Category Archives: Wausau

The Future of HazMat Response in Wausau?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Every now and then I attend city council and committee meetings not because there is something on the agenda near and dear to my heart… sometimes I attend just to get a pulse for what is going on.  (Okay, and … Continue reading →

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Concealed Carry Legal in Wisconsin in Two Weeks (but maybe not Wausau?)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

As the classroom requirements for the concealed carry classes are being finalized, the City ofWausauis looking at how the ability for people to legally carry concealed weapons affects them.   The Public Health and Safety Committee addressed this issue last … Continue reading →

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Who Knew??

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Another week… where has it gone? Of course the weekend was spent catching up on work that I missed because of my little jaunt down to Oklahoma City.  Also, part of the weekend was spent in snow removal.  In addition … Continue reading →

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… the Wisdom to Know the Difference

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Tonight at 7 PM the Wausau City Council will meet. They have a very short agenda, but one of those items is to formally approve the plan to convert the Federal Building into apartments, which will include a lease payment … Continue reading →

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Federal Building Apartment Thoughts (Rob from the Poor – Give to the Middle Class)

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

On Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 the Wausau City Council as a whole officially took up the issue of accepting the proposal for the Federal Building submitted by Metro Plains. (Metro Plans is the same Minnesota developer that has been approved … Continue reading →

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A Follow Up to the Landlord vs. Tenant Couch Blog Post

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

In my last blog post, I talked about a situation where WAOW-TV Channel 9 reported that the City of Wausau was taking a landlord to court because a tenant had a couch outside. In that blog post, I indicated that … Continue reading →

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Should It Be My Fine – If It is Not My Violation???

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

An article covered by WAOW (TV Channel 9) on Friday, December 3rd demonstrates the need for some changes in ordinances in Wausau. One of the most common things heard during the three hearings the Wausau Housing Task Force had was … Continue reading →

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Thumbs Up to Wausau PD, Down to Fed Bldg, and Dr. Rent got an Eviction Notice of his own…

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

It has been a good week for the Dr… I only was able to attend one Badger game this year, but it was a good one. I took my sister, my nephew, and a good friend down to Camp Randall … Continue reading →

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Final thoughts on Wausau's 2011 Budget

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

It was a small victory, but the increase in the City of Wausau tax bills will only be 8 cents per thousand and not 12. I did listen to those 5 who supported the 4 cent “contingency” fund, I did … Continue reading →

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Learning about Laws – Learning about Blight

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Is it really Thursday already? Well, that means that I will be at the radio studio after work for another installment of the Dr. Rent Radio show, which can be heard Thursdays from 5 to 6 PM on 93.3 FM, … Continue reading →

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