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Alder Watson moves 50% rent abatement; council approves
Summary
The Wausau City Council unanimously approved a 50% rent abatement for a property, backdating relief to the inspection and keeping the abatement until required repairs are completed; the motion was made by Alder Watson and seconded by Alder Solansky.
The Wausau City Council voted unanimously to approve a 50% rent abatement for a property, backdating the relief to the initial inspection and maintaining the abatement until the cited defects are remediated. Alder Watson introduced the motion following the council’s closed-session discussion, and Alder Solansky seconded it.
Watson said, "I would move to abate rent at 50% backdated to the initial inspection of July 24th, 2025 and have that 50% abatement continue until the the correction or the fix is is remediated." The motion was then seconded by Alder Solansky and put to a voice vote. After members answered "I," the chair stated the motion passed unanimously.
Council members did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript; the motion was announced as passing without recorded opposition. The council then approved a motion to adjourn moved by Alder Trueblood and seconded by Alder Lukens.
The transcript contains an inconsistent reference to the abatement start date: Watson’s motion specifies July 24, 2025 as the inspection date to which the 50% abatement is backdated, while a later speaker said, "it's 50% rent abatement from July 2020." The record in the meeting minutes or staff files should be consulted to resolve that discrepancy. The council adjourned after the votes.
