Marathonbuys .57 acres in business park

By Kevin O’Brien

Marathon City officials have agreed to purchase a .57 acre parcel of land in the village’s new business park expansion north of STH 29.

After meeting in closed session at a special Oct. 24 meeting, the board of trustees voted to spend $8,310 to buy .57 acres of land in TID #1. The reason for the purchase was not disclosed.

Kruczek Construction of Green Bay recently started work to construct a new frontage road off of STH 107 and extend water and sewer lines into the new business park north of STH 29. Once the project is completed, public utilities will extend from STH 107 all the way to 152nd Avenue, and from STH 29 north to the new frontage road, opening up over 200 acres for future development.

Other business

n Following a closed session discussion, the board voted to grant $1.50 hourly raises to clerk/deputy treasurer Luanne Wiesman and public works employee Chris Trice. Wiesman, who recently took on additional duties, will see her hourly wage increase to $24.27, effective immediately, while Trice will make $28.15 as of Jan. 1, 2024, after taking on more responsibilities as part of an updated job description.

n Trustees briefly discussed the latest

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draft of the proposed 2024 budget, which will be presented tonight at a public hearing. Interim administrator Andy Kurtz said the budget includes newly proposed fees for fire and ambulance services, which were recently sent out to the townships for approval.

“This budget assumes those changes are adopted by surrounding towns,” he said.

Kurtz also noted that certain supplemental state aid must go to public safety services, and it could be negatively affected if one of the neighboring towns switches to another fire district, resulting in longer response times.

n The board voted to pay a total of $3,000 for public works employees Ryan Kage and Aaron Martin to obtain their Class B commercial drivers licenses through Northcentral Technical College. If either of the employees were to leave the village within three years, they would be responsible for paying back the $1,500 tuition for the 40hour course.