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Council splits on downtown parking and approves limited ATV/UTV roadway openings (5‑4)
Summary
Council sent a downtown parking referral back to public works for more study and narrowly approved opening certain shared roadways to ATV/UTV traffic (5‑4), with members citing prior referenda and enforcement complexities in their debate.
The Common Council voted 5‑4 to approve public‑works committee recommendations to open selected roadways shared with neighboring municipalities to ATV and UTV traffic, while excluding routes that would affect only Wisconsin Rapids residents. The council also referred a proposal to eliminate 2‑hour downtown parking (and replace it with overnight…
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