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 April 17, 2026 by vanja

Weekly Blast!

I’m going a little crazy listening to the sump pump run day and night! Got rain? And more on the way…geez. Unfortunately, there is little we can do about the weather. We have received a few complaints about potentially blocked culverts and filling of ditches and are investigating these. The amount of tree fall in our road rights-of-way is adding to potential blockages. Our Public Works crew is doing their best to clear this debris.

You may have noticed what looks like discing along some of the road edges of our unsurfaced roads. That’s what’s being done along some road sections so that we can reclaim some of the road base materials before being graded this spring.

The Plan Commission was being proactive this week by looking at sample ordinances from communities where data centers are being proposed. Because of the large-scale solar projects now slated for our community, plus easy access to plentiful groundwater resources, we may be of interest to these large-scale developers. As such, the Plan Commissioners met with Lynn Markham, UWSP Land Use Specialist to learn how other communities are dealing with these types of industrial developments. Fortunately, unlike large-scale solar developments which are decided by the Public Service Commission of WI, data centers would be under local control should one be proposed in our community.

Always something to worry about… Sharon