Property Tax Bills Mailed

Property tax bills were mailed on December 12. For more information, see the link at www.fitchburgwi.gov/177/Tax-Credit-Information.

Refuse Tags

Starting January 1, 2020, refuse tags will no longer be sold at City Hall. Residents will need to call Pellitteri Waste Systems to pay for additional refuse bags over the phone. Pricing for additional bags will be $3.50 each up to a 32-gallon bag. This ba...

Dog License Fee Increase for 2020

Dane County has passed an increase of $5 per dog license for 2020, therefore we will be collecting an additional $5 per license to pass on to the County. Licenses will be $25, $20 for spayed or neutered dogs. 

2020 dog licenses will be available m...

Solid Waste Rate Increase

Solid waste rates will increase from $162 per household/year in 2019 to $203 per household/year in 2020. This fee will appear as a special charge on your tax bill and includes curbside solid waste, recycling, brush, and yard waste pickup. It also helps fu...

Online Credit Card Payment of Tax Bills

Online credit card payment of tax bills are accepted through January 28th through Payment Service Network and Official Payments. Have your tax bill available to easily complete the payment. See link for more information.

Holiday Recycling Guide

Check out Fitchburg's holiday recycling guide to find out what holiday items are recyclable, and ways to reduce waste during the holidays.

English:   http://www.fitchburgwi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16137/Holiday_Recycle_list?bidId=

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City of Fitchburg Receives Special Recognition Award for Demonstrating Solar Excellence

PRESS RELEASE

City of Fitchburg Receives Special Recognition Award for Demonstrating Solar Excellence  

March 5, 2019

For immediate release 

Fitchburg, WI - The City of Fitchburg is pleased to announce its recent recognition as a solar-frien...

Fitchburg Passes Clean Energy Resolution

Fitchburg Passes Clean Energy Resolution - Fitchburg becomes 4^th city in Wisconsin to seek 100% clean electricity 

Fitchburg, WI – On Tuesday, February 26th, the Fitchburg Common Council formally approved the city’s co...

Cafeteria Recycling/Waste Reduction Program at Aldo Leopold Elementary Making an Impact

Students, faculty, custodial staff and parent volunteers at Aldo Leopold Elementary School, Madison’s largest elementary school, have built a sustainable Cafeteria Recycling/Waste Reduction Program that is netting big gains.  In the fir...

Property Crime Prevention

Property crimes are the most prevalent, as well the most preventable, crimes we respond to. 

•If a door has a lock, use it. This includes the door from your garage to your residence. Keep exterior doors locked even when you are home.

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Weapons Violation- 3300 block Leopold Way

On 12/11/19 at 1:04am, officers responded to the 3300 block of Leopold Way for a report of a Weapons Violation. 

During the course of the investigation, it was determined a single shot was fired in a residence.  The shot penetrated a wall...

Associated Bank Robbery Investigation

Incident Type: Bank Robbery

Incident Date: 12/09/19

Date of Release: 12/09/19

Case #: 19-19556

Completed By: Sgt. Andrew McCarthy

On Monday, December 9, 2019, at 3:37 p.m., officers from the Fitchburg Police Department responded to the Associated Bank...

Industrial Death Investigation

Incident Type: Industrial Death Investigation

Incident Date: 12/06/19

Date of Release: 12/07/19

Case #: 19-19431

Completed By: Sgt. Andrew McCarthy

On Friday, December 6, 2019, around 8:14 p.m., officers from the Fitchburg Police Department, along wit...

Wanted Person - Allen C. Artis Jr. - Arrested

**Update**

Incident Type: Wanted Person – Arrested

Original Incident Date: 11/14/19

Date of Updated Release:12/5/19

Date of Arrest: 12/3/19

Case #: 19-18150

Completed By: Lt. Edward Hartwick

Details: 

A United States Marshals Service Task Force arrested ...

Serious Injury Crash with Stolen Auto

Incident Type: Serious Injury Crash with Stolen Auto

Incident Date: 11/30/19

Date of Release: 11/30/19

Case #: 19-19047

Completed By: Sgt. Andrew McCarthy

At about 9:01 p.m., Fitchburg Police responded to an injury crash in the 2200 block of Rosenberr...

