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Marathon County committee backs $940,000 short-term repairs for Wausau ice arena, forwards funding plan to full board
Summary
The Marathon County HR, Finance & Property Committee voted to recommend a $940,000 package of short-term repairs and equipment for the Marathon Park ice arena and to forward the funding resolution to the full County Board with identified funding sources and a condition about resale proceeds.
The Marathon County Human Resources, Finance & Property Committee on March 11 recommended that the County Board approve up to $940,000 for short-term repairs and equipment for the Marathon Park ice arena, and approved a funding plan that would draw from county reserves and timber-sale excesses.
Committee members said the money would pay to replace a cooling tower, install a portable ‘‘mat’’ ice system for the second rink, make piping and refrigeration-room upgrades and cover design and related work. The committee motion directs staff to forward a resolution to the County Board identifying $540,000 from general fund reserves, $290,000 from excess timber-sale revenue in 2024 and $110,000 of projected excess timber-sale revenue in 2025 as the recommended funding source; it also requires that proceeds from any future sale of the portable mat be returned to the general fund.
The request grew out of emergency and long-running maintenance problems…
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