Unauthorized dumping at the Sturgeon Bay compost site comes at a high cost to taxpayers.  Municipal Services Director Mike Barker says recent dumpings of treated lumber and other illegal products is a concern.  The public has been better of late in only bringing the allowable brush and smaller tree limbs.  He explains that the possible ramifications of dropping off tree trunks and other large items at the compost site.

Barker notes it has been the busiest summer he has seen.  The City of Sturgeon Bay compost site is located on Shiloh Road in Sturgeon Bay and is open from dawn to dusk to all city residents at no charge.  Town of Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol residents may obtain a permit for $100 to utilize the compost site during the year.