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Committee hears police chief: downtown officer pilot credited with improving downtown behavior; funding questions remain
Summary
The committee heard a discussion-only update from the police chief about two downtown officer positions (approved 2024) and a third position (approved 2025). The Alexander Foundation paid wages for 2025; the chief described the effort as successful but said continued staffing depends on funding and evolving shelter/service locations.
The Wausau Common Council Resources Committee heard a discussion-only update on downtown policing on an unspecified date, where the police chief described the two officer positions approved April 2024 (and an additional officer approved April 2025) as an "experiment" that has produced measurable improvements in downtown behavior.
"I think by all measurements, that experiment has been a success," the police chief told the committee, saying that while the officers' presence has not solved homelessness or every downtown issue, property owners, the…
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