Council votes to submit response to Marathon County RFP for former UWSP Wausau campus

Aug 18, 2026

The Wausau Common Council voted to submit a proposal to Marathon County to redevelop the former UWSP Wausau campus, preserving a due-diligence period and noting a $1 offered purchase price and potential county funding of roughly $2 million for redevelopment work.

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The Wausau Common Council voted to authorize staff to submit a response to Marathon County’s request for proposals (RFP) to redevelop the former UWSP Wausau campus, preserving a six‑month due‑diligence period if the county selects the city’s proposal. Mr. Fyfe framed the vote as a procedural step to meet the county’s August 24 deadline and noted that "There is an offer of purchase price of $1."

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