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The partnership will keep UWSP at Wausau students enrolled in UWSP, keep UWSP employees as UWSP employees and is not a merger, Interim Chancellor Pratima Gandhi said. \"This is not a typical collaboration,\" Gandhi said. \"This partnership creates a seamless connection between UW Stevens Point at Wausau and NTC with advisors from both schools working side by side to help students find academic pathways that fit their interests, their career goals, and financial needs.\"

Why it matters: County officials pressed for commitments on continuity, timelines and financial responsibilities because the move creates redevelopment questions for the county-owned UWSP campus in Wausau. UWSP and NTC said the arrangement is intended to maintain higher-education access locally while aligning programs to workforce needs.

Most important facts

- UWSP at Wausau programs will be colocated at the NTC campus; UWSP students remain UWSP students and UWSP faculty and staff remain UWSP employees, Gandhi said.

- UWSP and NTC said they will integrate advising and classroom/lab use: \"They are absolutely gonna be integrated, in the front with our advisers,\" Jeanne Wharton said.

- Key dates presented by UWSP’s dean: fall 2026 is the implementation window. The last day of courses at the current UWSP at Wausau site is scheduled for May 15, 2026; academic and student-support staff moves are slated to begin Aug. 1, 2026; UWSP intends to exit the current campus by Dec. 31, 2026.

- UWSP committed to continue paying budgeted utilities and facility expenses through Dec. 31, 2026, and said it will work with Marathon County on redevelopment conversations.

- UWSP will lease defined rooms at NTC; presenters said the lease charge identified in the presentation is $30,000 per year.

Questions from supervisors and responses

Supervisor Wilhelm asked whether the NTC property tax levy would change because of the move; UWSP and NTC representatives answered that the institutions had budgeted for space and were not planning significant construction that would change the levy. Supervisor Jeong asked how the two institutions would keep distinct identities; presenters said admissions, diplomas and branding will remain separate and visible on site (UWSP admissions and degree conferral remain UWSP’s responsibility).

Additional details and county commitments

NTC and UWSP said they have an existing history of transfer agreements (presenters said 26 articulation agreements now), shared programs such as nursing pathways, and prior partnerships (for example, a sawmill project in Antigo). UWSP said it will collaborate with Marathon County on facility and redevelopment planning and on grant opportunities; presenters noted $2 million grants available from the state for counties that were home to former UW Colleges branches and said they would assist county staff in pursuing those funds.

What the board did

This item was presented as an informational briefing; the board did not take a formal vote on the partnership itself at this meeting. Supervisors asked for continued reporting and indicated committee-level follow-up will occur on campus redevelopment and budget impacts.

Ending

UWSP, NTC and county staff agreed to continue transition planning and to bring more specific redevelopment proposals and budget implications to county committees in the months ahead. Presenters framed the partnership as intended to expand local bachelor’s and master’s pathways while the county explores reuse options for the present UWSP campus space.

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Selected outcomes

- Ordinance 41-25 (Town of McMillan rezone, Herbert & Shirley Jepsen): Adopted (motion carried; recorded as unanimous).

- Ordinance 42-25 (Town of Spencer rezone, Mira Wood Farms Inc.): Adopted (motion carried; recorded as unanimous).

- Ordinance 43-25 (Amend Chapter 15 — on-site wastewater): Adopted as amended (see separate action on special charge).

- Ordinance 43-25A (Special charge: $6 annual fee for private on-site wastewater systems): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous).

- Ordinance 44-25 (Amend Section 3.3 of the Marathon County code): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous).

- Ordinance 45-25 (Amend Section 7.04(6) — infrastructure/weights): Adopted (motion carried; unanimous recorded on related items).

- Resolution 59-25 (Accept offer to purchase county-owned property, 281 Grand Ave., Schofield): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous). County staff said the sale price covers cleanup costs and any surplus will be returned to the property owner per state statute.

