Discussions around a Sturgeon Bay landmark will wait at least month according to city officials.

After being originally scheduled for Thursday's Sturgeon Bay Plan Commission meeting, the body will hear now from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and its request to rezone the land surrounding the former depot from Central Business District to Heavy Industrial next month. The land is needed so the shipbuilder can expand its operations to accommodate new contracts from the U.S. Navy.

Future naval vessels will be painted on the site, but approvals from the Department of War were needed first. Ward suggests that the government shutdown caused a delay in the zoning process because those approvals were not arriving. Meanwhile, Ward says the city's plans to save the structure have created a buzz in the community.

The Plan Commission will still hear requests for a combined Planned Unit Development for a two-family home on Neenah Avenue and a conditional-use application for e-bike rentals on 4th Avenue when it meets Thursday at 6 p.m. inside the council chambers at City Hall.