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 March 13, 2026, Edited March 13, 2026 by Dado

Weekly Blast

Town Supervisors have received both complaints and compliments regarding the right-of-way brushing that has occurred this winter season. Before I get to either, please be informed that if you see a crew along any lettered roads (for example F, FF, W, WW, or U) those are county roads. The Town of Grant is also bordered by state roads of 54 and 73. All the others are most likely town roads (although there are some private roads in the Town also). This should help you be aware of the various jurisdictions and whose crew may be out there cutting.

Complaints received have regarded the amount of brush lying near the road or lying in the ditches or swales. This year the Town budgeted $15,000 to purchase a (likely used) chipper. A chipper will allow the crew to cut brush and then blow the mulch onto the ground [Note: any merchantable timber belongs to the landowner]. As soon as possible now, the town crew will do their best to remove wood debris left in the ditches and swales to prevent flooding of these low areas, plugging culverts, etc.

If you are interested, the Oral Ruling of the two lawsuits: Heather Grys-Luecht et al. versus the Town of Grant et al. will be heard on Monday March 16 at 3:30pm in Circuit Court 3 of the Portage County Courthouse. To date, the cost of these lawsuits has exceeded $77,000 of taxpayer dollars.

The weather, including wicked winds and substantial snow is expected Saturday-Monday. Be careful out there and enjoy the snow (and hope it’s not TOO much)! Sharon