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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

There are many folks that helped the Town of Grant run smoothly this year. I’d like to use this week’s message to thank them as follows:  

  • Town Officers – Supervisors Scott Provost and Doug Steltenpohl, Treasurer Greg Hakala, Clerk Stefanie Schlapa and Deputy Clerk Vicky Zimmerman.
  • Plan Commissioners – Jeanne Eggebrecht, Jodi Lomma, Diana Luecht, Tom Reitter, Secretary Kathy Lee, and Zoning Administrator Andrea Musch
  • Public Works employees – Steve Dobek, Randy Kray, Jerry Reinwand, Garry Saeger, Larry Wagner, and Jim Yetter
  • First Responders – Krystal Clark, Keith Kardash, Rob Mateer, Jerry Reinwand, and Jim Yetter
  • Transfer Station employees – Dominic DeVito, Garry Saeger, Larry Wagner, and Sandra Wood
  • Election workers – Renee Burda, Sharon Crawford, Dawn Graff, Jan Lassa, Julie Kramer, Diana Luecht, Jane Rosicky, Laura VanderHei, Marge Weinfurter, and Vicky Zimmerman (picture from 11/5/24 election)

During this season of Thanksgiving be sure to thanks those above who give so much of their dedicated time on your behalf.

Deer Hunters – be safe out there. Thank you everyone, Sharon