Wausau City Council
Out in the cold
Wausau’s new no-loitering ordinance in parking ramps prompts a bigger conversation about homelessness Read more
City will help buy mall
Wausau approves providing $1 million toward buying Wausau Center mall with a team of local philanthropists Read more
Healthy reroute?
The YMCA/Aspirus downtown project could hinge on whether city council approves a road closure and the state approves the reroute Read more
City ‘bawks’ at chickens
An ordinance to allow backyard chickens passed committee, but the idea has ruffled more feathers than expected Read more
Wausau ready for backyard chickens
The Public Health & Safety Committe recommended city council approve an ordinance allowing residents to keep up to four chickens on their property. Read more
Where would they go?
Some residents say they’d be out on the street if their apartments are torn down for a new Kwik Trip Read more
WAUSAU grants LIBERTY MUTUAL $5M tax incentive
Wausau officials voted unanimously to allow nearly $5 million in tax incentives to Liberty Mutual, one of Wausau's largest employers. Read more
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WHOOPS! $40M tax error in Wausau
A former interim city assessor made the mistake in June, officials say. How big an impact will it make on the average homeowner? Read more
WAUSAU considers CODE OF CONDUCT
Mayor Robert Mielke suggested that the city should be allowed to take legal action against citizens who make false complaints against elected officials. Read more
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RIVER'S EDGE TRAIL nearly complete
Wausau’s east River’s Edge Trail will soon be complete as the city installs a bike-pedestrian bridge at the newly created East Riverfront Development Area. Read more
THEATER could buy SEARS building for $1
Under a revised deal to bring a multiple-screen theater into the Wausau Center mall, Micon Cinemas could buy the empty Sears building from the city for $1. Here's why city leaders are getting behind the plan. Read more
CITY: Let's go to the MOVIES
Wausau gives preliminary nod for a cinema in former Sears space downtown Read more
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PROPERTY TAX HIKE in Wausau
Property owners in Wausau will pay more in taxes next year, thanks to a tax hike approved this month. Read more
No SEARS BUILDING decision yet
City waiting for financial analysis before deciding how to repurpose the space, once an anchor store for Wausau Center mall Read more
STICKER SHOCK: Wheel tax on the way
County adds wheel tax, city referendum for a similar tax is on the way, all in desperate attempts to repair local roads Read more
