Tuesday's Wausau City Council Meeting will include a public hearing and vote to approve or deny the proposed 2025 city budget. The spending plan includes a mill rate of $8.72. That's a slight decrease from the 2024 rate of $9.06, according to materials included with Tuesday's agenda. But before you celebrate, remember ...

Another round of 2025 budget discussions is scheduled for Tuesday at Wausau City Hall. The city's Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 5:15 to go over the proposed spending plan, which Mayor Doug Diny says should not include an increase of more than 2.5% to the levy, or the total amount of tax revenue collected. A...

The Wausau City Council is scheduled to take up a resolution regarding the much talked about municipal dropbox on Tuesday. And it's not whether to use or not use the much-talked-about receptacle. According to an amended agenda published on Monday, Alders will vote to spend $3,000 for updated security cameras and a new ...

A Joint Review Board in Rib Mountain will consider final approval for a tax increment finance district on Wednesday afternoon. TID 2 would cover an area from the Rib Mountain Golf Course to County NN and Robin Lane. The plan would reserve the first 12% of property tax value to fund infrastructure projects that would st...

A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Wednesday morning for the Westside Commons, a new affordable housing development at the former Westside Battery location. The long-awaited project was first proposed in 2021 after several other developments, including a brewpub, fell through. The complex will include 56 affordab...

The Wausau Human Resources Committee will meet in a special session on Tuesday to consider a new secure entrance policy for City Hall. The policy would require visitors to check in at the door and print a visitor's badge, which would be worn for the duration of their visit. It would also require them to be There would ...

Wausau's Public Health and Safety Committee will consider creating an ordinance against threatening or intimidating an election worker. The temporary ordinance would mirror an incoming state statute that will make it a felony to threaten or commit battery against a poll worker, local clerk, or election official. That's...

The first pieces of the 2025 Wausau property tax bill may begin falling into place on Monday. The Wausau School Board may take action on the 2024-'25 budget tomorrow, which may mean a $1.42 drop in the mill rate. According to the master budget presentation on Monday's agenda, the district proposes a $7.41 mill rate. Th...

Wausau's Economic Development Committee is scheduled to hear an update on the proposed green indoor space, natural produce market, and mocktail bar on Wausau Avenue. Plans for the space were first approved in June 2022 but according to Tuesday's agenda plans have stalled. Owners Matthew and Kristen Aschbrenner have tol...

It'll be a big night at Wausau City Hall as the City Council meets in Committee of the Whole format to discuss a potential lead service line replacement ordinance. The discussion comes after the Council tabled the item earlier this summer, saying they wanted more time to refine the proposal. Concerns centered on confus...

Leaders in Wausau will get a formal presentation on a proposal to eliminate the $2 million payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) from the Wausau Water utility to the city. The idea, which was a cornerstone of Mayor Doug Diny's campaign, could mean a rate break for Wausau water customers though the full effects remain unclea...

The Wausau School Board will hold discussions about a possible operating referendum on the November ballot though agenda materials for the meeting do not suggest they will be voting on a potential question. The item is listed as a "referendum discussion decision" and comes with a PowerPoint presentation on th...

Wausau's Economic Development Committee will hear two proposals for potential developments in the Riverlife area on Wednesday, including one from a developer already working on a downtown development. T Wall Enterprises has submitted its interest in the property, though did not submit a detailed proposal for the area. ...

The Wausau Parks and Recreation Committee will discuss the intergovernmental services agreement with Marathon County to provide maintenance and management of the city's parks on Monday. According to the agenda packet, they'll dive into whether the agreement should be terminated, which would allow the city to fold those...

Thursday afternoon, the Greenheck Turner Community Center will open on the D.C. Everest Senior High campus. The new 135,000-square-foot facility provides indoor recreation space for all ages and includes a multi-use field turf for sports like soccer, lacrosse, and softball. The facility also includes an indoor track. O...

The Wausau Finance Committee will discuss a plan to complete extra road resurfacing projects this summer thanks to last winter's mild conditions. According to a memo from Public Works Director Eric Lindman, the city can spare an extra $200,000 for mill and overlay work. That would bring the 2024 mill and overlay budget...

The Wausau City Council will hold a committee discussion on homelessness issues Monday evening. The agenda calls for an informational presentation on work currently in progress on the issue. That's followed by discussion and brainstorming over what else can be done at the city level to curb the issue. The meeting comes...

The Wausau City Council will vote Tuesday on a resolution instructing Mayor Doug Diny to reduce the city's $2 million PILOT from the water utility. The Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) has gone between the water utility and the city for years. It became a talking point late last summer when some on the council, includi...

The Rib Mountain Tourism Commission will consider a $10,000 grant for the Blossom of Lights festival and Monk Botanical Gardens on Tuesday. According to the posted agenda the item has been brought back "due to recent contact with the public and media attention." The motion was discussed at another meeting two...

Residents of Kronenwetter will be invited to sound off on a proposed ambulance service change on Wednesday evening. A public forum will be held at 6:00 PM in the board room at Village Hall where new Administrator Peter Kampfer and Fire Chief Theresa O'Brien will answer questions from residents. Those with questions are...

For the first time in many years, the Wausau City Council will be faced with a vote to override a Mayoral Veto. Last week Mayor Doug Diny announced that he wouldn't sign a resolution allowing the Community Development office to field proposals for consultants looking to help plan the future of the north riverfront area...

The Wausau School Board will get the results of a recent survey from the Donovan Group regarding the public appetite for a potential operating referendum question this November. The board approved the survey in April and residents were asked to take it in May. The consultants have spent the last few weeks processing th...

Wausau's Parks and Recreation committee will officially discuss whether they should exist in their current form. The topic has been thrown around off and on for years, but picked up steam last week when the council held a committee discussion on the issue. According to Monday's agenda, the committee will discuss changi...

It will be a long night for the Wausau City Council. Coming off the Memorial Day holiday the elected leaders have five committee and council meetings beginning at 5:00 PM at City Hall. Two agendas are one item long including a Liquor License Review Subcommittee item and one Transit Commission item. The City Council is ...

Wausau's Finance Committee and City Council will both discuss a proposal to send members of the city's police department to Milwaukee to help secure the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum. According to the proposal, Wausau would be reimbursed by the city of Milwaukee for all salary and travel expenses....