The restoration project for Little Lake in Sturgeon Bay is on a holding pattern as high-water issues are being resolved around the Sunset Park area.  Greg Meissner, the co-chair of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay, believes that the shoreline damage caused by high Lake Michigan water levels will require Sunset Park's development to be revisited.  Phase I of the project finished four years ago and included completing the artificial wetlands, with the Rotary Club providing plant material and labor.  Meissner says much of that area is underwater.

Meissner says some of the smaller trees and shrubs that were planted around the ponds may not survive even after the water recedes.  He added that the wetlands receive drainage off streets in the area routing into the ponds instead of into the lake directly.  Sturgeon Bay Municipal Services Director Mike Barker told DoorCountyDailyNews.com last week that the Sunset Park area would be re-evaluated in the spring when the water levels hopefully go down.  Phase II of the project would require grants or donations to pay for dredging Little Lake.