Fitchburg Police Investigate Robbery

On November 28, 2019 at 8:56pm, officers from the Fitchburg Police Department were called to Stop-N-Go, at 2932 Fish Hatchery Rd, for an armed robbery. The investigation revealed two suspects wearing masks entered the store, pointed a handgun at an employ...

Wanted Person - Allen C. Artis Jr

Incident Type: Wanted Person

Incident Date: 11/14/19

Date of Release: 11/20/19

Case #: 19-18150

Completed By: Lt. Edward Hartwick

The Fitchburg Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to locate Allen C. Artis Jr, 30, of Fitch...

*UPDATE* Fleeing Suspect Arrested

Incident: Driver Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop

Incident Date: 11/19/19

Release Date: 11/19/19

Arrested: Uriah Smith, 28, of Fitchburg. Smith was booked on a tentative charge of resisting/obstructing an officer

Release Completed By: Lt. Edward Hartwick

De...

Shots fired Pike Dr

On November 12, 2019, at 10:52 a.m. Fitchburg Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Pike Drive for a report of shots fired. During the investigation it was discovered there was a disturbance among numerous younger males in the 2000 block of Pike D...

Stolen SUV Recovery & Arrest

Incident: Stolen SUV Recovery & Arrest

Location: Churchill Drive & Greenway View, City of Madison

Case #: FP19-0016004

Arrested: Alwayne Jones, Jr., 22, of Madison. 

Tentative charges - Operating vehicle without owner's consent, rece...

Fleeing Auto strikes Squad Car

Incident: Fleeing Auto strikes Squad Car

Location: 4500 Block of Thurston Lane

Case #: FP19-0015771

Incident Date: 10/7/19

Date of Media Release: 10/7/19

Prepared by: Sgt. Pete Johnston

On Monday, October 7, 2019, at approximately 4:31 p.m., an officer...

Thefts/Burglaries 19-15416

On October 1, 2019, at approximately 2:51 a.m., Fitchburg Police officers responded to the area of the 3000 block of Hartwicke Dr. for a report of two suspicious males.  The reporting party could see the suspects from his security camera and witn...

High Ridge Trail Shooting Investigation Update

High Ridge Trail Shooting Investigation Update

9/30/19

Yesterday, at 11:56 a.m., the Fitchburg Police Department received a call from a resident on High Ridge Trail reporting a group of people fighting in a parking lot between the 2100 and 2200 blocks of Hi...

Media Briefing

UPDATE - MEDIA BRIEFING - 9/30/19

A media briefing, regarding the shooting that occurred yesterday on High Ridge Trail, will be held this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at Fitchburg City Hall.

LOCATION: Council Chambers -  Fitchburg City Hall  552...

Head-on Crash With Serious Injuries

On Sunday, September 29, 2019, at 4:48 p.m., Officers with the Fitchburg Police Department responded to a two vehicle head-on crash on McCoy Road and S. Syene Road with serious injuries. Initial indications are that the driver of one vehicle drifted left ...

High Ridge Trail Shooting

Incident: Shooting

Location: 2100 block of High Ridge Trail

Date of Incident: 9/29/2019

Date of Release: 9/29/2019

Case #: FP19-15329

Incident Details: 

Just before noon today, September 29, 2019, Fitchburg Police responded to reports of shots fired in...

Homicide Investigation Status

INVESTIGATION STATUS

The Fitchburg Police Department continues to investigate the homicide of Shay Watson that occurred on August 25, 2019, in the 2700 block of Lyman Lane. A multi-jurisdictional team of investigators has been actively pursuing leads and t...

Lyman Lane Death Investigation

Incident: Death Investigation 

Location: 2700 block of Lyman Lane

Case #: FP19-0012896

Incident Date: 8/25/19

Date of Media Release: 8/26/19

Prepared by: Lt. Edward Hartwick 

On Sunday, August 25, 2019, around 9:06 p.m., officers from...