Ted Ryan, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport director, said in a statement issued by a spokesperson the city and Ascension failed to agree on infrastructure requirements for the hangar expansion and other terms for the land lease. RELATED: Marshfield Clinic nixes plan for Wausau hospital, to buy Ascension hospitals in Weston, Park Falls RELATED: Spirit Medical Transportation Services moves to Stevens Point Lemke said Ascension did not tell the city why it was withdrawing the project. Lemke said Ascension notified the city in mid-September it would explore options elsewhere for the project and not renew its existing $67,000 annual lease that runs through Nov. Those conversations involved Stevens Point Public Utilities Director Joel Lemke and Mayor Mike Wiza. 51 to CWA in Mosinee.Ĭity plan commissioners approved the Stevens Point airport project in the spring, but summer negotiations between city staff and Ascension stalled over terms of a land lease. Five months later, Ascension is taking the project for its Spirit 1 helicopter up U.S. Spirit Medical Transport revealed plans in May for a 19,000-square-foot hangar expansion at Stevens Point's municipal airport off State 66 to house its aircraft, ambulance parking and office and lodging space for staff. STEVENS POINT - Ascension Spirit Medical Transportation Services plans to base its Spirit 1 helicopter at Central Wisconsin Airport after failing to secure a deal with Stevens Point to expand its hangar. Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that the hanger expansion focuses on housing Ascension Spirit's Spirit 1 medical helicopter.
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