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Weekly Blast!: If you live on a hard-surfaced road you may have noticed it looks a little cleaner this week. Thanks are extended to Public Works employee Leo Krueger who used a motorized sweeper to push off the sand mix used this past winter. Others have recently noted bright yellow flowers blooming along our roadsides. It’s likely a plant called Yellow Mustard Seed or Wild Mustard (Latin name Sinapis arvensis) which is a common annual weed in our area. It looks rather attractive this time of year, but it can quickly outcompete other more desirable plants and is deemed an invasive species in Wisconsin. It’s particularly troublesome in farm fields. Three years ago, the Town Board approved mowing Best Management Practices (BMP) to help us address the problem of invasive plants. It’s our chosen way to manage this very real problem using a sensible mowing regiment rather than resorting to pesticide use. The latter is sometimes necessary, but we have not used it to date. I’ve attached the map and narrative here. Grant Road Side Mowing Best Management Practices for Roadside Mowing  If you have questions, just give me at call at 715-213-1717. Clerk Stefanie Schlapa, Supervisor Doug Steltenpohl and I met with the WDNR Electronic-Cycle Compliance Specialist Mallory Susdorf this week. She inspected our E-Waste storage trailer, noted our record-keeping, made suggestions for additional signage, and more. Overall, it was a very interesting and positive visit. Clerk Schlapa will be working on additional ideas for signage, and Supervisor Steltenpohl and I are looking at options to consider taking used anti-freeze; something that has been requested for some years. More to follow on these and other upcoming improvements... Perhaps the morning frosts are on their way out soon. I’m tired of wrapping and unwrapping my finicky rhododendron! Take care, Sharon

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Wisconsin Rapids Planning Commission Public Hearing RE Data Center

May 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Wisconsin Rapids Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at 4:00 PM within the Council Chambers at City Hall, 444 West Grand Avenue, Wisconsin Rapids. Participation at the public hearing is encouraged. The public can also submit comments prior to the hearing by contacting the Community Development Department at 715-421-8228 or CommunityDevelopment@wirapids.gov. The following items will be heard and possibly acted on: 1. Public hearing and action on a request from We Energies for a Conditional Use Permit for a major utility installation at 800 Fremont Street (Parcel ID 3401820), which falls within the General Industrial (M-1) District. 2. Public hearing and action on a request from PCH WI Holdings LLC for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a Data Center at 950 4th Ave N (Parcel IDs 3402435, 3402435F, 3402435D), which falls within the Heavy Industrial (M-2) District. Further details regarding the specific requests can be obtained within the Community Development Department at City Hall, or by calling the department at 715-421-8228. The City of Wisconsin Rapids encourages participation from all its citizens. If participation at any public meeting is not possible due to a disability, notification to the City Clerk’s office at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting is encouraged to make the necessary accommodations. Call the Clerk at (715) 421-8200 to request accommodations. Jennifer Gossick, Wisconsin Rapids City Clerk WNAXLP April 19, 26 2026 LWIX0501143

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May 4
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