You may recognize the name of the new City of Sturgeon Bay Community Development Director after she was officially selected during Tuesday’s Common Council meeting. The council named Rebecca Kerwin as the new director to replace Marty Olejniczak after more than two decades on the job. Kerwin’s current office is just a few blocks over, where she is a planner in the Door County Land Use Services Department. Mayor David Ward says Kerwin brings much experience to the role that comes from living in the area. He adds that her knowledge of the Geographic Information System (GIS) software makes her especially valuable as the city grows.

Kerwin will likely begin in her new role at the beginning of August. On Tuesday, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council also approved a new planned use development (PUD) agreement for the 81-room Hampton Inn hotel project and new amendments in the zoning code that Ward says will make the city more buildable for additional housing.