WausauWorks for you! ® Spring/Summer 2012 Greetings and welcome to the Spring Season in Wausau! Daylight is getting longer and inside it’s always nice to see so many of our residents out walking and enjoying the quality of this life we have here in central Wisconsin. issue… Healthcare costs are on everyone’s mind and continue to be the top newspaper headlines. The City of Wausau employees recently implemented a worksite wellness 2 • Cast Your Vote program. The city took part in a biometric Health Risk Assessment (HRA) with 95% of 3 • The Flood of 1912 eligible employees participating. Worksite wellness programs are proving to be an 4 • Annual Large Item important initiative in sustaining healthy employees and establishing lower insurance Pick-Up premiums. We are working hard to establish long-term wellness habits to support a • City of Wausau Yard Waste Site healthy lifestyle among our employees. 5 • Recycle electronics The local economy is showing signs of recovery and that is good news for the citizens • Pick-Up Service of Wausau. Strong economic growth puts people back to work and helps our entire for large items Mayor schedule economy. Collaborative Consulting chose to locate in Wausau last November and they Tipple’s will create over 200 IT jobs in the next three years. They located in Wausau because 6 • 3rd Annual Clean-It Up Wausau of our great work ethic and our quality of life. We are very pleased they are here. Message • Plans for East Welcome Collaborative!! Riverfront District The Wausau Curling Club has raised over $3 million to build an “ Calendar of Events” 8 sheet curling rink. This will be a great asset to our community Special Pullout MEMORIAL and will bring in thousands of visitors from around the country. 7 • Assessment News This facility will be built near the old Holtz-Krause landfill at the • Stop Underage DAY PARADE east end of Kent Street. What a great use of vacant land! Also, Drinking Participants Wanted! we are partnering with Marathon County and the Holtz-Krause 8 • New Dog Off-Leash steering committee to develop 15 soccer fields on the old landfill Areas The City of Wausau Veterans Committee near the new Curling facility. When this comes together, it will MEMORIAL 9 • Emerald Ash Borer is organizing the annual provide a wonderful economic boost to our region. DAY PARADE to be held on Saturday, • Volunteer Foresters May 26, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. I encourage all of you to take part in the great summer activities • Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees Patriotic floats, marching units, and and festivals we have outlined in the “Calendar of Events” insert. My door is always open and I value your suggestions and 10 • Robert W. Monk any group or organization interested in Public Gardens participating is needed. Line-up begins comments. We are here to provide quality services to you in the at 9:45 a.m. and the line-up location will 11 • 2012 Road most cost effective manner. Thank you for making the City of Construction be in the Fair Midway area of Marathon Wausau a great place to live, work and play. I wish you a fun, Projects Park, east of the grandstands. Step-off for safe summer. the parade will be at 10:45 proceeding • Metro Ride Transit through the Stewart Avenue Main Gate Center Moving traveling east on Stewart Avenue to River • Rent Abate Drive, concluding at the VFW at 388 Ordinance Takes River Drive. The ceremony at the VFW Effect April 1st building will begin at approximately • Important Farmers Market on River Drive Information for 11:00 a.m. with opening remarks by Owners of a City Representative. An address The Farmers Market located at 400 River Drive will Residential Rental by Congressman Sean Duffy and the begin early in May and end mid-November, weather Properties National Anthem will be played jointly by permitting. Products are available Wednesday 12 • Welcome the High School Bands during the color and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. until vendors sell to Wausau raising ceremony. Following will be the Collaborative exercise of the Military Rites and Taps. out or choose to close. Please contact Consulting! Craig Carlson 715-443-6647 for further Please join us as we honor our fallen information. comrades by coming out and enjoying the parade. Anyone wishing to participate are Mission Statement… In response to our citizens, we will provide encouraged to call either Paul services in the most effective manner in order to promote and enhance Missett at 715-842-9554 or our living environment. | Plan and encourage positive growth. | Promote a Roger Sydow at 715-675-1839. positive community image by encouraging citizen involvement and civic pride. Wausau Works for You new voting location, ward and district. You Voters registering at the polls or in the Clerk’s can also refer to the map enclosed, search office less than 20 days before the election on line at https://vpa.wi.gov or call the City (after March 14th) must provide proof of Clerk’s office at 715-261-6620. residence. Acceptable proof of residence includes