Chambers Island residents will soon find it’s easier to heat their showers and cook a meal. The Door County Resource Planning Committee unanimously approved a plan to install a propane depot on Chambers Island. The panel heard from several island residents about just what a hassle it is to come to the mainland every time a tank is empty, including from Fish Creek Harbor Commission Chairman David Harris. It's a lot safer too.

Harris said he had operated a barge in the past that towed 170-pound propane cylinders to Chambers Island as a service to the residents there, and it was not a moneymaker. He is involved with the limited liability corporation that proposed the new plan. The depot would sit on roughly a half-acre of industrial zoned land, part of a parcel that is over four acres in total size. Harris says the location in question is equipped to handle the weight associated with transporting the propane to the depot. That is not true for all roads on the island. 

There were zero public comments against the plan and several in favor. The Natural Resource Committee approved the measure unanimously.