Welcome New Residents!

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Here are 18 things you need to know about being a new resident in the Village:

  1. Welcome packets of information are available for pick-up at the Village Hall for all new residents.
  2. Weekly garbage and recycling collection services are provided to all Village residents. Contact the Village Hall to obtain information regarding your collection day and where to pick up your recycling container.
  3. Yard waste can be dropped on designated days at the Roger Prange Municipal Center compost drop-off area. Residents must have a Village compost sticker to use the drop-off site. Compost stickers are available at the Village Hall. Hazardous waste materials can be dropped twice a year at the Roger Prange Municipal Center.
  4. There are five voter polling places in the Village for election purposes. Contact the Village Clerk to determine your ward and polling place or visit our ward listing and map.
  5. The Village is a part of the Kenosha Unified School District #1 public school system, which includes all areas east of I-94 in the Village, City of Kenosha, and Town of Somers. Link to Web site: http://www.kusd.edu/
  6. All dogs must be licensed yearly. Dog licenses are available at the Village Hall. Cats do not need to be licensed.
  7. The Village has a full-time, professional Police Department. In an emergency, dial 911. The Police Station is located at the Roger Prange Municipal Center at 8600 Green Bay Road.
  8. The Village has a full-time, professional Fire and Rescue Department that provides emergency medical service at the paramedic level. In an emergency, dial 911. There are two fire stations: Fire Station #1 located at the Village Hall at 9915 39th Avenue and Fire Station at #2 at 8044 88th Avenue.
  9. The Village has full-time Administrative, Building Inspection, Finance, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Zoning, Property Assessment, and Public Works Services.
  10. The Village offers one of the largest family-oriented, publicly owned, recreation centers in Wisconsin located at Prairie Springs Park-LakeView RecPlex and newly opened Village of Pleasant Prairie IcePlex. The site is also the location of a spring-fed, 110-acre Lake Andrea, ball fields, soccer fields, and walking and rollerblading trails.
  11. The annual Village weekend festival, Prairie Family Days, is held at Prairie Springs Park the first weekend of August.
  12. The Village is the site for the successful, 2,000-acre LakeView Corporate Park, which is home to more than 75 businesses and 7,500 employees.
  13. The southeastern section of the Village is the site of the finest quality natural and scientific prairie sites in the upper midwest - the Chiwaukee Prairie.
  14. During the summer months, the Village is the host community to the Chicagoland Danskin Women's Triathlon, Pleasant Prairie International Triathlon, Junior Triathlon, and Kid's Triathlon.
  15. The Pleasant Prairie Post Office, which provides full time postal related services, is located at 4225 101st Street.
  16. The Village publishes a quarterly informational newsletter, "The Village". The newsletter is mailed to all Village residents and businesses and is available at the Village Hall.
  17. For general information, the Village Hall office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  18. The Village has the lowest taxing rate per capita of all of the State of Wisconsin communities with populations ranging in size from 15,000 to 30,000.