Members of the Town Council released information Thursday about a lawsuit filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida against the Town and Wausau Fire Chief by 2016 Washington County District 5 county commission candidate Lynn Gothard. In the lawsuit, Gothard alleges the Town and fire chief unlawfully silenced Gothard’s exercise of her First Amendment right to political speech. (That story to be published separately.)
by Kathy Foster
Dealing with other issues at Thursday night’s meeting Wausau Council members also took the following actions:
- Approved payment of Town bills.
- Accepted minutes and training records from the Wausau Fire Department.
- Approved minutes of the Jan. 11, 2018 Council meeting.
- Accepted reconciled Bank Statements, Trial Balances, and Profit & Loss statements.
- Set a Special Meeting for Feb. 15th at 5 p.m. to award bid/reject bids for their Proposed Walking Trail.
- Announced there would be a Sign-Up Day on Saturday, Feb. 17th, at the Possum Palace from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Signups will be for Softball, Baseball, and T-ball.
- Agreed they would appreciate information from West Florida Electric regarding putting up more street lights in Wausau. Members added they were interested in the possibility of putting up solar lighted street lights.
- Approved advertising for bids to place wireless service providers infrastructure on top of the Town’s water tower.
- Talked with the Town’s attorney Jeff Carter about a Noise Ordinance. Council members noted that they had received a number of complaints about 4-wheelers on Town streets until late hours. They also noted that 4-wheelers (off-road vehicles) are not even supposed to be on streets.