Public Notices
Serves To Inform Residents Of Important Information
Why We Post These?
A Hallmark of Democracy…
The modern practice of posting Public Notices online follows in the footsteps of notices being published in newspapers. Before the wide circulation of the printed word however, public notice boards were standard practice of government to inform their citizens of things like proposed actions or meetings so the public could stay informed and take appropriate action.
On this page, you will find recent public notices. Each link takes you to the full PDF version where you can download or share it online.
A History Of Public Notices
Recorded in the Township archives of 1905, is a note stating that townships need to post meeting notices, which was true from their formation, and is still true today. In the late 1800s and early 1900s the posting locations were at the Poll House, at St. Benedict and at George Beckmann’s Store. As years went by, the requirement to post in three locations was changed to posting in one location, along with publishing in the town newspaper. Currently Helena posts at the Office of the Clerk, and publishes in the Jordan Independent and in the New Prague Times, as well as on this website.
Clerk@Helena-Township.com
Community Involvement:
While this Public Notice Board is intended for official township business, we may, from time to time, post notices not directly related to government business. This is not intended to be a place for items of personal interest, but if you feel that something rises to the level of public interest and should be posted here, you can contact the Clerk of Helena Township with an item to be posted.
Posting of items here generally require a vote of the Township board. All other items can be shared on public community sites such as the many Facebook pages for our area.
Note: the township board and its officers do not monitor or moderate any social media pages.
