Sturgeon Bay could become the eighth Wisconsin community to install a Safe Haven Baby Box after the Common Council approved its installation Tuesday.

The climate-controlled boxes allow parents to safely and anonymously surrender newborns younger than 3 days old without risking arrest. With support from Door County Medical Center and the Knights of Columbus, the future Safe Haven Baby Box will be located at the city's west-side fire station.

For less than a $2,000 impact on the city's finances, Mayor David Ward said he believes the box is a worthwhile investment to help protect Sturgeon Bay's youngest residents.

Elkhorn, Howard, Racine, Reedsburg, Trevor, Watertown and Whitewater are the other Wisconsin communities with Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Racine accepted its first baby through the box last fall.

The Sturgeon Bay Common Council also approved a new contract for its firefighters during its nearly two-hour meeting Tuesday.