the following documents that provide ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? your current name and address: on It’s easy to see if you are registered to vote. Wisconsin Driver’s License or ID card, other Tuesday, You can check online at the Wisconsin Voter Wisconsin Government issued ID, Employer Public Access at https://vpa.wi.gov. or call Photo ID, tax bill or receipt, residential lease, the City Clerk’s office at 715-261-6620. If utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, check your address or name has changed April 3rd! issued by a unit of government, a picture ID since the last time you voted you are from a university, college or technical college required to re-register. As of June 2011, coupled with a fee receipt. Wisconsin law requires that voters reside at The ballot will be full on April 3rd with their new address for 28 consecutive days School Board, City of Wausau Common before registering. Voters who have moved BRING IT TO THE BALLOT - WHAT TO Council, Mayor and Municipal Judge and the within Wisconsin less than 28 days must vote EXPECT AT THE POLLING SITE Presidential Preference Primary. Polling sites from their previous address. Voters who have are open 7AM to 8PM. Recent state law has changed the voting moved into Wisconsin from another state less procedures at your polling place: than 28 days before an elections are not YOUR VOTING LOCATION STATE IT! - As always, you need to state MAY HAVE CHANGED! eligible to vote in Wisconsin. your full name and address to the election There are multiple ways to register: Every ten years, based upon the results of the official at the poll book table. • By Mail – up to 20 days before the federal census, electoral districts are redrawn. SHOW IT! - You will also need to provide Based upon a desire to maintain identical City election (March 14th, 2012). Registration a photo id. This way the poll worker can of Wausau Council and Marathon County applications are available on line at compare your face to your photo and Supervisory boundaries, the City reduced https://vpa.wi.gov. confirm it is you. the size of the Common Council to eleven • By Special Registration Deputy up members. This “downsizing” will take place to 20 days (March 14th, 2012) before the SIGN IT! - Finally, you’ll need to sign with the April 3rd election. election. the poll book (unless a physical disability The redistricting may or may not change your • In The Clerk’s Office - until Friday prevents it). Your signature will be placed voting location. Each registered voter received March 30th at 5PM. right next to your name in the poll book. a letter around February 18th providing your • At The Polling Place On Election Day. C T H W EVERGREEN RD POLLING SITES DECATOR DR CTH K USH 51 W-16 District Site Address W-29 MARQUARDT RD CASSIDY DR WOODLAND 41STN ST RIDG 1 & 2 Pilgrim Lutheran Church 709 Weston Avenue E RD 3 & 10 The Rose Garden 131 West Thomas St V A GOLF CLUB RD H T 4 Jim Moore 4 & 5 Boys and Girls Club of Wausau 1710 N 2nd Street W-17 N DISTRICT Creek 6 Wausau East High School 2607 N 18th Street District 6 CTH U CAMPUS DR 6 B N 4TH Wausau East High School o 7 & 8 Wausau West High School 1200 W Wausau Avenue s Creek W-15 BOS C STH 52 V RE A E 9 & 11 Marathon Park East Gate Building 600 Block of Garfield Avenue DR K MERRILL AVDISTRICTT SPRING ST S 1 N N 13TH ST N 7N 3RD AV N 6TH ST River SELL ST N 12TH N RANDOLPH ST PARCHER ST BISSELL ST N 16TH N W-18 District 7 & 8 W-14 Wausau West High School W-19 NINA AV N 18TH ST N W UNION AV District 4 & 5 Wisconsin DISTRICT E WAUSAU AV W WAUSAU AV T Boys & Girls 41STN ST Club of Wausau PARK AV S 5 T H S T DISTRICT N 10TH AV 9 H W-28 T V T N S 0 A W-13 W BRIDGE ST 1 H E BRIDGE ST H 8 T N T S 5 TET 8 W-20 V TIN DR 2 4 W-24 A N CEDAR ST T T T T S S S S HILLTOP AV 1 H H SPRUCE ST N H T T T T 8 7 W-12 6 S N N 12TH AV N N N DISTRICT T S W-30 V CTH Z 1 FRANKLIN ST A ELM ST N 4 V DISTRICT GRANT ST W-26 H A V T V V MC CLELLEN ST 8 W-31 A A A DISTRICT H V 2 T D H W-7 WESTWOOD DR H W-11 A 11 V SCOTT ST 6 T T R 5 A D 4 8 3 W-7 W-26 9 N W-25 H S S S W-6 T ART AV 72 W 6 STE WASHINGTON ST Little 3 STEWART AV WENGER DISTRICT W-10 W-27 DISTRICT W-23 S 7TH DISTRICT 4 Rib S 22ND PORTER 3 STEWART AV 9 HELMKE R PLUMMER ST S 21ST PARDEE S 20TH AV PARDEE ST I S BELLIS ST S 17TH AV S V STH 29 E 1 WEST ST R 5 S 6TH River D R HENRIETTA ER DR H PACK ST MC INTOSH ST S S 1ST AV 1ST S SHERMAN ST S 8TH 21ST PL 21ST U W-8 S 13TH ST 13TH S W-5 W-9 S 18TH ROSECRANS ST W-22 THOMAS ST 17THS ST V W-25 A H S 25TH ST S BOBF ST T 4 S TOWN LINE RD CTH N DISTRICT 9TH S AV Rib River CHELLIS ST 10 CHELLIS ST D R W-21 Y D D E G N D District 9 & 11 BERNARD ST R O A R E N W-3 S PARK BLVD PARK G D N P Marathon Park East Gate Bldg R O I U W-2 A R W-4 L T V L T I S H W H EMERSON P Lake BROADWAY AV E S Wausau T P E M KENT ST DISTRICTR A DISTRICT C N A EAU CLAIRE BLVD V ETHEL ST1 2 District 3 & 10 EWING ST LAKE VIEW DR MARY EMERSON The Rose Garden W-1 River ire la C District 1 & 2 Pilgrim Lutheran Church Eau Lake Wausau The City of Wausau Marathon County, Wisconsin NOTES: 1.