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State health officials weigh in after high concentrations of heavy metals found on Wausau property

Wausau Pilot & Review Open Search By Shereen Siewert Toxicologists with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is recommending Wausau take steps to keep children away from city-owned property where high concentrations of heavy metals were detected earlier this year. Test results at city-owned property, once targeted for potential redevelopment, show high concentrations of substances including thallium, which is now banned in the U.S. due to its extreme toxicity to humans. Portions of the property, at 1300 Cleveland Ave., are not fenced and can be easily accessed by the public. In their letter to the city, DHS toxicologists also caution that residents living adjacent to the property should implement urban gardening practices and avoid tracking soil into their homes to avoid potential exposure. Among their recommendations: create a raised bed garden with store-bought soil, wear gloves while gardening or handling soil, wash hands to prevent hand-to-mouth exposure, wash pr

Wausau City Council Approves Rezone of 1300 Cleveland Avenue Property

By Liz Holbrook 1300 Cleveland Avenue property. Image courtesy: Google Maps WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A heavily discussed city-owned property has been rezoned. Tuesday evening the Wausau City Council took up the proposed rezoning of the city-owned property at 1300 Cleveland Avenue. The proposed rezoning is to take the property from a Medium Industrial Zoning District to a Multi-Family Residential-12 Zoning District. A public hearing was held on the rezoning when it passed the City’s Plan Commission on a 5-2 vote. During the public comment portion of the meeting, several Wausau residents spoke about the rezoning of the property. The majority of residents were in favor of rezoning the property to a residential district to correct a zoning map from 2019 and to keep industrial expansion by companies like 3M and Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork out of the mostly residential neighborhood.

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