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Wisconsin Rapids council president Maline Palmquist outlines priorities: clearer procedures, roads, housing and small economic steps

Sunup Wisconsin (local community show) · March 30, 2026
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Maline Palmquist, current district 8 representative and common council president in Wisconsin Rapids, told Sunup Wisconsin hosts that she ran to make city processes clearer, wants written procedures, and favors incremental steps on roads, housing and business support.

Maline Palmquist, the district 8 representative and common council president for Wisconsin Rapids, told Sunup Wisconsin hosts James and Aaliyah that she ran for office to understand and clarify city processes and to give residents clearer answers about how decisions are made. “I am the current district 8 representative for the city of Wisconsin Rapids. I chair the public works committee and I am the current common council president,” Palmquist said.

Palmquist said local disputes and complaints prompted her candidacy. She described a pattern in which residents raise issues—such as the ATV/UTV debate—and elected officials must weigh trade-offs and consequences. She recounted an anecdote about a…

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