Annual Meeting - Town of Grant, Portage Co

Weekly Blast!: Last week the Town of Grant hosted the Portage County unit meeting of the Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA). This week I attended the WTA Annual Convention in Stevens Point. Town and village officers from all over the State of Wisconsin were present; hundreds of them. Each year this event helps to educate officers about state statutes, current legislation, road maintenance and construction, budgeting, ambulance and fire protection, and so much more. No one officer can attend all the sessions available (we need the entire board to do that!) but these are the ones I attended: 1) Cypersecurity Attacks; 2) Fire Protection Service Fees; 3) Legal “Cracker Barrel” (where officers can ask the WTA attorneys ANYTHING); 4) Large-Scale Wind & Solar; and 5) Industrial Development. Each session was extremely interesting and educational. Of particular interest was the session on Fire Protection Service Fees. Currently we pay for fire protection services from our general fund to the Town of Grand Rapids and the Village of Plainfield. The first uses equalized value to determine what we pay whereas the second uses a formula that is proportional to each contracted municipality. The former does not and so unfortunately, we pay a disproportional amount to T. Grand Rapids. In this WTA session they recommended two options if we don’t want to continue pulling from our general fund: 1) referendum to increase our levy; or 2) using a formula based on square footage of homes/businesses/land size, etc. to have landowners pay proportionally based on the anticipated expense of a fire to their parcel. It’s a very interesting option and several towns are working with their assessors to create a fair formula for landowners. For example, an agricultural field would pay far less than a large commercial building, or a small home would pay less than a large one with several accessory buildings, etc. Moving forward the Town of Grant will be looking at options as the price of fire protection increases every year. We need to find ways to make it fair with the greatest protection for all our residents, their homes, businesses, and land. Enjoy the anticipated stunning weather, Sharon

Posted on April 13, 2024, Edited April 16, 2024 by clerk

Annual Meeting

You are invited to attend the Town of Grant Annual Meeting, held Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00PM at the Grant Town Hall. This meeting will follow the Public Hearing regarding the Zoning Ordinance at 6:00PM. Zoom will be available for both meetings. If you want more information on a particular subject or have questions, please email clerk@townofgrant-portage.wi.gov and I will do my best to prepare it for you. This is the proposed agenda. Here is the Zoom Link.

2023 Annual Report

This report includes monthly financial reports, current loan statuses, 2023 profit and loss, payroll summary report, and transaction detail report for all 2023 Expenditures. The final page also details ARPA expenditures for the 2023 year.

Digital Friendly Annual Report

Printer Friendly Annual Report

Road Plan 2024

Minutes

2023 Annual Meeting Minutes

Committee Reports

2023 Zoning Permits

Plan Commission Annual Report

Community Reports

Grand Rapids Fire Department Annual Report

*More Community Reports may be added as they become available.

Enjoy the sunshine!