The City of Sturgeon Bay took care of business in quick-order with a 15-minute Common Council meeting Tuesday.  The Council unanimously approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for a Third Avenue beautification plan.  The recommendation came from the Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee, and chair Helen Bacon says the professional project will be paid exclusively by Bay Ship.

City Administrator Josh VanLieshout added that the Memorandum of Understanding's importance is to create a framework for the City and public to participate in the corridor plan on Third Avenue.  The beautification plan was issued by the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals as a contingency in granting height variances requested by Fincantieri last year for the expansion of the shipyard for contract work on a U.S. Navy frigate by Marinette Marine.  The upgrades would address landscaping, parking enhancements, the new building's appearance, and the following of storm-water management set down by the DNR.