Notice of Public Hearing – Town of Grant, Portage Co

Weekly Blast!: Last week the scheduled notifications for the Weekly Blast were not sent due to a problem with our website provider. You must refer to our website to read last week’s news, which was posted but not notified. We apologize for any inconvenience. On Tuesday, the Town of Grant Board in collaboration with our Plan Commission held two public hearings. The first regarded two changes to our Comprehensive Plan: the solar overlay map and accompanying rationale. Changes included the final mapped delineations of Portage Solar LLC and Vista Sands Solar, and one brief paragraph describing status. The second public hearing included changes to our Zoning Ordinance re: data centers. At this writing they would be denied in every zoning district. There would be the creation of a “floating zone” titled industrial 2 should there be an interested party. Following, they would have to request a zoning change which would require public hearings at the town and county levels. In other words, unlike solar projects 100MW or greater where we, the Town did not have a say at the local level, in the case of a potential data center, the Town would indeed have knowledge of data center prospectors and the ability to deny or permit such an industry. Please tip your hat to the T. Grant Plan Commission members Jodi Lomma, Jeanne Eggebrecht, Kathy Lee, and Tom Reitter who worked proactively and swiftly on this critical zoning change. Glad we got some rain. Enjoy a bit of respite from the heat this weekend, Sharon

Posted on September 15, 2024 by clerk

Notice of Public Hearing

The Town of Grant will conduct a Public Hearing to solicit citizen’s input on a request from Gary Getzloff for the rezoning of the northeastern section of parcel number 018-22-0734-01.06. The five acre section is located at the intersection of Griffith Avenue and County Road F, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494. The request is to rezone the parcel from Transitional Agricultural to General Agriculture for the purpose of allowing a residence on a 5 acre parcel after the current parcel is divided into two separate parcels. General Agriculture and Agricultural Transition are designated as compatible on Table 9.1: Town of Grant Zoning/Land Use Plan Compatibility Table. The Town of Grant Plan Commission voted 4 to 1 on September 4, 2024 to recommend approval of the requested change in zoning from Transitional Agricultural to General Agriculture for the five acre parcel. No change in zoning is requested for the remaining 22.82 acres of parcel number 018-22-0734-01.06. The Hearing will be at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the Town Hall, 9011 County Road WW. Written comments can also be submitted to the Town Clerk until 6:30 pm the day of the hearing.