The Sturgeon Bay Common Council moved quickly in its meeting Tuesday night, as the city’s business primarily concerned three consent agenda items while accepting a big check from Destination Door County (DDC).
The 15-minute meeting started with a check presentation by Destination Door County’s Executive Director Julie Gilbert of $100,000 to Mayor David Ward and Municipal Services Director Mike Barker from the Community Investment Fund. The city had applied for a grant from the DDC, which distributed the money raised from the county room tax. Mayor Ward explained that the grant funds would be used for a project to create a pathway under the Bay View Bridge to connect the Ahnapee Trail on each side of Highway 42/57 south of the bridge.
Ward estimated the total project cost would be nearly $500,000 to connect the trail.
After the check presentation, the council approved the consent agenda, including three Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee recommendations for purchasing a heavy-work truck and plow truck, a back-hoe loader, and a steel roof replacement.
In the final piece of business Tuesday, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council approved the resolution to combine the wards for the spring primary to one voting poll location since only the state superintendent of public instruction is on the ballot. The spring primary is Tuesday, February 18.
