By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review At the Wausau Water Works commission meeting, held Tuesday, one commission member suggested Public Works Director Eric Lindman bring a discussion of the proposed $80 million wastewater treatment facility upgrade to the Wausau neighborhood meetings to get more community exposure and increase transparency for city residents. Mayor… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review During a public hearing at Thursday’s Capital Improvements and Street Maintenance Committee meeting, a few representatives of the project, several neighboring businesses, and several residents came forward to share their opinions regarding closure of the 200 block of McIndoe Street to accommodate a $40 million downtown Woodson… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review Monday evening the Wausau Park and Recreation committee met and discussed a request for a nativity at The 400 Block, a dog park committee and concerns over dioxins in the soil at Riverside Park. A request from October for a nativity display on The 400 Block stage… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review At Monday evening’s Athletic Park Neighborhood meeting, Officer D’Acquisto, with her giggly baby in tow, shared that the Wausau Police Department last month alone conducted nearly 20 search warrants. She also brought forward a few recent incidents. On Oct. 8, a 33-year-old man was arrested for burglary,… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review The Weston Community Development meeting on Oct. 29 centered mainly on a proposition from Madison-based TDS, an internet, voice, and TV provider. The business is looking to bring fiber to most of the Weston community. Fiber internet speed packages offered would be 300 MB, 600 MB, and… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review The Marathon County Extension Education and Economic Development meeting Tuesday evening featured a presentation by MCDEVCO’s Director of Operations Vicki Resech, detailing their 2019 Plan of Work. Resech mentioned plans to increase awareness of their programs via advertisement at the airport. She shared that attendance of various… Keep Reading
By Danielle DeHut for Wausau Pilot and Review The village of Kronenwetter met Tuesday, Oct. 23 for their regularly scheduled meeting, which included a wide range of discussions on water, broadband and budget issues facing the community. Board members have their work cut out for them on many different issues. One of those issues is… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review The Southwest Jones meeting held Oct. 22 began with a schedule change. So that the group’s cicty council member can attend, future meetings will be held on the third Monday of each month. One resident commented on the confusion caused by the dates of leaf removal being… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review Thursday’s Riverview Neighborhood meeting began with a briefing by Lieutenant Melinda Pauls. While most recent incidents in the area were traffic-related, she shared a few occurrences of note. One such included a man being chased through the Newman high school football field during practice and eventually arrested… Keep Reading
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review On Wednesday evening Eric Lindman, Director of Public Works, went through a short presentation on the proposed sewer rate increase recommended by the Wausau Waterworks Commission as part of a public hearing on the project. He stated that the upgrade is estimated to cost $80 million and… Keep Reading
