City of Portage, WI

Announcements

Due to ongoing search and recovery operations in progress on Silver Lake for the drowning victim, all access to Silver Lake is temporarily closed. This means the beach, boat landing, park and parking lot areas are closed to the general public until further notice. We are also asking all property owners abutting Silver Lake to stay off the water until further notice. Personnel and resources from City of Portage, Columbia County, Sauk County and Dane County are coordinating in this search effort.

Thank you for your cooperation. We will immediately announce when Silver Lake will re-open to the public.

Utility Work will be done Tuesday, June 19, water may be affected 700-900 blocks W. Pleasant and 600-700 blocks W. Conant Street.  If any problems are experienced, please contact Water Department 608-742-4727.

Utility Work will be done Thursday, June 14, 9am-3pm at the intersection of Pierce and Carroll. If any problems are experienced, please contact Water Department 608-742-4727.

Utility Work will be done Wednesday, June 13, 9am-3pm at the intersection of Armstrong and Carroll. If any problems are experienced, please contact Water Department 608-742-4727.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Portage Water Utility will be conducting its annual spring flushing of the distribution system beginning April 22nd and continuing approximately through May 19th . Flushing will be done between the hours of 12:00 AM and 8:00AM. If you notice discoloration of your water which persists after the flushing, please contact our office at
608/742-4727 between the hours of 8:00AM to 4:30PM.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PORTAGE WATER UTILITY

Attention Current and Would Be Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners and Inventors!

Network with area entrepreneurs and get connected to business resources!
There will be a panel discussion with Bekha Kate’s (retail), Penda (manufacturing), and Spray Clean (service)!

Innovation Champions Spring Event!
WHERE: Portage Enterprise Center, 1800 Kutzke Rd., Rm. 101, Portage, WI 53901
WHEN: THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the City of Portage Business Development and Planning Dept

Free Event-includes light refreshments