Common Council Update for March 18‚ 2020
In an exercise of social distancing‚ the Wausau Common Council held a special meeting this evening to discuss the ability of members being able to ‘call-in’ for city council or committee meetings during the COVID-19 restriction period. You can read the...
Common Council Update for March 10‚ 2020
This week’s common council meeting was a mixed bag of items. That can traditionally be the case as the city will have several initiatives moving forward at any given point in time. In my bi-weekly update I’m pulling out a few notable items that will increase the...
Common Council Update for February 26‚ 2020
This week’s common council meeting was pretty much uncontentious but it did have some key items that deserve a little deeper dive. Resolution Approving the WisDOT Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant application to create a section of the Business...
Common Council Update for February 11‚ 2020
This week’s common council agenda was light but the meeting wasn’t short on information. The bulk of the meeting was a presentation on the South Riverfront Master Plan and Towers District Market Study Plan. But before I get into that‚ there is one item of note. The...
Common Council Update for January 28‚ 2020
The packet with background information and agenda for the January 28 meeting can be found on the City of Wausau website This evening’s meeting started off by recognizing four individuals from the Wausau Fire Department with an Award of Valor. Our public safety...
Common Council Update for January 14‚ 2020
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...
DPW’s Winter Maintenance Update
At the recent Longfellow Neighborhood meeting there were a few questions about the winter maintenance of the city’s streets. I’ll address a couple of those issues for the benefit of the greater community. First off‚ I’ve received some questions if...
Common Council Update for April 24, 2018
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...
Common Council Update for April 10, 2018
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...Michael Martens, Wausau City Council District 2
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