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    • Animal / Veterinary Care>
      • Arlo's Hoof Trimming (920) 379-4877
      • Mary's Bed & Biscuit (920) 685-6734
      • Omro Animal Hospital (920) 685-5516
      • See Spot Run on 21 (920)685-5921
      • Traxler's Kennel & Pet Shop (920) 685-5547
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      • 1st Quality Auto Care & Salvage (920) 685-0448
      • Dan's Auto Repair (920) 685-2644
      • Engine's Limited (920) 685-0288
      • Expert Transmission (920) 685-2003
      • FW Complete Lube Center (920) 685-3006
      • Omro Wash and Lube (920) 685-2425
      • Main Automotive Sales and Service (920) 685-5553
      • Main Tire & Maintenence (920) 685-5553
      • Master Carts & Repair, LLC (920) 685-5252
      • Park Place Motors (920) 685-6099
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      • 1st National Bank (855) 876-1500
      • American Bank (920) 685-6401
      • Citizen's Bank (920) 685-2771
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      • All Seasons Quality Heating & Cooling (920) 685-8090
      • Beulen & Sons Construction (920) 685-5801
      • Country Water Works, Inc (920) 685-6719
      • D & S Mechanical (920) 685-5263
      • DKal Electric (920) 312-3525
      • Don's Carpet Service (920) 685-6519
      • Edward Eberhart Painting (920) 685-6801
      • Encore Electric (920) 685-6699
      • GRP Mechanical, Inc (920) 685-0990
      • Hardy, Inc (920) 960-1280
      • Joe Schilling Plastering (920) 216-0006
      • Johnston Pile Driving & Shoring (920) 685-5648
      • Krasavage Drywall & Paint (920) 685-5900
      • Kronberg Improvements (920) 685-2674
      • Magik Air Refrigeration, Inc (920) 685-2332
      • Mark's Hardwood Flooring, LLC (920) 685-2499
      • Martens Heating & Cooling (920) 685-0111
      • Peters Mechanical, Inc (920) 685-5021
      • RLS Machining (920) 685-2004
      • Rusch Homes, LLC (920) 685-0241
      • Wilke Roofing & Siding (920) 685-2409
      • Zimmer Electric Co (920) 685-2387
    • Daycare>
      • A Moment in Time (920) 685-7399
      • Children's Corner Family Day Care (920) 685-6437
      • Kids Zone Child Care (920) 420-2346
      • Kidz Konnect Family Day Care Center (920) 685-5392
      • Little Ones Child Care Center (920) 685-5873
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      • Canary Blue Studio (920) 279-3924
      • Donohue's Legends Lanes (920) 685-2694
      • The Gathering Space (920) 685-2094
      • Hodgee's Pro DJ/Karaoke Services (920) 716-4634
      • King's Music Studio (920) 685-5072
      • Omro Wedding Chapel (920) 379-8598
      • Rebel Alliance Theatre (920) 426-8580
      • Skydive Adventure (920) 685-5122
      • Versatile Sounds of the Fox Valley (920) 410-7838
      • Wedgewood Supper Club/Golf Course (920) 685-6161
    • Gas Stations>
      • Kwik Trip (920) 685-6833
      • Omro Travel Center/BP (920) 685-5727
      • Omro Ultimart (920) 685-2011
      • Red's Piggly Wiggly (920) 685-5143
    • Hair Salons/Barbers>
      • Connies Beauty Studio (920) 685-6062
      • Deb'n Hair Salon (920) 685-2186
      • Gentlemen's Choice Barber Shop (920) 685-6868
      • KM Style (920) 859-0095
      • The Cutting Corner (920) 685-6010
    • Health>
      • Aurora Health Care (920) 685-7280
      • Bosquez Chiropractic & Wellness Center (920) 685-3015
      • Dowling Dental Clinic (920) 685-2121
