City of Menomonie site to notify the Community Services Department. 

The City Community Services department picks up yard waste and brush curbside for selected dates in the spring and fall. These are typically 3 or 4 Mondays in the spring and 3 or 4 Mondays in the fall. The City Solid Waste Site accepts yard waste and brush for free year-round during their regular open hours. 

The department picks up Christmas Trees on the first Monday after January 6th. You may also drop them off at the Wakanda Park Storage Building, Elmwood Park Parking Lot, or the Solid Waste Landfill. 

Households not on City water or sewer utilities are billed for landfill, recycling, and stormwater utility charges. 

The assessor is a City employee or contractor who is Certified and regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Their job is to discover, describe, and assess all taxable real and personal property in a fair, equitable, and uniform manner.

The assessor is not involved in the collection of property taxes.

Assessed Value: An estimate of value assigned to taxable property by the assessor for taxation purposes. The assessment is almost always outdated, but to be fair, it must be “in line” with similar properties. The Assessed Value is used to calculate the tax bill each December.

Estimated Fair Market Value: A measure of overall market appreciation or depreciation in a community since the last citywide revaluation, it estimates how a property’s value might have changed over that time, based on a statistical analysis of the sales prices of residential, commercial, industrial and manufacturing property during the last year.

Tax Base: The total assessed value of all taxable properties in the City of Menomonie. 

Tax Levy: The total amount of property tax money that a taxing unit (such as the schools, city, county, etc.) must raise to provide services.

Tax Rate: The tax levy divided by the tax base. It is often expressed in terms of dollars per thousand. The tax rate is multiplied by the assessed value to determine the amount of tax that each property must pay. Also called the Mill Rate.

Revaluations are performed periodically to assure that the burden of tax is distributed equitably and uniformly among property owners. State law requires municipalities to adjust assessments if a majority of market sale prices are more than 10% above or below the assessment. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue-Equalization Bureau monitors sales activity statewide and notifies each community if their assessments should be adjusted.

A Revaluation is a thorough review of assessed values throughout the City, when it is clear that open-market, arms-length real estate prices have increased or decreased enough to require that the assessments be adjusted to keep in step. During the Revaluation process, all assessed values are examined and adjustments are made where necessary to "catch-up" with market trends.

A “valid” sale is one that can be used to estimate what other buyers would pay for other properties because both the buyer and seller were typically motivated, well-informed, and previously unconnected. These are factors that must be true for real give-and-take negotiations to take place.

Market value is the amount a typical, well-informed purchaser would be willing to pay for a property. The seller and buyer must be unrelated, the seller must be willing but not under pressure to sell, and the buyer must be willing but not under any obligation to buy. The property must be on the market for a reasonable length of time, the payment must be in cash or its equivalent, and the financing must be typical for that type of property.

An appraiser must determine if the price paid for a property is the price most typical, well-informed, and unpressured buyers would have paid before using it to help estimate what other “open-market, arms-length buyers and sellers would agree to.”

First, you should ensure that our permanent records accurately describe your property.

Secondly, you should compare the actual assessment of properties similar to your own. To know if your assessment is fair and equitable, you must first determine if your property bears its fair share of the tax burden. Make a list of properties like your own in your area, and check their assessments periodically to ensure they are in line with each other.

The amount of money you pay on your property tax bill should be about the same as your neighbors with similar homes around the City. The local assessor’s job is to make sure that happens so that the burden of tax is evenly spread out according to the relative value of each property.

Finally, you should ensure that your assessment is based on the actual sales prices of similar properties at the time we performed our last “market-adjusted” Citywide Revaluation. You can do this by looking at the sale prices of similar homes or buildings in comparable parts of the City. Sales and assessment information is available in our office and open to the public for review during regular office hours and also on the City website.

You may also choose to contact a private contract appraiser or real estate salesperson to estimate the probable selling price of your property if sold now. However, keep in mind that the job of the Assessor is not to determine what your house is worth today. It is instead to divide the burden of tax fairly and equitably between similar properties using historical sales trends as a basis, an understanding of market activity over time is necessary.

A bike license is a registration of your bicycle with the police department in case it is ever stolen. The serial number and description are kept on file. 

You will also receive a registration sticker for your bike. Bike licensing is not mandatory, and there is no fee for a license.

To get a license, fill out the Bicycle License Form (PDF).

Menomonie Police Department, 615 Stokke Parkway Suite G200, Menomonie WI 54751

You may also submit it electronically. Completed forms can be emailed to the Menomonie Police Department's front office.

Traffic tickets and city ordinance tickets are paid at the Dunn County Clerk of Courts Office.

More information can be found online at Wisconsin Courts.

MPD does not offer that service.

No, you may register your vehicle online at the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles’ website. 

To report recovered property or to inquire if your property has been found, call the non-emergency line at 715-232-1283.