The former Door County Ace Hardware is getting a makeover over a year after its owners moved the operations to a larger location. The City of Sturgeon Bay and Austads, LLC are considering a development agreement for the former store’s area on Jefferson Street downtown. Amy Austad Labott, who owns Door County Ace Hardware and Austads, LLC, is converting the old storefront into three commercial tenant spaces. The development agreement would give about $50,000 in funding from Tax Increment District #8 to Austads, LLC, to improve the building’s façade. In return, Austads, LLC makes about $500,000 to improve the building’s interior. According to the agenda packet for Tuesday’s Sturgeon Bay Common Council meeting, TID #8 can cover the expense without any impact on the city’s general fund. The Sturgeon Bay Common Council is also set to award a contract for building inspection services and authorize a street vacation off Madison Avenue when it meets on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
