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Weekly Blast!: Something historic happened this week…Wait – did you think I was going to talk about baseball? Well of course, that was amazing! Milwaukee and all Wisconsinites have a lot to cheer. But I’m talking about the unanimous decisions by the Portage County Planning & Zoning Committee to approve the changes to our Zoning Ordinance to include the revised solar overlay map and rationale, and changes to our Comprehensive Plan to include our definition of data centers, prohibit them in all zoning districts, and create a “floating zone” which would require a zoning change with public input and the ability to say yes or no to that kind of development in our community. The Town of Grant becomes one of only a handful of municipalities in the state of Wisconsin that has used this land use change for their future planning. We the Town have had independent zoning for decades and times like these demonstrate the relevance of our independence. It was warming to hear members of the P&Z Committee congratulate the Town of Grant and thank us for “leading the way”. It has indeed been a historic week. Congratulations. Happy Halloween, Sharon

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Weekly Blast!

The 162nd Annual Meeting of the Town of Grant was held Tuesday. Thanks are extended to all those in attendance. Clerk Stefanie Schlapa provided the Annual Report detailing our 2025 finances. Other reports from the Town of Grand Rapids Fire Department, United Emergency Medical Response, Town of Grant Plan Commission, and more were heard. Residents opted to continue with our annual Choose to Reuse and Tire Day. This year it will be held Saturday May 16 – mark your calendars! Our ATV/UTV Ordinance was updated and a new Recycling Ordinance introduced –including new requirements per state administrative rules and statutes.

 

This morning, I accompanied our grader operator to check all the unsurfaced roads in the Town. We noted where road base is needed and other basic maintenance for the season. There is still quite a bit of tree debris to clear before some of the roads can be properly maintained, but we’ll get to it!

 

Enjoy the weekend with temps ranging from 30s to 50s. Those temps haven’t kept the ticks from slowing down, that’s for sure. Watch for the little buggers, Sharon