Although a light agenda allowed the Sturgeon Bay Common Council to conduct its meeting on Tuesday night quickly, the City took time to make a special proclamation for Maritime Week, which runs from August 2 through August 9.

During the 15-minute meeting, Mayor David Ward saluted the U.S. Coast Guard and its impact on the community, pointing out that 55 people are currently stationed in Sturgeon Bay.

After the consent agenda was approved, the Common Council moved on a declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from borrowing proceeds for planned projects that Sturgeon Bay Utilities is working on as part of the Clean Water Fund Program. SBU General Manager Jim Stawicki says the upgrades are needed for bio-solid handling improvements and will cost about $5,000,000, with a debt service of about $184,000 annually.    

City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout then reported that the budget process is moving forward. Department heads have turned in their budget requests, which will be part of the 2025 Operating Budget, which will be reviewed and finalized later this fall.