Potential soil contamination among top concerns By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Well over half of residents surveyed regarding the second phase of Thomas Street reconstruction plans oppose any additional roadway…
Clarification: This story has been edited to reflect that the state toxicologists’ report was based on individual visits the park near the culvert outfall three times per week, 35 weeks…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Despite repeated assurances from city officials that any excavating of Thomas Street soils would include a water truck to minimize potential toxic dust transferred to…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A group of area residents opposed to reconstruction along the Thomas Street corridor will demonstrate Tuesday outside Wausau City Hall, in advance of a crucial…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Residents in the River Street neighborhood are anxiously awaiting news of the city’s next move in the Thomas Street reconstruction plan, even as Wausau’s mayor…
(Updated, 5:03 p.m.) By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU –Despite test results that revealed hazardous chemicals and dioxins along the Thomas Street corridor, the city appears to be committed to moving forward…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Independent tests performed in January revealed that hazardous chemicals do exist in the surface soil in an area slated for a major road reconstruction project,…
WAUSAU — City leaders are poised to unveil updated plans for the second phase of the Thomas Street reconstruction plan, days after independent testing of the soil was completed. Updated…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — As plans for independent soil testing along the Thomas Street corridor are being finalized, residents opposed to the project say they are convinced the project…
By Keene Winters Who is paying for the construction on Thomas Street in Wausau? Does anyone know? This seems to be the mystery of the decade. After all, we made…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — The process to acquire real estate along Thomas Street from Fourth Avenue to the Wisconsin River could kick off as early as February, according to…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Independent environmental testing planned for the Thomas Street corridor is 10 times more sensitive than the method used by the city’s consultants and is more…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A brief presentation to discuss a design for the second phase of construction along Thomas Street stretched for more than an hour Wednesday night, drawing…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City officials on Tuesday made public the final 30 percent design plan for the second phase of reconstruction on Thomas Street, one day before a…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A group of Wausau residents plans to conduct additional environmental testing of the soil along the Thomas Street corridor amid an ongoing debate over contaminated…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — An attorney retained by a group of residents opposed to a proposed Thomas Street reconstruction project says AECOM’s testing of the subsoil was “never likely…
Plan calls for more than $1.2 M in property acquisition along corridor By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Preliminary plans for a controversial Thomas Street reconstruction project show the city would…
By Shereen Siewert Results from six soil samples taken in August along the Thomas Street corridor all contain dioxin and furan compounds, though at levels below state recommended limits, according…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — In a Facebook post Wednesday, city officials blasted an Aug. 15 Wausau Pilot and Review story that stated at least three city council members were…
By Shereen Siewert After strong neighborhood opposition coupled with a series of stories by Wausau Pilot and Review detailing potential environmental hazards along Thomas Street, the city will now commission…
