CONNECT MARSHFIELD

FRIDAY

May 9, 2025

WOOD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND HOUSEHOLD CLEAN SWEEP

Calling all homeowners, renters, and farmers. Do you have unused or old chemicals you want to eliminate? The Wood County Agricultural and Household Clean Sweep will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Marshfield Ag Research Station, 2611 Yellowstone Drive in Marshfield.

Download the poster below or click on the poster.

• Clean Sweep Poster

CITY RECEIVES GRANT TO PLACE TWO PORTABLE TOILETS IN PARKS

The City received a grant totaling $2,800 to support portable toilets at the UW fields and Forest Ridge Park. Alderperson Natasha Tompkins helped secure these funds.

Specifically, $2,000 was awarded by the Marshfield Area Community Foundation, and

an additional $800 was received from Walmart. These grants will cover the

anticipated cost of providing two portable toilet units from May 1st to October 1st.

Portable toilets will enhance the experience of individuals using these facilities.

BUILDING REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM

The Welcome Back Grant promotes improvements to rear business entrances to improve visitors' visibility, accessibility, and enjoyment.

Rear entries in downtown Marshfield are often the most convenient entrances to public parking lots and are adjacent to the designated bike lanes on Chestnut and Maple Avenues. Additionally, major downtown destinations, including the Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library, Steven J. Miller Park, Wenzel Family Plaza, and residential neighborhoods, drive traffic to these parallel streets. Investment in back entrances through the development of patios, seating areas, fresh paint, tasteful murals, better lighting, and improved signage can help customers connect with downtown businesses in new ways.

In 2025, $16,000 has been designated for the Welcome Back Grant Program, allowing for grants of up to $4,000 per project. The 2025 grant cycle requires a 50/50 match, meaning that if awarded $4,000, your total project cost must be at least $8,000, with $4,000 being the applicant’s financial responsibility.

For more information and an application, download the form below:

• 2025 Welcome Back Grant Application

COUNCIL PREVIEW FOR MAY 13TH COUNCIL MEETING

Topics and announcements will be presented and discussed at the meeting on Tuesday, May 13th, at 6 p.m. in City Hall.

Click the image above to watch the Council Preview program

• Mayor Lois Te Strake will read the Memorial Day Proclamation
• Wildwood Plaza Police Station Project
• Approval of architectural/engineering services by BVK Group
• Plan to renovate a donated 23,000 sq. ft. building for the police department
• Total design cost: $475,000 (under budget)
• Tied to broader downtown revitalization, including West Second Street
• Fire Training Center Plan
• Joint effort with Midstate Technical College
• Plan to redesign the South Vine Avenue facility
• Selected firm: Short Elliot Hendrickson
• Cost: $26,750 (significantly below competing bids)
• Brehm Park Projects
• Approval of $11,295 for geotechnical services for the wet detention basin
• Lighting installation delay for pickleball courts; 30-day extension requested
• Boys and Girls Club Expansion
• The club is coming to Marshfield, starting with 100 kids at Grant Elementary and later moving to Lincoln School; the long-term goal is a permanent facility
• Business and Industrial Parks Update
• Presentation from Sierra Starner-Heffron, MACCI Business Development Director
• Recruiting Funds for City Planner
• A $30,000 budget transfer was requested to hire a professional recruitment firm
• Goal: Fill senior planner role with a qualified candidate
• Vine Avenue Redesign (State-Funded Project)
• Redesign from Second to Fourth Street
• Engineering contract: Robert E. Lee & Associates
• Project cost: $2.7 million; City pays 20% (~$78K)
• Appointment of Ashley Winch to the Housing Committee
• Part of a broader strategy to assess and meet affordable housing needs
• Community surveys planned for lenders, public, and realtors
• Finance Director Jennifer Selenski will provide a financial update of the City
• Closed Sessions
• Fire union contract negotiations
• Development support request for a housing subdivision

LATEST COMMUNITY MEDIA "MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING" PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK

Local programs and meetings produced in-house are available to watch below:

• Council Preview
• Coffee with the Mayor
• Puppets of Faith on the Producers Channel
• At home with Melvin Laird
• For Pets Sake
• Bill Upham Speaks

Watch us on Charter Cable Channels 989, 990, and 991. Download our channels on your Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, www.marshfieldbroadcasting.com, Android phone App, or iOS app on a smartphone.

WENZEL PLAZA SUMMER KICK-OFF

In collaboration with Visit Marshfield, Marshfield Parks and Recreation will activate the Wenzel Family Plaza fountain and offer numerous giveaways. Live broadcasts by 95.5 WIFC and 101.9 WDEZ will increase the event's excitement! So mark your calendars for Thursday, May 29th, starting at 3 p.m.

LOCAL EVENTS HAPPENING

IN THE COMMUNITY

If you have an announcement you want to share with us, whether you're a non-profit or government agency or have a public event you want to publicize, please don't hesitate to contact Tom Loucks using the information below or e-mail your poster three weeks before your event. Please don't hesitate to contact me four weeks before your event if you'd like to be interviewed on our Marshfield NOW TV Channel.

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Email - Tom.loucks@ci.marshfield.wi.us