The Village of Sister Bay wants your voice heard regarding a proposed food truck ordinance. The new ordinance would allow mobile food-vendor courts in the village with up to four trucks per 20,000 square-foot lot. Additional regulations suggested in the ordinance set up rules for signage, seating, and health and safety concerns. It would also require food truck operators to purchase a permit from the village. Since the new ordinance requires changes to the zoning code, a public hearing will be held before the Plan Commission’s discussion and vote during their August 23rd meeting. 

It is part of a busy plan commission agenda where the future of the Sister Bay Village Hall, boathouse, and post office will also be discussed. At their July 26th meeting, none of the plan commission members spoke in favor of keeping the village hall, remarking that the building was no longer functional and not worth the money to make the necessary repairs needed to save it. If razed, the plan commission spoke about possibly building a visitors center or some other structure holding changing areas and bathrooms for the nearby public beach. 

As for the boathouse, plan commission members Rob Zoschke and Nate Bell said the structure broke up the village’s downtown area. A citizens group is trying to save the wooden boat known as “The Shadow” and has expressed interest in using the boathouse as a recreational boating museum. Plan Commission member Denise Bhirdo advised the rest of the committee to look through the Waterfront Master Plan and the Downtown Redevelopment Plan before making formal recommendations. The Sister Bay Plan Commission meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. You can attend virtually by clicking this link. You can read the full agenda by clicking this link.