Marathon K-12 adopts $5.6M tax levy

A proposed residential subdivision in the town of Marathon that includes plans for 19 houses to be built just south of Marathon City’s village limits has raised concerns among neighbors who question how the development would fit into what is now a Farmland Preservation Zone. At its monthly meeting on Nov. 3, Marathon County’s Environmental Resources Committee (ERC) voted to send a rezoning ...

A lifelong village resident and longtime business owner was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Marathon City Board of Trustees last week after he offered to bring his experience in the private sector to local government. Scott Marcott, co-owner of KPS Tool and Die, was chosen to fill out the remainder of a term started by Alex Cabrera, who resigned last month after first being elected in th...

The Stratford Board of Education on Oct. 21 set a property tax levy of $4.5 million, an increase of 4.6%, with a mil rate of $6.42 per thousand dollars of property value for the 2026-27 school year. Property values within the district increased by nearly 10% from one year to the next, from $632 million in 2025-26 to $694 million in 2026-27. Last year’s tax levy was $4.3 million, with a mil...