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Executive Committee authorizes administrator to draft letter supporting Aspirus Wausau Hospital expansion; several supervisors express cost concerns
Summary
Marathon County’s Executive Committee directed the county administrator to author a letter of support for Aspirus Wausau Hospital’s state grant application, despite concerns from multiple supervisors about project cost, regional duplication and consumer cost impacts. The application deadline was imminent, prompting a quick committee decision.
The Marathon County Executive Committee voted Oct. 9 to authorize the County Administrator to draft a letter of support for Aspirus Wausau Hospital’s application for state grant funding for a renovation and expansion project.
County staff described the request as an urgent ask: the hospital’s application for state funding was due the following day. The administrator noted the request arrived via email and that, while letters of support typically go through standing committees, the timeline meant the administrator sought the committee’s direction about drafting a letter on the county’s…
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