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Weekly Blast!: Recently I completed a seminar series regarding utility solar and wind projects and their real or potential impacts on local communities. As you probably know by now, local municipalities (towns/villages/cities) have very little control over large-scale utility projects. In the Town of Grant’s experience that meant a utility solar project 100 megawatts and larger. The control and decision regarding both Portage Solar (in construction now) and Vista Sands Solar (construction slated mid 2027) lies solely with the three-member board of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. The T. Grant, along with the Town of Plover have more experience in the utility solar arena than many of the seminar participants. Some never heard of it, some were in the middle of it, and others were “knee-deep” in it like us. T. Plover Chairman Jim Garbe and I recently met with newly elected Portage County Executive Eric Olson to apprise him of our Joint Development Agreements (JDAs) with our two solar projects, and the responsibility that Portage County has to help us uphold their contents. There are decades ahead to consider and millions of dollars that the county will receive because of these projects. Chair Garbe already noted potential breaches of the JDA by Portage Solar. These are legal contracts that must be upheld as they represent the only mechanisms we have to keep the projects protective of our respective municipalities.   If you are a landowner that has a lease with a solar company or is considering one there is information below of an upcoming seminar that might be of interest to you. It is hosted by UW–Madison Division of Extension. The work is funded by an award from the US Department of Energy and is part of a broader project to help Wisconsin communities plan for and respond to changes in the energy landscape. For more information about the project see the RESET website (go.wisc.edu/reset). Please note that this is educational content only, not legal advice. Consult legal counsel for regulatory decisions.   Navigating Solar Leases for Wisconsin Landowners (Register)July 10 | 12–1 pm (Zoom) Designed for farmers and rural landowners, this webinar covers: Key solar lease terms and payment structures Evaluating and negotiating offers Tools to compare proposals and protect your interests Have a good weekend, Sharon

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Board of Review 2025

May 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT The Board of Review for the Town of Grant of Portage County shall open the Board of Review on the 16th day of May 2025 from 2:00PM – 4:00PM, at the Grant Town Hall located at 9011 County Road WW Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494. 

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about that person’s objection except at a session of the board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the board during the first two (2) hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48 hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board member, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvement that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests.  The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19:35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability.  No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted,

Town of Grant

Stefanie Schlapa

Stefanie Schlapa, Clerk

Open Book May 9th from 2:00PM – 4:00PM

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