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Marathon County board approves 2025 funding push for emergency shelter; task force, RFP planned
Summary
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved Resolution 12-25 asking county administration to work with the City of Wausau on an emergency shelter request for proposals and to consider contingency funding for 2025.
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved Resolution 12-25 asking county administration to work with City of Wausau staff on a request for proposals and to consider up to county contingency funds for emergency shelter services in 2025.
The measure matters because Catholic Charities, the organization that runs the Good Shepherd Shelter, lacks confirmed funding after May 1, and board and city staff said a delay could leave the county without a year-round emergency shelter into the warmer months.
Board debate focused on data, oversight and long-term costs. Vice Chair Dickinson said the board received an altered proposal shortly before the meeting and asked for more time and clearer metrics. “We could spend a whole lot of time digging through all of the individual bullet points of this,” Dickinson said, arguing the changes warranted additional review.
Supervisor Robinson said the amendment and document changes…
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