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Wausau Finance Committee Holds Listening Session on American Rescue Plan Funding By Liz Holbrook
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) A public listening process on federal funding began on Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon Wausau’s Finance Committee held a public listening session regarding the use of the American Rescue Plan Funding allocated to the City. Wausau is being allocated almost $15.6 million from the American Rescue Plan that will be split into two payments of $7 million. The first payment is set to be delivered to the City sometime this week.
At the listening session, the Finance Committee and some City staff members heard from about half a dozen residents who gave their ideas on how the money should be used. The common theme among the public comments was a want to have the money used to benefit the entire community as expressed by Mayor Katie Rosenberg. “People are interested in making sure their neighbors are lifted up.