Weekly News Blast – Town of Grant, Portage Co

Weekly News Blast: Have you ever wondered what a town clerk does? Well, in a word, “LOTS”! Our town clerk, Stefanie Schlapa, does a great deal, juggling town work among a busy family and other work life. Here’s just a sample of the work she has done in the past few weeks…Hang on! 2026 Budget completed; Tax Statements mailed; Statement of Taxes completed; Processed W2 tax forms; WT-7 tax forms completed; Filed Quarterly reports including the 941, Wage Reports (e.g. Unemployment); Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Annual Reconciliation; Fire Dues Certification; Attended two Election Trainings; Completed required Badger Books Training (for elections); [Note: will be installing required Badger Book update Saturday Jan 17]; Dispersed tax payments to Wisconsin Rapids, Tri-County and Stevens Point school districts and Portage County; WRS Remittance % update; Instituted new federal mileage rate; Confirmed Election Plans for 2026 [Note: No February Primary]; Filed insurance claim for First Responder; Investigated issue with Waste Management regarding outstanding fees and worked on several discrepancies with other vendors; and queried town insurer regarding proposed recreational use for town land. WHEW! This coming week she’ll be working on entering the 2026 budget, payroll and outstanding bills, filing safety and recycling reports, and much more. It's often been said that a “good clerk runs a town”. It’s true. It’s an enormous job that requires true commitment, honesty, and responsibility. Please be sure to thank Stefanie when you see her. And, if you are interested in helping Stefanie in her role, please contact her at clerk@townofgrant-portage.wi.gov or call her at the town hall 715-423-9193 or town cell 715-213-7370. As you can read, there’s a LOT to do! Thank you, Sharon

Posted on January 9, 2026, Edited January 9, 2026 by webmaster

Weekly News Blast

The Public Works crew was busy this week cutting and brushing vegetation along our Town right of ways. And, when it got warmer, they were scraping snow (or should I say slush) from the hard-surfaced roads. Thanks are extended this week to Leo Kruger, Brian Kuhlman. Jerry Reinwand, and Garry Saeger.

After ~ 10 years our revised Zoning Ordinance has been recommended for approval by the Plan Commission (PC) . Many of the revisions are those “keeping up with the times” with different word choices and descriptions of activities or businesses that one might expect to find a town of our size and with our population. Some things have been pulled from the Ordinance. For example, there is now a free-standing Sign Ordinance for those who might have a small business they want to advertise for example. Moving forward the PC may be working on updates to our Comprehensive Plan, considering Portage County’s subdivision ordinance (we are under their umbrella on these developments), and learning more about burials on private property (yes, you can do that in WI). There’s always something new to learn about land use planning. Hats off to all the Plan Commissioners who were committed to this important work for several years. Thank you.

Enjoy the warmer weekend and “Go Pack”! Sharon