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Weekly News Blast: Clerk Stefanie Schlapa has been busy drafting components of the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan in cooperation with Portage County Emergency Management. At a time to be announced we hope to engage members of the Plan Commission and all interested residents in this important process. On Monday I attended a WI Towns Association meeting in the Town of Hull (Portage Co.) where staff queried officials about issues important for future legislation. Included among the many issues were utility solar, costs of emergency services, insurance, and harassment of town officials. On Tuesday UW-Extension presented an informational session on utility solar and the power (not) of local governments to control either placement or size. A pre-construction meeting for the bridges over Four Mile Creek on 95th and 100th Streets was held on Tuesday. At this writing, the start date for these projects is August 26th however it is possible they may begin sooner. Our public works crew continued with tree and debris removal on Griffith Avenue, mowing, and grading. It’s going to be a very warm weekend. Keep cool and hydrated, Sharon

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Weekly News Blast

It’s been a busy week in the Town of Grant. Road construction season is underway. According to Jim Wendels, P.E. for Quest Civil Engineers, LLC things are about 95% complete on Buena Vista Road (CTH F – 130th) with undercutting the section of muck followed by backfilling with sand (attached pic). The remaining undercut area is on the approach to 130th street. Base course will be placed starting next week along with culvert pipe installation. He estimates this project might be complete by June 1 including the finishing, clean up and landscaping. 

Supervisor Doug Steltenpohl ordered a quad of asphalt patch delivered to the town side yard. Our new concrete pad held up nicely (attached pic). Two ton of patch were laid this week on 90th Street but now our part-time public works employees can really get going without having to run into pick up patch. Doug will be conducting a spring road inspection with one or more employees. If there are problem areas that you are concerned about let him know by call or text at 715-213-0294.

We had our monthly board meeting on Wednesday. Clerk Stefanie Schlapa informed board members that 3 separate elections might need to be held if adequate signatures are obtained against the current board in a recall attempt. A primary election may also be needed depending on the number of candidates running in each recall election. The town budgeted for 4 elections in 2024 in the amount of $14,000. She has requested to keep an additional $14,000 handy in the event all recall petitions are returned. She also noted additional fees from the state and county to hold strictly local elections are currently unknown.

That’s the latest and greatest. Enjoy the weekend and if you celebrate Mother’s Day, I hope it is joyful. Sharon