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Weekly News Blast: It’s that time of year again – no, not just the holidays, but time to renew your dog license. Contact Treasurer Greg Hakala at treasurer@townofgrant-portage.wi.gov. or give him a call at 715-697-3901. The Town of Grant ranked #1 in Portage County for dog-licensing in 2024, thanks to our responsible dog-owners. Thank you! Let’s keep up our incredible record and show all the other municipalities how it’s done.   Our public works crew was busy brushing along our road rights of way this week. They have been doing a very nice job. This is a good time to remind everyone that now through February is a great time to prune or cut oaks without the risk of oak wilt infection. Oak wilt is an invasive fungal disease deadly to all Wisconsin oak species. One of the ways it spreads is by sap-feeding beetles that carry spores from infected trees to fresh wounds of healthy trees. Oak wilt is very expensive to treat, but prevention is effective and much less costly. One of the best ways to help protect oaks is to prune or cut in the winter. Have a very happy and safe New Year, Sharon

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Weekly News Blast

The Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Of note was correspondences from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. There are now four (4) real or potential utility solar projects approved or applied for in Portage County with large acreages in the Towns of Buena Vista, Grant, Pine Grove, Plover and recently Stockton (map). Further, a large transmission line that will bisect a small portion of the most SE part of Grant. Notice was also received this week that the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation has appealed the Vista Sands Solar project approved last month by the PSC (notice).

The WDNR plans to install two (2) small parking areas at the end of 130th south of CTH W and at the end of Quarry east of CTH F. Both areas are frequently used by hunters, birders, dog trailers, etc. during the year. Currently the roads are considered “low maintenance” but the Town intends to lift and reshape them in cooperation with the Department prior to installation of improved access for vehicles. In further cooperation the WDNR will consider allowing the Town to install a comparable parking area on state land just west of the culvert on Griffith west of CTH F if the middle road section is discontinued as requested by abutting landowners. More to follow on these projects this spring/summer.

Lots like we might get some measurable snow in the next 24 hours. Enjoy it! Please know that our plow operators will do the best they can to keep our roads open. Sharon