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Wausau commissioners spar over $2.8 million solar-array plan as grant, tax-credit timelines loom
Summary
Commissioners debated a proposed $2.8 million solar array for the Wausau Waterworks site, with staff citing potential EPA grant support and time-sensitive tax credits and some commissioners raising fiscal and neighborhood concerns; minutes were redrafted for clarity and the broader project will return for finance and council review.
The Wausau Waterworks Commission debated whether to press ahead with a proposed $2.8 million solar array project on city-owned property, with staff citing potential EPA grant funding and looming tax-credit deadlines and at least one commissioner urging more analysis before obligating city finances.
Staff director Eric said the city’s planning estimate for the solar array is about $2.8 million and that the city council approved borrowing up to that amount with the expectation that grants and tax credits would reduce the borrowing need. He told the commission that an EPA grant of up to $1,180,000 was referenced in the minutes and that…
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