You will see public bathrooms at the Door County Granary in Sturgeon Bay and accessible seating at Sister Bay Waterfront Park as a result of the grant funds awarded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation earlier this week.
Both communities received $50,000 from the WEDC’s Vibrant Spaces grants program, which aims to improve public areas with additional amenities to make them more attractive for community members. For Sister Bay, that means “night sky” friendly lighting and additional features to make Sister Bay’s Waterfront Park more accessible to residents. In Sturgeon Bay, the grant dollars will be used for public restrooms and other amenities at the future Door County Granary, which hopes to officially break ground on the project this fall. The Door County Granary is waiting for over $3.3 million in USDA Rural Development funds to come in so it can begin soliciting bids for the work that needs to be done.
Other projects across the state to receive Vibrant Spaces grant funding from the WEDC include a pocket park in Hayward, a food truck plaza in Waupun, an art gallery in Oshkosh, and a village greenspace in Ripon.
