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Weekly Blast!: The F3 tornado that severely damaged the City of Menasha last week has been devastating to that community. Have you ever wondered what the Town of Grant would do in case of a similar disaster? Recently Portage County Emergency Managers Bob Weinert and Tanner Arnold, T. Grant First Responders Jim Yetter and Keith Kardash, and Clerk Stefanie Schlapa and I met to work on a Local Emergency Response Guide. All Portage County municipalities are required to have this document available, but it needs to be reviewed and updated every so often. Case in point…Menasha.   So, what does this Response Guide entail? We must identify where could residents go if their structures were in danger or uninhabitable, and who we the Town could call on to supply three critical items: food, water, and power. Emergency contact names and their numbers are included in the Guide. Questions including if there are critical infrastructures that could be impacted, for example chemical, commercial, communications, emergency services, energy, transportation, etc. In the next few weeks, we’ll be reconvening to make updates to our Guide. Do you have large equipment or a skill set that might be helpful to us in case of a disaster? If so, let Clerk Stefanie Schlapa at 715-213-7370 or me at 715-213-1717 know so we can add your name to the list of contacts. It’s important that we work together if disaster strikes.   Have a good weekend. Perhaps rain may fall, Sharon

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Weekly News Blast

Early Sunday morning the Board held a meeting to consider an Emergency Resolution to replace a failed culvert on 90th Street just south of CTH W. In quick response Supervisor Scott Provost shot the elevations and the points were surveyed for the culvert replacement. The failed 40” culvert will be replaced with one at least 48” in diameter and as such, will be eligible for a 50% cost share from Portage County. Supervisor Provost also filled out the required DNR permit application. Thanks are extended to him for all his work to expedite this important work as we anticipate it will commence as soon as possible.

Supervisors Provost and Doug Steltenpohl, Clerk Stefanie Schlapa and Deputy-Clerk Vicky Zimmerman and I attended individual depositions requested by the legal counsel retained by former Supervisor Heather Grys-Luecht. We are uncertain of the costs to all town residents due to this process and/or if a trial will be indicated. Further, town residents can decide if we, as a Town want to consider a lawsuit(s) in response to hers [recall some years ago the T. Grant sued Portage County over double taxation regarding ambulance service]. It is important to know that a town can sue and be sued. And so, it goes…

Don’t forget to get out and vote Tuesday April 1. The Town Hall will be open for voting from 7am until 8pm.

More wonky weather on the way this weekend…Sharon