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Marathon County supervisors debate buying Kronenwetter land for highway facility; motion to table raised
Summary
Supervisors discussed purchasing parcels in the Village of Kronenwetter for a new county highway facility, citing facility needs and resident concerns. A motion to table the purchase until May was made; no recorded vote appears in the provided transcript. Staff and supervisors noted differing offer-acceptance dates for parcels.
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors on April 22 discussed whether to buy parcels in the Village of Kronenwetter for a proposed new county highway facility, with supervisors raising concerns about local communication, tax impacts and offer deadlines.
Supervisor Aaron Fiffrick, chair of the Infrastructure Committee, opened the discussion by describing the county's need for a new highway facility and saying the site in Kronenwetter is a “unique opportunity.” Fiffrick noted that WPS owns a large, tax-exempt parcel near the site and that another six-acre parcel — described in the meeting as the “Spats property” — paid $16.51 in total taxes last year.
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