ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: Road Materials

Weekly Blast: The Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. We’re trying a different agenda format to improve efficiency and shorten meeting times. A “consent agenda” allows usual items like minutes, committee and officer reports, financial reports, and invoices to be reviewed in advance of the meeting. When the meeting begins a board member can request that any item from the list be moved to the “regular” agenda for discussion and consideration. In this way any item where concerns or questions exist are scrutinized. Anything that remains on the consent agenda is approved by unanimous consent in its entirety. On Wednesday it seemed to work well, however it’s new so we’ll see how it goes. One item of interest (not on the consent agenda) was a Resolution regarding the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plan prepared by the Wisconsin Rapids School District. The District includes Grant Elementary School right here in the Town of Grant. Recall some months ago we had an informational meeting for residents in the Mertz Subdivision just south of Grant Elementary. The residents did not want sidewalks for bike or pedestrians installed whenever the roads are reconstructed. Originally the Town included this option in two grants submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). Neither were funded, nor were two recent ones WITHOUT sidewalks included. In short, the SRTS Plan and the Resolution signed do not include any sidewalks within the Subdivision; only a short, cemented area at the corner of 85th/CTH WW at the request of the Portage County Highway Department. This, in hopes of a future enhanced crosswalk across the highway. This Resolution may be submitted with any future funding requests to reconstruct the roads within the Subdivision. However, if you have a million dollars sitting around, we’d be happy to start construction ASAP - ha! Have a safe weekend and be careful in the expected heatwave, Sharon

Posted on May 24, 2025 by clerk

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

TOWN OF GRANT, Portage County

The Town of Grant is accepting sealed bids for road materials:

Supply and deliver 3/4″ hard rock CABC delivered anywhere in the Town south of County Rd W, priced per ton
Supply and deliver 3/4″ hard rock CABC delivered anywhere in the Town north of County Rd W, priced per ton
Supply and deliver 1 1/4″ Screened Red Granite anywhere in the Town south of County Rd W, priced per cubic yard
Supply and deliver 1 1/4″ Screened Red Granite anywhere in the Town north of County Rd W, priced per cubic yard

Mail or deliver by 6:00pm June 11^th to: SEALED BID c/o Town of Grant, 9011 County Road WW, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

The Town of Grant reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality in bidding, or accept the bid(s) which serves the best interest of the Town. Questions should be directed to Chair Sharon Schwab at 715-213-1717 or at chair@townofgrant-portage.wi.gov

Stefanie Schlapa, Clerk