by Michael Martens | Jan 15, 2020 | Council Meeting
This week’s common council meeting didn’t have any big overarching issues, but there were plenty of nuggets of information that are of interest to our community. I’ll provide my impressions and analysis on items of note. The entire meeting packet can...
by Michael Martens | Apr 25, 2018 | Council Meeting
The April 24 meeting of the Wausau Common Council was the first meeting where we actually worked on city matters. We did have an organizational meeting on the April 17, but that one was devoted to taking the oath of office, committee assignments, and establishing the...
by Michael Martens | Apr 11, 2018 | Council Meeting
The April 10 meeting of the common council was the final one of the 2016-2018 session. The agenda was full, but went rather quick as many of the items cleaned up loose ends before the new council session starts on April 24. At the end of the meeting Mayor Robert...
by Michael Martens | Mar 27, 2018 | Council Meeting
This week’s council update is actually three meetings in one. On this evening the Finance Committee, Economic Development Committee, and Common Council met consecutively. Of the three meetings, there are a few notable items. Finance Committee Taking up a good...
by Michael Martens | Mar 14, 2018 | Council Meeting
The agenda was light and the meeting went quick. Here a couple of highlights from the March 13 City Council meeting: The city approves their role in the Marathon County emergency operations plan. This formalizes a process and structure in how city departments will...
by Michael Martens | Feb 28, 2018 | Council Meeting
At tonight’s city council meeting, the Boys and Girls Club shared their annual report with the council. The city grants the club $25,000 a year for their operations. With quite contentious discussion, the city is moving forward with the 60% design plan and...
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