Weekly Blast! – Town of Grant, Portage Co

2026 Partisan Primary – Happening Now!: The 2026 Partisan Primary is underway! Polls will be open in the Town of Grant until 8:00PM. If you have not yet returned your absentee ballot, you may return it to the black dropbox located near the town hall back door prior to the close of polls. Photo below! ✅ Wisconsin residents who are not registered to vote can do so at the polls on Election Day. You can complete a paper voter registration form at your polling place on Election Day. In order to register, a proof-of-residence document with a current address is required. Learn more at https://elections.wi.gov/Register If you’re unsure of your voter registration status, visit the MyVote website. Online voter registration for the November 3 General Election, which doesn’t require the voter to print or sign a paper form, resumes after the August 11 Partisan Primary. ✅ You need an acceptable photo ID to vote and your ID for voting does not need to show your current address. Your acceptable photo ID for voting does not need to show your current address. Most voters already have the photo ID they need to vote, such as a Wisconsin driver license or ID. If you have ID questions, please visit the Bring It to the Ballot website or call 1-866-VOTE-WIS for information. A voter who does not have an acceptable photo ID must be offered a provisional ballot and the opportunity to submit a photo ID within three days after the election. ✅ You may only vote for candidates of one party in the primary. Wisconsin law allows voters to choose which political party’s primary they wish to vote in without having to register to vote with a party affiliation or designation. However, a voter may only vote within one party’s primary on the August 11 ballot. Put simply, voters must pick a party preference when filling out a ballot for the Partisan Primary and stick with that party down the ballot when choosing their candidates of choice. If you select a party preference but vote in multiple primaries, only your chosen party’s votes will count. This is called crossover voting. Votes cast for any other party will not be counted. For more information about crossover voting, visit: https://elections.wi.gov/faq/what-partisan-primary-and-how-do-i-avoid-crossover-voting .

Posted on May 15, 2026 by vanja

Weekly Blast!

The Town Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Annual appointments were made as follows: Board of Appeals – Darcy Held (3-year term); Portage County Groundwater Citizens Advisory Committee – Andrea Musch, Delegate, and Cecile’ Johnson, Alternate Delegate (1-year term); Color Guard – Trudy Knipple – (1-year term); Plan Commission – Kathy Lee (2-year term), Jeanne Eggebrecht and Tom Reitter (3-year term); Zoning Administrator – Andrea Musch (1-year term).

An ordinance to appoint a deputy Zoning Administrator will be considered at our next meeting. If YOU are interested in getting involved in our Town government the follow appointments are open: Board of Appeals – two (2) positions (3-year term); Plan Commission – Secretary (1-year term). Please let me know by email or 715-213-1717 so I can tell you more about the responsibilities of these positions.

There was a lot of activity on south side of Mill Road this week east of County Road U. Old, plugged, cement driveway culverts were removed and new culverts installed.

In addition, filled ditches were reshaped after the material was removed. Prior to this action lack of proper drainage led to local flooding. Thanks are extended to Public Works employees Leo Kruger and Garry Saeger, and Supervisor Scott Provost for conducting this work.

Enjoy the warm weekend. Hopefully, the Thursday morning frost was our last one for a while…Sharon