BRISTOL — Bristol is whole again.

The Village Board, during a special meeting Wednesday night, voted 7-0 to annex the remaining town of Bristol after an overwhelming majority of residents, 402-35, favored annexation in Tuesday’s referendum.

As a result of the Village Board’s vote, the town of Bristol and its corresponding government was dissolved. The two governments had been operating side by side for about half a year.

Today, Village Clerk Amy Klemko will submit copies of the approved ordinance, the certificate of the referendum vote and the village plat to Kenosha County Circuit Court and the Register of Deeds office. The documents will also be submitted to the Wisconsin secretary of state for acknowledgement.

The board’s vote occurred in a matter of minutes, but it was really the culmination of at least five decades of work that began with then-Town Board Chairman Earl Hollister, said Village Board president Richard Gossling after the meeting. In that time, the board made two attempts at incorporation before successfully incorporating Wednesday night.

Gossling also attributed the quick unification to groundwork laid over the last 10 years, including boundary agreements with incorporated neighbors such as Paddock Lake, Pleasant Prairie and Kenosha.

“What we wanted to do was unify everybody,” Gossling said. “We don’t want to be isolated, and we certainly did not want to leave out people in the town.”

Gossling said the cooperation of the Village Board and the former Town Board was an essential part of incorporation process. He said he was proud of the partnership and the effort of both entities, village staff and residents to make the village possible.

He said he is eager to see the unincorporated signs come down and Bristol’s village status and population formally recognized on new signs.

“As soon as we get all the paperwork submitted, it’s just a matter of time. We hope to see that happen very soon,” he said.