      • Dr. Thomas Machak, DDS (920) 685-5893
      • Northshore Eye Care (920) 685-2020
      • Omro Care Center (920) 685-2755
      • Omro Chiropractic Office (920) 685-6788
      • Omro Healthmart Pharmacy (920) 685-5041
      • Paragon Rehabilitation, Inc. (920) 685-2068
    • Housing>
      • Fox View Manor (920) 685-6322
      • Riverlane Mobile Village (920) 267-1721
      • Riverview Rentals (920) 685-2255
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      • Eureka Dam Campsites (920) 685-5441
      • Fish Inn (920) 685-6844
      • Omro Motel (920) 685-5049
      • Omro RV Center (920) 252-2743
      • The Old Schoolhouse Bed & Breakfast (920) 685-7320
      • Reed Hill Bed and Breakfast (920) 379-6129
    • Manufacturing>
      • Alliance Metals Group (920) 685-0722
      • Black Wolf Design (920) 685-8550
      • Butkiewicz & Sons (920) 685-5661
      • Career Extenders, Inc (920) 420-6146
      • CC&R Wood Products (920) 685-5085
      • Fox River Tile (920) 685-5654
      • Giddings Welding & Fabrication (920) 685-6710
      • Goodwin Competition (920) 685-3000
      • Keenline Conveyors (920) 685-0365
      • On-Time Machining (920) 685-0524
      • Oshkosh Tool (920) 859-0023
      • Potratz Concrete Pumping, Inc. (920) 685-6094
      • Precast Concrete Specialties (920) 685-2727
      • Printco (920) 685-5662
      • Stainless Unlimited (920) 685-6830
      • Wisconsin Tubing, Inc. (920) 685-2711
    • Restaurants/Taverns>
      • Bases Loaded Bar and Grill (920) 685-5707
      • Colonial Chesse House & Gifts (920) 685-6570
      • Donohue's Legends Lanes (920) 685-2694
      • Jake's Pizza (920) 685-5544
      • Las Brasas Mexican Restaurant (920) 685-6930
      • Lucky Garden Chinese (920) 685-5888
      • McDonalds (920) 685-3073
      • Overdog Bar and Grill (920) 685-0685
      • Springbrook Tavern (920) 685-5939
      • Subway (920) 685-5500
      • Tanner's Tap & Grill (920)685-6480
      • The Hill Tavern (920) 685-6471
      • Wedgewood Supper Club (920) 685-6161
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      • Apple Orchard Alpacas (920) 232-5431
      • Camera Case Wireless (920) 689-2056
      • Colonial Cheese House & Gifts (920) 685-6570
      • Country Corners Greenhouse (920) 685-6022
      • Dollar General (920) 685-0991
      • Farmer's Wife Country Store (920) 685-6785
      • Garden Gate West Florist & Gift Shoppe (920) 203-6316
      • JRH Promotions (920) 685-0346
      • Kester's Wild Game Food Nurseries, Inc. (920) 685-2929
      • Omro Building Center (920) 685-2001
      • Omro Thrift Store (920) 685-0568
      • Omro Gallery (920) 685-5787
      • Omro Ultimart (920) 685-2011
      • Red's Piggly Wiggly (920)685-5143
      • Team Spirit Sports Apparel (920) 685-0710
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      • Advanced Disposal (920)685-6666
      • Alliance Insurance & Financial Services (920) 685-0900
      • Anderson Accounting (920) 685-2535
      • B.C. Sewing (920) 685-2475
      • Casa Esther (920) 859-0090
      • Ken's Sharpening Service (920) 685-5905
      • Kwiatkowski Funeral Home (920) 685-2207
      • Le Nails and Spa (920)685-0600
      • Schettl's Home Maintinence (920) 685-2255
      • Serwas Window Cleaning (920) 685-6140
      • Zimmer Electric (920) 685-2387
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FIRE PROTECTION FEE

