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Wausau committee adjourns to closed session to deliberate property purchases; no action on International Drive parcel
Summary
The Wausau Finance Committee voted to adjourn into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 to discuss negotiating purchases for several parcels to expand the Public Works streets division. The committee took no action on the 8101 International Drive parcel because no counteroffer had been received.
The Wausau Finance Committee voted to adjourn into closed session to deliberate potential counteroffers and bargaining strategy for multiple property acquisitions that would add land to the Department of Public Works Streets Division.
Committee member Neil moved to adjourn to closed session "pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85" for the purpose of negotiating purchases of public property (including 108 Adolf Street, 112 Adolf Street, 112½ Adolf Street, and 233 Myron Street) and to consider any counteroffer on 8101 International Drive. Watson seconded the motion; a roll call was conducted and members voted in the affirmative. The committee stated it would not take up 8101 International Drive because a counteroffer from the owner had not been received.
Why it matters: the committee is considering acquiring adjoining properties intended to expand the Department of Public Works Streets Division footprint; because negotiations involve bargaining strategy and competitive considerations, the committee moved the discussion into closed session under state statute. The transcript does not record the dollar values or the text of any counteroffers.
Details: the parcels named on the agenda were 108 Adolf Street, 112 Adolf Street, 112 and a half Adolf Street, and 233 Myron Street; the committee also listed 8101 International Drive as a separate parcel for the Business Campus Trail East‑West Connector but took no action on that item due to lack of an owner counteroffer. The motion to adjourn to closed session was made by Committee member Neil and seconded by Watson. The transcript records that a roll call vote was held and that the motion carried; the transcript does not provide a clear numeric roll call tally or the full, spelled‑out names of every voting member on the record.
Next steps: the committee entered closed session to continue deliberations on the property negotiations and indicated it would return to open session afterward. Any votes, offers, or approvals resulting from the closed session were not recorded in the provided open transcript.
