Council members also voted to accept the resignation of Councilman Dewayne Carter.
by Kathy Foster
Lynn Gothard received an apology from Wausau Mayor Roger Hagan at Thursday night’s meeting of the Wausau Town Council and the Mayor announced that the Town had reached a $25,000 settlement with Gothard.
Gothard started civil action against the Town and Volunteer Fire Chief Sam Rudd over his “improper rejection of Gothard’s advertisement” in a publication put out by fire department.
The Town also agreed to adopt a policy appropriate to ensure that future restrictions on advertisements are viewpoint neutral and otherwise in compliance with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
In separate action at the meeting, the Wausau Town Council reluctantly accepted the resignation of Councilman Dewayne Carter effective Dec. 1, 2018. Carter announced he would be going to Brazil to start a ministry.
Council members also took the following actions at their Sept. 13th meeting:
- Approved a minor development review on property at 1781 Jefferson Street owned by Mike Moody (M&S Properties). This covers a warehouse expansion.
- Agreed to set a 20 mile per hour speed limit on all streets in Wausau that are under the control of the Town.
- Approved adoption of the town’s 2018-2019 budget.
- Approved submission of two projects listed for the Possum Palace park for FRDAP grant funding – one for a Walking Trail and the other for a Splash Pad.
- Approved replacement of two cameras that were damaged due to a power line being cut at the Possum Palace.
- Agreed to pay AT&T $2,203.58 for damages which occured when a line was cut the corner of Jefferson and Buster Rogers Streets.
- Agreed to pay Robert Laminack for damage done to his truck window by a city worker.
- Approved a motion to ask Senator George Gainer to include funding for a new Wausau Town Hall in the upcoming budget.