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Hey! What on earth is that Fire Protection charge on my water
bill?


For those of you who haven't called to ask that question yet, Fire Protection is basically hydrant rental, or the opportunity for city residents and businesses to use the water system to extinguish fires if necessary. The
water utility pays for the hydrants and supplies the water, and the residents pay the water utility. We have always paid the water department for this service, but we used to pay them through our taxes. Those customers who were tax exempt did not pay their share. Many communities put this charge on their water
bill back in 2003 and earlier. We made the change now because we could not raise taxes to cover the increased cost required by the Public Service Commission.
Therefore, the council lowered the tax rate for city purposes, and placed the charge on your water bill. This is a quarterly charge equal to $26.25 per quarter per residential equivalent. If you have further questions, feel free to call us at 685-7000 and we will be happy to try to assist you.


Welcome to Omro....

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The City of Omro lives up to its reputation as being a safe, proud and involved community.  This is reflected in Omro's schools, neighborhoods, churches, organizations and other community services. 

Located just 8 miles west of Oshkosh in the heart of Wisconsin's Fox River Valley, Omro offers the perfect combination of business, industry, residential amenities and recreational pleasures to win your heart.

The city works hard to maintain its excellent quality of life in order to make the community an even greater place in which to live, work, and conduct business.

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Omro Police Department Canine Officer Fund

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The Omro Police Department has initiated a K-9 Unit Fundraising Campaign.  The OMPD has created the K-9 Unit to assist in the effort of combatting crime in Omro and the surrounding communities.  Having a canine officer creates a valuable asset to the officers and other law enforcement officials, who are working diligently to protect the citizens of this community.  

The addition of a K-9 Unit to the Omro Police Department greatly enhances this agency’s capability to track down, locate, and capture wanted offenders in urban and rural environments: and detect illegal narcotics in our communities and schools.

The employment of  a K-9 officer is a great asset in reducing the safety risk to the citizens and Law Enforcement Officers of the Omro Police Department, while increasing the agencies effectiveness in apprehending criminals and conserving the peace.  All of these efforts making Omro a safer community in which to raise your family.

What Does a K-9 Officer Do?
An effective K-9 Officer serves as a locating tool to find suspects of serious crimes and aid in their capture, and the detection of illegal narcotics. The K9 Unit is also  instrumental in the safe, thorough search of buildings and other hazardous areas. The K-9 Officer assists in these types of searches and provides an added layer of protection for the law enforcement officers during these dangerous incidents.

The Omro Police Department needs your support to continue to fund our K-9 Unit. We are asking businesses, community organizations, and individuals to donate funds to purchase equipment, provide the necessary training, and other needs to support and maintiain this K-9 member of the police department.   Donations of necessary equipment and supplies are welcome as well. Your donation to this program will go directly to this effort and is tax deductible. 

To obtain further information regarding this program or to donate to our effort contact:      Officer Cory Andersen
                    205 S. Webster Avenue
                    Omro, WI 54963
                    (920) 685-7007
                     
Send your tax-deductible donation payable to:
  

                                                        City of Omro
                                            Attn: Canine Officer Fund
                                             205 S. Webster Avenue
                                                      PO. Box 399
                                                   Omro, WI 54963 
                                                            

Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention

  • Protecting your drinking water supply  is also your responsibility!

    What is a cross connection?
    Cross Connection is a physical connection between a possible source of contamination and the public drinking water system piping. This connection, if not properly protected, can lead to the contamination of the drinking water system through a backflow event.

    The most common example would be a section of garden hose connected to a faucet with the other end lying in area which could become covered with water from an undesirable source such as flood waters, sump pump water, or simply soapy water in a sink.

    What is backflow?
    Backflow is the reversal of water flow through a cross connection from a possible source of contamination into the public drinking water system. Backflow may be caused by either backpressure or backsiphonage. A loss of pressure in the public drinking water system may lead to backsiphonage through unprotected cross connections, or backpressure may be created when the water pressure of a facility’s internal water system is elevated above the supply pressure of the public drinking water system resulting in backflow through unprotected cross connections.

    What can you do to prevent backflow situations in your home or business?
    • Be aware of and eliminate and/or isolate cross connections.
    • Maintain air gaps on sinks and when using hoses.
    • Do not submerge hoses or place them where they could become submerged.
    • Use hose bib vacuum breakers on fixtures (hose connections in the basement, laundry room, and on outside faucets/spigots).
    • Do not create a connection between an auxiliary water system (well, cistern, body of water) and the water supply plumbing.

    Why should you be concerned?
    • Backflow may affect the quality of the drinking water at your residence or facility and has the potential to create health hazards if contaminated water enters your water supply plumbing system and is used for drinking, cooking or bathing.
    • Backflow events occur more often than you might think although most do not create health hazards.
    • Unprotected cross-connections with water supply plumbing or public drinking water piping systems are prohibited.
    • You are responsible for protecting your water supply plumbing from backflow that may contaminate your drinking water and the drinking water of others. This includes complying with the plumbing code and not creating unprotected cross connections.

    If you should have any questions about cross connection control please contact the City of Omro Water Utility.

    How do I contact the City of Omro Water Utility
    • By phone:    685-7025
    • By fax:           685-7028
    _Email: mvanpelt1@att.net