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Committee asks City Council to send letter supporting Domtar’s $84 million Rothschild dam rehabilitation plan
Summary
Domtar presented plans to replace a timber crib spillway at the Rothschild (Domtar) dam, estimated at $84 million; the committee voted to request a City Council letter of support as Domtar seeks state and federal funding partners.
Domtar officials asked the Wausau Economic Development Committee for local support for a planned rehabilitation of the Rothschild dam’s timber crib spillway, describing an $84 million project to replace the timber section with concrete and requesting letters of support as the company pursues state and federal funding.
Domtar General Manager Dave Fawcett told the committee the timber crib section—roughly 800 feet of the structure—has been patched for years and is now at a condition where partial replacement is not feasible and a full concrete replacement is necessary.…
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