Committee reviews draft revisions to city property disposition policy; staff to return in September

City staff presented proposed revisions to the property disposition policy Tuesday and asked the Economic Development Committee for feedback before bringing a final draft to the September meeting. Andrew Lynch, the city27s economic development manager, said the current policy "jumps around" and the draft aims to consolidate disposition and acquisition guidance under a single, clearer property-redevelopment framework. Lynch told the committee staff identified four property categories: industrial-park land, large lots for larger residential or commercial development, single residential infill parcels and small remnant parcels. The draft retains committee authority over RFP/RFQ selection and proposes clearer procedures for listing and promoting properties, including online flyers and a fillable interest form for single-lot sales. Lynch also highlighted rules for sales using restricted federal funds and noted that properties sold to low-income buyers would not be publicly identified to protect privacy; such sales remain subject to audit and federal monitoring. Committee members asked questions about attorney review, process impacts, infrastructure review and the ability to sell individual lots to neighboring owners. Alder Killian asked whether the draft had been thoroughly reviewed by the city attorney; staff replied the present document is primarily a reformatting of existing policy and that attorney review has not yet occurred. Killian asked that future drafts include tracked changes and a clear description of procedural and fiscal impacts. Alder Henke recommended clarifying when larger-lot or industrial-park proposals should involve the infrastructure or engineering division to confirm utility and site readiness. Staff said they already coordinate with engineering during pre-RFP work and that a wetland delineation completed last year helped identify roughly 21 buildable parcels in the Wausau Business Campus. No formal action was taken; staff will incorporate committee feedback, seek attorney review, and return with a finalized draft in September.