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12 June 2008

Door County

Sturgeon Bay Town: Town officials are concerned about Premier Concrete's proposal to excavate to a depth of 30' to mine sand off Tagge Road. The company filed  a conditional use permit application for a 100 acre site. The Door Co. RPC is expected to act on the application in June or July. The Town is recommending a test well be installed to monitor the impact on wells in the area. 

Door Co. Economic Development Corp.: will host a meeting on a health care insurance option for local small businesses at 1 PM Tuesday, 17 June at the Ladder House in Sturgeon Bay. RSVP required: Contact Mary Paitrick at 920.743.3113 ext. 202 or at  HYPERLINK "mailto:mary@doorcountybusiness.com" \o "mailto:mary@doorcountybusiness.com" mary@doorcountybusiness.com

Kewaunee Co. Economic Development Corp. is holding a similar program at 8:30 AM Tuesday, 24 June at the Farm Market Kitchen in Algoma. RSVP required: Contact Jennifer Brown at 920.487.5233 or  HYPERLINK "mailto:brownjk@kcedc.org" \o "mailto:brownjk@kcedc.org" brownjk@kcedc.org 

Egg Harbor Village: The WI DNR will meet at 10 AM Monday, 30 June at the Bertschinger Center for a public hearing on the village marina project. See the legal notice on page 9B (Sports section) of the 11 June issue of the DC Advocate for details. 

Egg Harbor Village: The plan commissions for the Village and Egg Harbor Town will hold a joint meeting with their respective consultants in late June to go over the Comprehensive Plan. Watch for further details and notices. 

Ephraim Village: the Board of Review will meet at 7 PM Monday, 15 June in the village offices. Town assessor Mike Walker will be available from 10-Noon that day in the village offices for an open book review. Call the village office by Friday, 13 June to get on the schedule. 

Gibraltar Town: Gibraltar is celebrating its sesquicentennial. Check their website:  HYPERLINK "http://www.gibraltar150.org/" \o "http://www.gibraltar150.org/" http://www.gibraltar150.org 

Sturgeon Bay City: The Plan Commission will conduct a public hearing in Council Chambers on Wednesday, 18 June at 7 PM. Hearings:

·       A petition from Nancy Uttech for approval of a conditional use. The proposal use is a home occupation for a hair stylist at 727 S. 17th Place.

·       A petition from Amy Ensign and David Foulds for approval of a conditional use. The proposal is to convert a single family dwelling into a 2 family dwelling at 625 W. Oak St.

WI DNR: The following was received from the DNR: "You have expressed an interest in materials for inspectors and realtors as it becomes available regarding changes to the well code and the well inspection process.    I enclosed a press release for your reference. More information is expected in the near future."

 HYPERLINK "http://dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp" \l "art5" \o "http://dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp#art5" \t "_blank" http://dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp#art5
    (Currently no press releases on well code/inspection. I will monitor and keep you updated--Jim)

Laurel Braatz
Drinking Water & Groundwater Specialist
Bureau of Drinking Water & Groundwater
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (920) 746-2872
(*) fax: (920)-746-2863
(*) e-mail:  HYPERLINK "mailto:laurel.braatz@wisconsin.gov" \o "mailto:laurel.braatz@wisconsin.gov" laurel.braatz@wisconsin.gov
 

WI Way Public Forums: We are pleased to announce the details for our Wisconsin Way public forum this summer in Green Bay! We hope you will be able to join us: 

Green Bay Public Forum
Thursday, July 17

6-8 p.m.

Rock Garden Banquet & Conference Center

1951 Bond Street, Green Bay 

The forum is free of charge, open to the public and we are looking for your feedback on research and questions raised from the first round of public forums along with a discussion and reaction to potential policy solutions developed by a nonpartisan team of experts. 

If you would like to attend this forum, please register at  HYPERLINK "http://www.wisconsinway.org/" \o "http://www.wisconsinway.org/" \t "_blank" www.wisconsinway.org or send an e-mail to  HYPERLINK "mailto:wisconsinway@wcgpr.com" \o "mailto:wisconsinway@wcgpr.com" \t "_blank" wisconsinway@wcgpr.com. We would like to hear from as many Wisconsin citizens' as we can, and ask you to please invite your colleagues, friends and neighbors to join us in this historic initiative. In order to help spread the word, we have flyers and other promotional materials available on our Web site by clicking on "Engage All Citizens" and downloading the documents for print or to send electronically via e-mail.

In addition, we encourage you to log on to the Web site to see a list of all of our public forums and background information on education, property taxes and public services in Wisconsin. We are continually updating information to our site to keep you and the public informed of our progress and research.
--
Jim Adams
Local Government Affairs Analyst
Door County Board of REALTORS®
931 Green Bay Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI   54235

 

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