Marathon County
Marathon County
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Marathon County is a county located in central Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,013. The county seat is Wausau. Marathon County was created in 1850 and is named after the Marathon race of ancient Greece. The county is known for its many lakes, rivers, and outdoor recreational opportunities, including the Marathon County Parks, the Eau Claire River, and the Ice Age Trail. The county is home to the city of Wausau, which is the county’s largest city and the regional center for commerce, industry, healthcare, and education. The county also has several small towns and communities, including Mosinee, Rothschild, and Edgar. The county has a diverse economy, with healthcare, manufacturing, and service industries being the main drivers.
NEWCOM
The counties of northeastern Wisconsin have a long history of working cooperatively to address the public safety needs of the area. This latest effort, called the North East Wisconsin Public Safety COMmunications or NEWCOM, will create a group that will identify the communication needs for the area, so the 500 plus law enforcement and public safety organizations can communicate effectively throughout the Region.
The group formed under Intergovernmental Agreement §66.0301, Wis. Stats in 2006
Meetings 2024
February 1st
May 23rd – Merrill – NEWCOM Mobile Communication Event
August 1st
November 7th
Sherri Congleton | Vilas County | Chair |
Ryan Berdal | Marathon County | Vice-Chair |
Rozanne Kahan | Price County | Secretary- Treasurer |
Andy Faust | NCWRPC | NEWCOM Contact |
Village of Kronenwetter Outdoor Recreation Plan 2021-2025
The primary purpose of this outdoor recreation plan is to provide continued direction toward meeting the current and future recreation needs of the Village of Kronenwetter.
This Outdoor Recreation Plan (ORP) was prepared pursuant to Wisconsin Statute §23.30 Outdoor Recreation Program. This section serves “to promote, encourage, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive long-range plan to acquire, maintain, and develop for public use, those areas of the state best adapted to the development of a comprehensive system of state and local outdoor recreation facilities and services…”
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Town of Rib Mountain Comprehensive Plan 2020
The Town of Rib Mountain’s Comprehensive Plan guides the future growth, development and enhancement of the Town for the next 10 to 20 years. This plan incorporates more than just future land uses, but also direction for housing and neighborhood development, economic development, transportation, community facilities, protection of natural resources and intergovernmental cooperation. These crucial elements among others will shape the future of the Town.
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Stratford Area Safe Routes to School Plan
This plan was developed by NCWRPC in conjunction with the Stratford School District and the Stratford Area SRTS Task Force as part of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Safe Routes to School Program. This Regional program was made possible in part by a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Wisconsin Department of transportation. Additional funding provided by the NCWRPC.
Mosinee Safe Routes to School Plan
Safe Routes to School is a nationwide effort to increase the safety and health of children walking or bicycling to and from school. Nationally, walking and bicycling to school is viewed as a realistic way for children to achieve higher levels of daily physical activity and for communities to reduce the number and speed of vehicles in school zones.
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Town of Texas Comprehensive Plan 2019
The state planning law – 66.1001 – requires that comprehensive plans be updated every
10 years. In early 2018 the Town initiated a process to update its 2006 plan. The Town
Plan Commission held meetings to review changes and discuss goals, objectives and
polices. A public hearing was held and the Town Board adopted the plan.
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Village of Maine Comprehensive Plan 2019
The North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC) received resources from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to update the Comprehensive Plans of the Villages of Maine and Brokaw, and the Town of Texas, as well as to complete an Economic Development Adjustment Strategy for the region in 2018. Wisconsin state planning law – 66.1001 – requires that a comprehensive plan be updated every ten years.
A variety of meetings of the Plan Commissions of Maine and Brokaw were held over the course of early 2018 to prepare this plan. A final Plan Commission meeting was held in the summer of 2018 to review the final draft and recommend adoption of the plan to the Maine Village Board. A public hearing was held and the plan adopted on May 15 2019.
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Village of Kronenwetter Comprehensive Plan 2019
The Village of Kronenwetter’s Comprehensive Plan guides the future growth, development and enhancement of the Village for the next 10 to 20 years. This plan incorporates more than just future land uses, but also direction for housing and neighborhood development, economic development, transportation, community facilities, protection of natural resources and intergovernmental cooperation. These crucial elements among others will shape the future of the Village.
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