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Weekly Blast!: It was yet another historic week in the Town of Grant…942 residents cast ballots in the mid-term election. That represented approximately 75% voter turnout - wow! Approximately 11% of our residents voted early either by mail or in person absentee voting. Our thanks to Clerk Stefanie Schlapa, Deputy Clerk Vicky Zimmerman, and all our wonderful election workers who met everyone with a smile on Tuesday. Also, be reminded that Clerk Schlapa will continue to hold scheduled in-person absentee voting the Saturday preceding any future elections. There have been some inquiries regarding the proposed discontinuing of a partial section of Griffith Avenue between 110th St and County Road F (pic). There are several feet of wet organic material underneath this section of road. As such, it has been the subject of “mudding” and breaches during times of flooding. This has repeatedly resulted in vehicles getting stuck with abutting landowner and law enforcement being asked to pull vehicles out. Landowners have since asked that portion of the road be considered for discontinuing which is the right of landowners and local government to consider. This is a very different situation than Buena Vista Road (CTH F – 130th) where the landowners asked that the materials under the road be “mucked out”, and repaired. We were able to get a significant Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant to fix that road because it was declared a safety hazard as emergency vehicles could not access that road at all times, and persons living on 130th complained that Safeway school bus would not traverse the road to take their children to school. The parents had to drive four miles around to meet the bus. Griffith Ave. is very different. It is abutted by WDNR and agricultural land and there are other access points to get to their properties. And the two homes at either end will continue to have access as their sections will not be impacted if a portion of the road is discontinued. A public hearing is required to consider discontinuing a road. That will be held on Wednesday December 9th. Another nice weekend in store. Enjoy, Sharon

Posted on by clerk

Notice: Public Hearing

CLASS III NOTICE OF HEARING FOR VACATION AND DISCONTINUANCE OF A PORTION OF GRIFFITH AVENUE

A public hearing shall be held by the Town Board of the Town of Grant, at the Town of Grant Town Hall, 9011 County Road WW, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494, on

December 9th, 2026, at 6:30PM p.m., to discuss the proposed action to discontinue a portion
of Griffith Avenue initiated by the introduction of a Resolution by the Town Board of the Town of Grant pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 82.10.

Said portion of Griffith Avenue is depicted to scale in the attached map, which is incorporated herein, and legally described as follows:

That portion of Griffith Ave being located in part of the SW1/4 and part of the SW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 27, also being part of the NW1/4 and part of the NW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 34, all in Township 22 North, Range 7 East, Town of Grant, Portage County, Wisconsin whose Centerline is bounded and described as follows:

Commencing at the SW COR. 27-22-7E:

Thence along the South Line of the SW1/4 on a bearing of N 89°16’11” E, a distance of 550.00′ being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the Vacated Griffith Ave.;

Thence continue along the South Line of the SW1/4 on a bearing of N 89°16’11” E, a distance of 773.66′ to the SE Cor. of the SW1/4 SW1/4;

Thence continue along the South Line of the SW1/4 on a bearing of N 89°16’11” E, a distance of 1323.66′ to the S1/4 Cor. 27-22-7E;

Thence along the South Line of the SE1/4 on a bearing of N 89°35’55” E, a distance of 1010′ more or less to a point 100′ West of Ditch No. 4 to the POINT OF ENDING of the Vacated Griffith Ave.

Dated this 15th day of October 2026, 2026.