Back to the ballot: Greenwood, Loyal boards plan to hold advisory referendum

The Granton Area School District Board has decided to ask voters to exceed the district’s state-imposed revenue cap by $400,000 per year for two years for non-recurring operational expenses. The referendum will be on the ballot this November. If passed, it is expected to raise the school district mill rate from $4.44 per $1,000 of equalized property value to $6.39 in the 2026-27 budget year and ...

A proposed one-year moratorium on data centers is on its way to the Marathon County Board of Supervisors for a vote later this month after the county’s Environmental Resources Committee (ERC) endorsed the proposal last week. Multiple residents spoke in favor of the moratorium during the Aug. 4 ERC meeting, and seven county-zoned towns registered their support for the idea when polled by Conse...

Marathon County supervisors are asking for more information on a proposal to repurpose county-owned facilities on River Drive in Wausau into a climbing gym and event space that promises to create up to 30 jobs and draw recreation enthusiasts from around the state. “The consensus was not to accept the proposal at this time,” said supervisor John Robinson, chairman of the Human Resources, Fin...