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Council declines to override veto on Wyatt Street sale amid questions over process and underage applicant
Summary
Wausau Common Council failed 9–1 to override the mayor’s veto of a resolution authorizing sale of city-owned property at 208–214 Wyatt Street after members raised concerns about the application process, disclosure and whether the buyer was a minor. The applicant later withdrew the request.
The Wausau Common Council on May 20 voted 9–1 against overturning Mayor’s veto of a resolution that would have authorized sale of city-owned property at 208–214 Wyatt Street, a matter that councilors said raised procedural and transparency concerns.
Alder Neil Larson, speaking in support of the original sale, said the transaction would relieve the city of long-term maintenance costs and enable redevelopment, though he acknowledged he had not known at the time of his first vote that the prospective buyer might be a minor. He said federal monies tied to cleanup had helped make the deal feasible.
The veto and follow-up discussion focused on…
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