With the Sturgeon Bay Common Council having council president Dan Williams filling in for Mayor David Ward to run the meeting Tuesday night, the city quickly approved new Planned Unit Development agreements for housing projects.
The first piece of business was the approval of the second reading of an ordinance rezoning the Estes Property at 1361 North 14th Avenue from Multi-Family Residential (R-4) and General Commercial (C-1) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD).
The council also unanimously approved the final PUD for an affordable housing project: a 58-unit multiple-family residential development by Spoerl Commercial at the southwest corner of Georgia Street and North 14th Avenue.
A recommendation from the Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee was approved by the council to transfer $50,000 for technology upgrades, from excess revenues from the Cable TV Fund to the General Fund Operating Technology/Computer Budget.
After the last agenda item and reports were given, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council went into a closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation stemming from a Development Agreement with WWP Development, LLC. Three years ago, WWP Development proposed a Sturgeon Bay Plaza and Terrace on the city's west waterfront, which was revisited in March 2023 but never moved forward. No action was taken by the council after the closed session with the meeting being adjourned.
