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Weston approves storm pond contract as public works chief vents frustration with DOT
Weston will pay $65,424 toward construction oversight of a phosphorus-removal storm pond along Business 51 that the state Department of Transportation has declined to help fund, despite collecting runoff from its own highway. Trustees approved a $92,800 contract amendment with Strand Associates on Monday, contingent on Rothschild and Schofield approving...
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Wausau accepts $300,000 from Wausau Paper in PFAS lawsuit against local industries
Wausau agreed to accept $300,000 from Wausau Paper to settle part of the city’s lawsuit blaming local industries for PFAS contamination that has cost the city more than $63 million. Alders voted 11-0 on Oct. 13, returning to open session following a closed-door meeting with the city’s lawyers. Alder...
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Companies sued over Wausau’s PFAS point to city’s fire department, past Superfund case
Companies Wausau is suing over PFAS in the city’s wells argue the city shares the blame, pointing to Wausau’s own claim that fire department foam caused the contamination. In a 2023 lawsuit against manufacturers of firefighting foam, Wausau alleged that PFAS contamination of the city’s wells “is a direct and proximate result of fire protection, training, and response activities” at the Wausau Fire Department.
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Wausau mayor promises credit card limits, new policy following Pilot investigation
WAUSAU — Wausau Mayor Doug Diny says the city will pursue caps on individual credit card purchases, seek refunds of sales tax paid in error and replace its one-page card policy. Diny outlined the steps Thursday in a statement responding to a Wausau Pilot & Review investigation of three...
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HR job that fell one vote short in August returns to Wausau City Council
A human resources job that fell one vote short in August returns to the Wausau City Council on Tuesday, with the department reporting 114 city hires so far in 2026. “The request for an HR Coordinator is not simply about adding staff to perform existing work,” Interim Human Resources Director Anne Keenan wrote in an Oct. 8 report to the Human Resources Committee and the council.
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Wausau may form committee to write rules for planting in boulevard strips
Wausau residents who want pollinator gardens or native plants in the grassy boulevard along their street could get clear rules from a new committee the City Council will consider Tuesday. The resolution would create a five-member special committee to “review, investigate, and recommend the creation or amendment of City of...
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Wausau budget notebook: Another motor pool gap, rising debt costs and a stand for street trees
Wausau’s motor pool will again need help from the general fund to close a $448,000 gap next year, Finance Director Maryanne Groat told the Finance Committee Tuesday. Groat presented a reconciliation the committee requested last week. Department budgets for 2027 include about $4.02 million in motor pool charges in the general fund and $4.5 million citywide. The motor pool fund expects $4.8 million in revenue against just under $3.5 million in operating expenses and nearly $1.8 million in vehicle and equipment purchases, leaving the $448,000 shortfall.
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Weston garbage fee rises $30 as diesel surcharges drain refuse fund
Weston residents will pay $30 more for garbage pickup next year as diesel surcharges drain the village’s refuse fund, trustees decided Monday. The annual refuse and recycling fee, collected on property tax bills, will rise from $205.50 to $235.50 for 2027. The Village Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance and Human Resources Committee during a joint budget workshop, with Trustee Brent Olson voting no. The increase applies to 2027 only, with the fee to be reevaluated next year.
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Wausau council to hear stormwater utility study, years after voters rejected a stormwater fee
Tax-exempt properties pay nothing toward Wausau’s storm sewers, and a study of a stormwater utility that would bill properties for runoff goes to the City Council on Tuesday. The Wausau Water Works stormwater utility study, along with a review of stormwater regulations and what the agenda calls “options for...
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Price of gas rises in battleground states ahead of midterm election
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Be Our Guest: Central Wisconsin students build career skills – and homes for locals
Most school projects go home in a backpack. This one requires a moving crew. At three central Wisconsin high schools, students are working on something that will eventually leave school grounds and become part of a neighborhood. The walls they frame will surround a family’s dinner table. The roof they help construct will shelter children as they grow. Their work will remain in the community long after graduation.
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Wausau’s data center rules return to council for promised second look
Wausau’s first rules for data centers, adopted in July with a 200-foot buffer from residential zoning, return to the City Council on Tuesday for a promised second look. “To date, no additional concerns have been raised since adoption,” Assistant City Planner Carrie Edmondson wrote in a Sept. 29 memo to the council.