WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) –The City of Wausau no longer has a contract with the local tourism group, the Wausau Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau.
After a 30 minute closed session discussion, the Wausau City Council approved by a 10-1 vote to terminate their contract with the CVB immediately due to a material breach. The contract termination was recommended to the council by both the city finance committee and the city room tax commission.
At the beginning of the meeting, the city council heard from the Village of Rothschild Administrator Gary Olsen that the village would like to work with the city to create a new local tourism entity. “The Village of Rothschild agrees with the City that tourism is very important. We also believe that a regional approach is best for the area. If you vote to ratify the action taken by the joint finance tourism committee, the Village is ready to partner with the city to help form a tourism entity that can be trusted and will benefit everyone in the region.”
The Village of Rothschild terminated its contract with the CVB back in July after CVB Executive Director Richard Barrett was accused of improperly collecting room tax money from the online travel site Expedia.
