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Candidate Jeff Penscover prioritizes bringing manufacturing back, affordable housing and downtown redevelopment
Summary
Jeff Penscover, a Wood County Board supervisor and candidate for Wisconsin Rapids City Council District 4, said restoring manufacturing after the paper mill closure is his top priority, followed by affordable housing and downtown redevelopment; he also supported hiring outside experts on a mill tax assessment and said a lead-service-line ordinance has been passed.
Jeff Penscover, a Wood County Board supervisor running for Wisconsin Rapids City Council District 4, said the city’s biggest recent setback was losing the paper mill and that his top priority is to bring manufacturing back to Wisconsin Rapids to restore jobs, residents and the tax base.
"Losing the paper mill hurt four or five years ago. My main goal is to bring manufacturing back to Rapids," Penscover said, arguing that manufacturing would create "good paying jobs" and prompt people to move to town and buy houses.
Penscover described active outreach to state and federal contacts and credited the mayor and local economic-development staff for helping gather property details for redevelopment. "We—re talking to people at…
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