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Wausau council approves sale of long-vacant Wyatt Street lot for duplex after debate over transparency, 8-2
Summary
The council authorized sale of a city-owned parcel on Wyatt Street to a private buyer for redevelopment as a duplex, renewing calls for better marketing of city-owned land after objections about public notice to neighbors.
The Wausau Common Council on May 13 approved an economic development resolution to sell city-owned property at 208 Wyatt Street to 208 Wyatt Street, LLC for redevelopment; the resolution passed 8-2.
Supporters said the long-vacant parcel — in city ownership for more than 15 years and not producing property tax revenue — should return to the tax rolls. "Do we want to get this parcel out of city ownership and return it to the private sector to develop into something that will pay property tax?" Alder Rasmussen asked, urging…
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