Rhinelander City Government

The City of Rhinelander Common Council meeting will be held 6:00PM on Monday, June 22, on the second floor of Rhinelander City Hall, located at 135 S Stevens St.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Public comment is held at 6pm.
Agenda and packet can be found at the link below.

Rhinelander Common Council Agenda and Minutes Library of Rhinelander Common Council Agendas, Packets and Minutes.

All city offices will be closed Thursday, June 18 for an employee appreciation event. Offices will reopen on Friday, June 19 at 8am.

WI DOT US HWY 8 Construction Project - 6-12-26 Update

This is as WI DOT Project. Contact WisDOT Project Manager: Michelle Guoin, 715 365-5792 with questions.

Highway: US 8
Location: WIS 47 to WIS 17 North
Schedule: April 20 to September 2026
Project description: Crews will remove the existing asphalt and concrete pavement, pave a new asphalt pavement surface and install centerline rumble strips. The intersections of WIS 17 South/WD Boyce Drive and County G with US 8 will be reconstructed as single lane roundabouts.

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

Begin installing curb and gutter

Traffic impacts:

US 8 will be closed during construction and detoured onto WIS 17 North, Lincoln Street, South Courtney Street, Pelham Street, Arbutus Street and Kemp Street.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us8rhinelander/

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Various jobs are available like police officer, paramedic/firefighter, golf course grounds keeper, street maintenance, and summer temp positions. To learn more click the link below.

Employment Jobs- City of Rhinelander Find and apply for employment opportunities with the City of Rhinelander.

Rev up your weekend at the Annual Car Show in Downtown Rhinelander! 🚗 Stop by downtown Brown & Davenport Streets this Saturday, June 13 from 9am-3pm, rain or shine!

📸: Ray Kotula

Could your Rhinelander Area property be a future public art site?

We're building a list of businesses and organizations interested in potentially hosting murals, sculptures, and other public art projects in the future. There's no commitment—just an opportunity to share your interest and location.

Learn more: https://www.rhinelanderchamber.com/public-art-initiatives/

Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KC8759R

The Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of the Rhinelander Tourism & Marketing Committee, recently completed a Conference Center Feasibility Study. The study explored whether Rhinelander has the characteristics necessary to support larger conferences, meetings, trade shows, and events.

While no project is currently being proposed, the findings suggest there may be an opportunity worth exploring in the future.

Read the full study here: https://www.rhinelanderchamber.com/community-research-reports/

WI DOT US HWY 8 Construction Project - 6-8-26 Update

This is as WI DOT Project. Contact WisDOT Project Manager: Michelle Guoin, 715 365-5792 with questions.

Highway: US 8
Location: WIS 47 to WIS 17 North
Schedule: April 20 to September 2026
Project description: Crews will remove the existing asphalt and concrete pavement, pave a new asphalt pavement surface and install centerline rumble strips. The intersections of WIS 17 South/WD Boyce Drive and County G with US 8 will be reconstructed as single lane roundabouts.

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

Remove existing asphalt and concrete pavement
Install new storm sewer
Install electrical components for the new street lighting

Traffic impacts:

US 8 will be closed during construction and detoured onto WIS 17 North, Lincoln Street, South Courtney Street, Pelham Street, Arbutus Street and Kemp Street.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us8rhinelander/

The City of Rhinelander Common Council meeting will be held 6:00PM on Monday, June 8, on the second floor of Rhinelander City Hall, located at 135 S Stevens St.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Public comment is held at 6pm.

Agenda and packet can be found at the link below.

Rhinelander Common Council Agenda and Minutes Library of Rhinelander Common Council Agendas, Packets and Minutes.