UPDATE: City committee formally opposes TIF changes
By Shereen Siewert Members of Wausau’s finance committee on Tuesday voted to oppose a state bill that would limit the use of tax incremental financing. The SB560 bill, drafted in…
Your letters: Wausau City Council member offers apology
Dear residents of the greater Wausau community, “Do not show disrespect toward that which you do not understand.” This line jumped out at me from a movie I watched a…
City clerk: Dist. 5’s Gisselman won’t seek re-election, Neal in Dist. 4 has new challenger
By Shereen Siewert Longtime city council member Gary Gisselman, who represents Wausau’s Dist. 5, will not seek another term and has filed non-candidacy papers, according to Wausau Deputy City Clerk…
Wausau mayoral candidate escorted from council meeting amid protest
By Shereen Siewert A Wausau mayoral candidate was escorted from a city council meeting Tuesday after demanding an apology from a newly appointed council member who in 2003 made racially…
Former mayor sworn in as Dist. 8 council member in Wausau
By Shereen Siewert Former Wausau Mayor Linda Lawrence will represent Dist. 8 in the Wausau City Council for the remainder of a term vacated when longtime city council member Karen…
2 candidates, including former mayor, emerge in city council vacancy
By Shereen Siewert Two candidates, including a former Wausau mayor, have submitted letters of intent to fill a vacant Wausau City Council position, according to Clerk Toni Rayala. As of…
