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Council ends 'No Mow May' after officials say program was abused

City of Wisconsin Rapids Mayor's radio interview · April 16, 2026
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Mayor Matt Zacker said the council voted to eliminate the "No Mow May" program, arguing it had been widely abused with properties left uncut into June; he said organizers encourage planting pollinator gardens instead.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The city council voted to end the "No Mow May" program, Mayor Matt Zacker said, after officials concluded the program had been widely abused and left properties with excessive grass through June.

"The council voted to do away with it," Zacker said,…

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