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1. What is the assessor's role?
2. What is the difference between real and personal property?
3. How does the assessor value property?
4. What is market value?
5. I've heard you develop appraised values by computer. Is this correct?
6. Can the assessment on my property be changed even if the assessor has not been inside my property?
7. Will I be penalized if I don't let the assessor in when an inspection is requested?
8. What will happen to my assessment if I improve my property?
9. Will my assessment go up if I repair my property?
10. How can my assessment change when I haven't done anything to my property?
11. Why does the City have to conduct a revaluation?
12. I've been told that everybody's taxes go up after a revaluation. Is this true?
13. Do all assessments change at the same rate?
14. How will my taxes change as a result of a new assessment?
15. Where do my tax dollars go?
16. Will I be notified if there is a change in my assessment?
17. How do I know if my assessment is fair?

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1. How much does a permit cost?
2. When do you need a permit?
3. What is plan checking?
4. Why do you need a permit?
5. How soon can I get a permit?
6. When are inspections required?
7. Who do I call for an inspection?
8. What does the inspector do?

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1. What codes apply?
2. What is the purpose of these codes?

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1. Can the City Attorney’s office give me legal advice or answer my questions on private legal matters?
2. If the City Attorney’s office cannot give me legal advice, what is the office’s role?
3. I received a citation, can I talk to the City Attorney about it?
4. I can’t be there for my pretrial conference, can I reschedule it?
5. I don’t understand what an ordinance means, can the City Attorney’s office explain it to me?

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1. Where do I find an agenda packet?
2. How do I get a accessible parking sign installed?
3. Where do I pay a fine, or check my court date?
4. Where can I get a birth/death certificate?
5. Where do I pay Real Estate Taxes?
6. Where can I get a passport/marriage license?
7. Where can my child get a work permit?
8. How do I make a TTY call?

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1. If I have a bag of trash or other item that does not fit inside my city-provided garbage can, can I place it next to the can for pick up?
2. Does a vehicle need to have current registration to be parked on private property in the City of Superior?
3. Can a Code Compliance Officer help me with problems with my landlord or my tenant?

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1. My basement is flooded, what should I do?
2. How do I dispose of these unwanted items?
3. Is there a place I can bring unwanted, unused or expired medications?
4. Is the City of Superior selling compost bins and rain barrels?
5. How can I learn more information about my wastewater bill?
6. How can I get involved with my club, church, camp, or class to help protect Lake Superior?
7. Why is e-waste a concern?

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1. How is my Personal Property Tax bill calculated?
2. How and when is my delinquent sewage bill calculated?
3. How do I get bidding documents for City projects?

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1. Where do I need to place my smoke detectors?
2. Can I have a campfire in my yard?
3. Where can I dispose of old fire extinguishers, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms?
4. What does the fire department do besides putting out fires?
5. Does the Fire Department fill swimming pools?
6. Why does the fire department do fire inspections?
7. Can the fire department help with car seat installation?
8. How many fire stations do we have and where are they located?

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1. What is my bill based on?
2. Are my charges itemized?
3. Can I get one bill for a group of my properties?
4. Who do you send the bills to?
5. Will you bill by commercial tenant?
6. Will you bill my residential tenant?
7. Can I make payments on my bill if I cannot pay off the total by the due date?
8. Where can I get more information?

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1. Does the City have any employment vacancies?
2. When will you be testing for police or fire positions?
3. How do I apply for employment with the City?
4. I am a City employee, who would I contact if I have questions about City benefits?

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1. Face Covering FAQs

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1. Does the landfill accept appliances?
2. Can electronic waste be brought to the landfill?
3. Does the landfill accept household hazardous waste?
4. Can I bring demolition materials to the Moccasin Mike Landfill?

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1. How do I reserve a pavilion at a park?
2. How do I reserve a ballfield?
3. Where can I purchase an annual boat launch tag?
4. I would like to have a special event in a city park or on a city trail. What is the process for this?
5. Where can I buy a cross-country ski pass?
6. How can I get a tree planted on my boulevard?
7. I have questions about the Summer Playground Program, what number do I call?
8. I would like to obtain an archery hunting permit. Where and when can I get a permit?

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1. When should I call 9-1-1?
2. What should I do if I have a non-emergency?
3. How do I obtain a police report?
4. How do I commend an officer or file a complaint?
5. How do obtain a parking permit?
6. How do I pay a parking ticket?
7. How do I contest a parking ticket?
8. What should I do with unwanted medications?
9. How do I apply to become a Police Officer?
10. I have a question about ATV/UTV operation.

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1. How can I find out when my trash will be picked up?
2. How can I get the handle/wheel/lid on my trash can fixed?
3. How can I get a pothole repaired?
4. How can I get my alley blacktopped?
5. A street light is out--what number do I call?
6. I have concerns about my sidewalk, who do I call?
7. There are lots in my neighborhood where the grass isn't being mowed and is over 12 inches in height, who do I call to report this?
8. I have questions about ditching near my home, who should I contact?
9. I have concerns about snow plowing, what number do I call?

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1. Do I have to be home in order to get a recycling cart?
2. Where does the recycling cart go, at the curb or the alley?
3. Do I have to sort the recycled materials in the cart?
4. How close together do the trash cart and the recycling cart have to be?
5. What if I don’t need such a big cart? What if I need a bigger cart?
6. What is that number on the side of the cart?
7. Is recycling mandatory?
8. When will my recycling be collected?
9. Where do I find the collection schedule for my neighborhood?
10. Who is collecting the recycling?
11. Will the trash and the recycling be picked up at the same time?
12. Will my garbage pickup schedule change?
13. What time does my recycling have to be out in the alley on collection day?
14. What do I do with the old recycling bin?
15. I have never put out recycling before, do I have to call to be added to the route?
16. I don’t have much recycling, can I still use my recycling bin?
17. Do the bins go in the alley too?
18. If I don’t have any recycling and skip putting out the cart, will they drop me from the route?
19. Do I have to sort the cans, glass and plastic bottles?
20. What about newspapers and magazines?
21. What about aerosol cans?
22. Can I put my recycling in a plastic bag?
23. Is corrugated cardboard accepted?
24. What if my recycling cart is lost or broken?
25. If I move, do I take my cart with me?
26. What items are not recyclable?
27. What if I move to a new house and there is no recycling cart?
28. How much do the carts cost?
29. Can businesses use the carts too?

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1. I have a question about my wastewater bill. What do I do?