- Resolution 60-25 (Declare official intent to reimburse expenditures from bond proceeds for water treatment project): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous). Record describes this as a standard authorization to preserve reimbursement options if the county later borrows for the project.

- Resolution 61-25 (Accept quick claim deed from City of Wausau for Marathon County Park land): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous).

- Resolution 62-25 (Impose increase in truck size and weights): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous).

- Resolution 63-25 (County bridge and culvert aid): Adopted (motion carried).

- Resolution 64-25 (Commit highway reserve funds for a new highway facility): Adopted (motion carried but not unanimous). The board acknowledged earmarking reserve funds while further design and funding steps proceed.

- Resolution 65-25 (Authorize expenditure of highway reserve funds for Phase 1 design services for new highway facility): Adopted (budget amendment; carried by more-than-two-thirds required majority but not unanimous).

- Resolution 66-25 (Approve disposition of excess right-of-way): Adopted (motion carried; unanimous recorded).

- Resolution 67-25 (Establish fees for pathology services): Adopted (motion carried; unanimous recorded).

Other actions

- Consent agenda (minutes, referrals, authorizing clerk to issue orders/bills): Approved unanimously.

- Appointment: Aaron Griner appointed to District 5 to fill an unexpired supervisory term; oath of office administered. The appointment motion passed but was not unanimous.

Context and next steps

Several items will require administrative follow-up: implementation of ordinance language changes, incorporation of the septic fee into tax billing, county staff coordination on property redevelopment and further design work and funding decisions for highway facilities. Committees such as Extension Education & Economic Development and Human Resources Finance & Property were cited as the next oversight steps for facilities and redevelopment work.

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Zoning Administrator Chad Harvey told the board the maintenance program is a state-mandated county responsibility and costs about $125,000 a year to operate. \"This allows us to put a $6 fee on the owners of properties with septic systems to fund that maintenance program,\" Harvey said.

Board action and procedure

The board voted first on the package of ordinance amendments with the $6 fee separated out for a stand-alone vote. The ordinance amendments other than the fee were approved (motion carried but not unanimous). The $6 fee was then considered as ordinance 43-25A and approved in a separate vote; the clerk recorded that the motion passed but was not unanimous.

Discussion highlights

- Cost and scope: Harvey said the maintenance program costs roughly $125,000 annually; the $6 figure was chosen by dividing that cost across the county’s known septic systems to approximate full cost recovery.

- Enforcement and program work: Harvey described outreach and enforcement work to ensure three-year maintenance inspections; he said approximately 5,000 notices are sent annually and enforcement numbers have fallen from about 500 noncompliant cases to about 50 in recent years through outreach.

- Opposition and fiscal framing: Supervisor Sandalski said many residents oppose adding a new tax/fee and stated she would vote no. Other supervisors raised concerns about placing costs on property owners and asked whether the county would reduce the levy by a corresponding amount; county administrators said that would be addressed in the broader budget process but did not commit to an automatic levy reduction.

- State programs and grants: Presenters and supervisors noted that the Wisconsin Fund grant program referenced in prior versions of the county ordinance was sunset and that related references were removed or updated; presenters said they would help the county explore available state redevelopment or grant funds for other matters.

What the fee pays for

The fee is intended to fund the county’s septic maintenance tracking, notice mailings, staff outreach, enforcement steps and related administrative costs. The county said the fee will appear as a special charge on property tax bills for parcels with on-site wastewater systems.

Outcome

Ordinance 43-25 was amended and passed (without the $6 fee in the initial package). Later the board passed ordinance 43-25A establishing the $6 annual charge for properties with private on-site wastewater treatment systems; both votes were recorded as carried but not unanimous.

Ending

The county will implement changes to chapter 15 in consultation with state review (staff said they had received state approval for some of the late additions) and will reflect the fee on future tax bills; county committees and administration will address whether levy adjustments or other budget changes are needed in the 2026 budget process.

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