The Sturgeon Bay Common Council meeting will take on a nautical theme when the governing body meets on Tuesday.

After reading a Safe Boating Week proclamation, the council will hear a presentation from Onterra, LLC about the 2024 aquatic management plan. The nearly 50-page document submitted by Onterra shows not just the progress that has been made but what can still be done, as it cited several different kinds of aquatic plants that are found in Sturgeon Bay waterways, such as wild celery, coontail, clasping-leaf pondweed, muskgrasses, and more. The aquatic management plan was approved by the city’s Joint Parks and Recreation Committee/Board meeting on April 24th. Some discussions on the topic focused on how the cut waterweeds are picked up and where they are disposed of once removed from the water.

The Sturgeon Bay Common Council will also weigh in on an ordinance aimed at how boaters safely refuel their vessels while out on the water. The ordinance revision focuses on the types of containers that can be used and the procedures that must be followed when doing portable fueling. The ordinance also covers areas where portable fueling is now allowed.

The Sturgeon Bay Common Council will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside its chambers at city hall.