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Marathon County pauses tax-foreclosure on three contaminated parcels to coordinate with DNR and village
Summary
The Finance & Property Committee voted unanimously to remove three Milwaukee-area parcels from the county's in-rem (tax-foreclosure) petition pending further investigation, after staff detailed prior DNR actions and recognized environmental contamination at a former sawmill site.
The Marathon County Finance & Property Committee voted unanimously on Oct. 7 to pause county acquisition of three parcels tied to a former Weisenberger timber treatment site and remove them from the county's in-rem (tax-foreclosure) process while staff coordinates with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Village of Marathon City.
The action followed a staff briefing describing a multi-year history of environmental work at the site, including prior DNR monitoring and an assessment by GEI that identified recognized environmental conditions. Administrator Leonard told the committee that the county began title research on an original Grama batch of 97 parcels and filed an in-rem petition on 89 parcels; roughly 47 parcels now have adjourned hearings set for Nov. 18 for possible judgment and county…
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