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Committee names next poet laureate and gets update on Thomas Street infill testing

5965287 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The Economic Development Committee unanimously recommended a poet laureate and alternate to the city council and received an update that test wells were drilled for the Thomas Street infill project with a draft report expected soon.

The Economic Development Committee on Oct. 7 unanimously recommended the Arts Commission’s choices for Wausau’s next poet laureate and alternate, and heard a progress update on an infill remediation project on Thomas Street.

Why it matters: The poet laureate selection is a cultural appointment routed through the economic…

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