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Doug Diny: “The task force helped. Helped educate, and we got there.”

Featuring: Doug Diny, Candidate for Mayor of Wausau | Wisconsin

Conversation with Doug Diny - Wausau Mayor

Published November 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 44:03

I do consider it a big. A big accomplishment for the city and the council because they weren't always unified in the past on what to do and how to do it. So The task force helped. Helped educate, and we got there. Yeah. Yeah. So no, I think that's. Yeah. I look back and that's exciting. And could it happen with other cities? Yeah, we just kind of have to figure out how to be. (44:03–44:08)

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Asserts that the task force was instrumental in educating and achieving goals.

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“VOCA grants for some of the violence against women funding were cut last year by the state to the city.”
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“I went to a Saint Vincent de Paul fundraiser and they had their Getting Ahead program.”
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“I've been to a couple of their graduations and what they had. Three of the graduates speak.”
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“One of the common denominators, there was one who had a later in life crisis that caused that.”
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“They all common denominator came from homes that weren't functional and they didn't get fed in the morning when they went to school.”
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“By the way, I, I once a month I'm on channel seven with Jeff Talen.”
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“They've got the four o' clock live update.”
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“Channel 7. So that was, that was good publicity for a good cause.”
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“We had right members from each governing body [on the task force].”
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“We had members from each community that, whether serving or in homeless business community.”
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“It came from a unified community and credible. A credible source.”
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“I do consider it a big accomplishment for the city and the council because they weren't always unified in the past.”
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“When we put our priorities together, it's in that list.”
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