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Wausau police ask for planning funds to modernize 30-year-old headquarters
Summary
Police leaders told the Capital Improvement Program committee on July 21 the departmentbuilding is about 30 years old, cramped for current staffing levels and needs a facility utilization study to guide phased repairs or renovation. They asked only for planning funds in 2026, not construction money.
Captain Ben Graham, a commander with the Wausau Police Department, asked the Capital Improvement Program committee on July 21 to fund a facility utilization study for the department's 30-year-old building so the city can plan phased modernization and maintenance. The department does not seek construction money this year; the request is for planning and professional estimates in 2026.
The department said its headquarters was first occupied in 1998 when the force had 76 full-time employees; today the department employs 94, a roughly 24% increase. "The building has served us well but it's starting to show its signs of age as well as its limitations because while our staffing has…
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