By Shereen Siewert Members of Wausau’s Parks and Recreation Committee on Monday unanimously approved five soil tests in Riverside Park, incorporating several suggestions from a grassroots environmental group into the…
By Shereen Siewert City officials have formally released a request for proposals to redevelop the former site of the environmentally challenged Connor Forest Industries, but questions remain over whether plans…
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By Shereen Siewert City officials will seek proposals to redevelop a portion of Thomas Street, an area where homes were demolished to make way for road reconstruction that completed in…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments from City Council President Lisa Rasmussen and Economic Development Chair Tom Neal. By Shereen Siewert Wausau’s Economic Development Committee on…
By Shereen Siewert City of Wausau officials issued a news release Thursday declaring a west side park safe for the public, but the proclamation is being made before results from…
By Shereen Siewert A contractor working on the second phase of the Thomas Street Project has been fined for failing to maintain erosion control best management practices during the project,…
By Shereen Siewert Members of the Wausau City Council on Tuesday are expected to make a final determination on a grassroots environmental group’s request to independently test soils in Riverside…
By Shereen Siewert Wausau could be required to undergo an aerial disposition study related to past burning at the city’s water treatment site, Public Works Director Eric Lindman told city…
By Shereen Siewert A debate over the environmental fitness of the River Street neighborhood continues in Wausau after city officials released soil tests results from a state-mandated study while continuing…
Dear editor, As a member of Citizens for a Clean Wausau (CCW), while attending the September 3 meeting of the City Council’s Parks and Recreation Committee, I was very disturbed…
By Shereen Siewert After a contentious meeting Tuesday of the city’s parks and recreation committee, officials again postponed taking any action on testing soils in Riverside Park, a discussion that…
By Shereen Siewert 3M, which operates a plant on Wausau’s near west side, is ranked as the 67th worst polluter in the nation, according to an annual list compiled by…
By Shereen Siewert Citizens for a Clean Wausau, a local grassroots environmental group, will expand their environmental justice efforts thanks to a grant from the Center for Health, Environment and…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A planned discussion on proposed testing for Wausau’s Riverside Park is delayed until September, according to parks and recreation committee chair Pat Peckham. Disagreements over…
Editor’s note: This version corrects the time of Tuesday’s meeting to 4 p.m. The original story stated the meeting time as 4:30 p.m. Wausau Pilot and Review regrets the error.…
By Shereen Siewert Members of the city’s parks and recreation committee on Monday will discuss a proposal to test soil and groundwater in Riverside Park, a response to concerns raised…
By Shereen Siewert City officials are responding to a report of a hose discharging dewatering liquid directly in the Wisconsin River from an excavated area in the Thomas Street project…
