City Administrator Steve Bargue told the Common Council on Dec. 16 that planned work to raise the Marshfield airport terminal will be postponed after a survey detected asbestos in ceiling and floor tiles, requiring remediation before construction can proceed.

Bargue said the remediation will push the project from the originally planned Jan. 3 start and staff will announce a new date when available. He framed the delay as a necessary safety and regulatory step prior to construction.

Finance Director Jennifer Zelensky also briefed the council on a draft policy expected in early January that would establish the order in which capital-project funding is spent. Zelensky said the policy will prioritize spending the most-restricted funding first (grants, restricted donations), then tax-increment district (TIF) increments, transfers from special revenue funds, enterprise fees, debt funding, and finally, if needed, the general fund.

Zelensky said the policy will tie into a donations policy under development and will clarify when donated funds are considered restricted. The council did not debate or amend the staff previews; both updates were informational.