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Council narrows Wausau Water Works'pilot payment, citing rate stability and budget timing
Summary
The Common Council voted 9-1 to dial back the water utility's pilot payment for 2025, a move staff said prevents an automatic rise tied to plant valuation and avoids a likely Public Service Commission rate application that could increase water rates.
The Wausau Common Council on Dec. 9 adopted a finance committee resolution adjusting the property-tax-equivalent (pilot) payment from Wausau Water Works for 2025, in a 9-1 vote.
Alder Tierney asked that the file be pulled from the consent agenda to discuss taxpayer impacts and the long-term role of pilot payments; council members then debated whether the pilot should be reduced, phased out or left…
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