LGAA Email Alert
13 August 2008
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Door County
"Great Lakes Restoration: One Community at a Time", a special program by the
Alliance for the Great Lakes (AGL) will be held at Crossroads at Big Creek
on Wednesday, 13 August at 7 PM. Jamie Cross, AGL Outreach Director will be
the presenter.
VOTER REGISTRATION: Susan Kohout and Barb Graul will register voters for the
09 September primary at the Sturgeon Bay Farmers' Market on Saturday 16
August from 8:30 11:30 AM in the City Hall parking lot.
VOTER REGISTRATION: Susan Kohout and Barb Graul will register voters (FOR
STURGEON BAY RESIDENTS ONLY) for the 09 September primary at the Sturgeon
Bay Farmers' Market on Tuesday 19 August from 3 6 PM at the Sturgeon Bay
High School.
Peter Annin, 11-year veteran reporter at Newsweek magazine and author of the
award-winning book, The Great Lakes Water Wars, will be the keynote speaker
at the Door Co. Environmental Council's annual summer program at 7 PM 20
August at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. He will present a program titled
"Great Lakes Water Diversions: The Threat Continues."
The League of Women Voters of Door & Kewaunee counties are sponsoring a
candidate forum for the 09 September primary to acquaint the public with
candidates for WI Assembly and their positions on issues of importance to
voters. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions. The forum will
be held on Tuesday, 26 August from 6:30 8:30 PM in the Sturgeon Bay City
Hall.
The South Lake Michigan Drive Property Owners Association will hold its
annual kickoff to eradicate phragmites and other invasive plants beginning
at 8:30 AM 23 August at 2365 S. Lake MI Drive.
Core Planning Committee and Work Group Participants -
Chapters 5 and 6, Housing and Economic Development, of the Door County
"Smart Growth" Plan Resource Report have been significantly revised and
updated from the January version and are now posted to the comprehensive
planning website at HYPERLINK
"http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/comp_planning.htm" \o
"http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/comp_planning.htm"
http://map.co.door.wi.us/planning/comp_planning.htm. Please review these
chapters and send us in writing any specific comments or questions. Two to
three additional chapters of the remaining four chapters of the Resource
Report will also be completed in the next six weeks; we will send you notice
when those are posted to the website and available for your review.
Note to members of the Core Planning Committee (CPC): Please be sure to have
read Chapters 1 6 of the Resource Report in advance of the 6:30 p.m.,
Monday, September 29th CPC meeting. Also, as noted above, there will be
additional chapters of the Resource Report completed in the next six weeks
that should also be read in advance of the CPC meeting. We will notify you
when those chapters are posted to the website and ready for your review.
Becky Kerwin, Planner II
Door County Planning Department
421 Nebraska Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
ph: (920) 746-2323
fax: (920) 746-2387
email: HYPERLINK "mailto:rkerwin@co.door.wi.us" \o
"mailto:rkerwin@co.door.wi.us" rkerwin@co.door.wi.us
Clay Banks Town: The Town Board amended its holding tank ordinance by
permitting the town chairman or supervisors to sign individual permits for
systems if the applicant follows the process.
Egg Harbor Village: The Village Board held a public hearing on Monday, 11
August to consider the Comprehensive Plan. The Village of Egg Harbor
Comprehensive Plan, which was prepared to meet the requirements of Wisconsin
State Statute 66.1001, includes the vision for the Village of Egg Harbor and
the major findings and recommendations and goals, objectives, and policies
for the following elements:
Land Use
Implementation
Issues and Opportunities
Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources
Transportation
Housing
Utilities and Community Facilities
Economic Development
Intergovernmental Cooperation
The Comprehensive Plan also includes maps that graphically depict
information used in the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan and tables of
demographic and other statistical data used in the preparation of the
Comprehensive Plan.
For additional information on the Village of Egg Harbor Comprehensive Plan
2008-2028, contact Josh Van Lieshout, Village Administrator. The
Comprehensive Plan is available on the Village's web site at HYPERLINK
"http://www.villageofeggharbor.org/" \o "http://www.villageofeggharbor.org/"
www.villageofeggharbor.org.
Gardner Town: The Town Board is looking into ways to prevent large livestock
farms from developing in the community. The Board will invite Door Co. Ag
Agent Dean Volenberg to its next meeting, 03 September at 6:30 PM to discuss
ways the Town can control farm operations.
Liberty Grove Town: The Town Board will hold a special meeting and public
hearing on Wednesday, 13 August at 7 PM in the Town Hall (11161 Old Stage
Road). Agenda items:
* Continue hearing on Wis Stat. 82.27 application to open a highway to
land-locked parcel as noticed and published.
* Adjourn to closed session to confer with legal counsel.
* Reconvene in open session and decide whether to grant the
application as submitted. Consideration shall be given to the following:
o "Advantages" under Section 82.27 (1) of the WI Statutes the greater
of the following:
* the increase in value of the landlocked property after the highway
is laid out, or:
* the estimated cost of constructing the highway, including the cost
of constructing a turnaround, and the administrative costs under Sec.
82.27(5), including:
* Attorney fees reasonably incurred by the Town
* The cost of any survey or the fee of any expert on valuation or
both, reasonably incurred by the Town.
* Administrative costs such as clerical costs and publication costs.
* Per diem compensation for the supervisors for the special meetings
held for the purpose of considering the application
Determine whether a highway order should be issued.
Charging applicant with costs under WI Statutes
Nasewaupee Town: The Adjourned Board of Review will hold its meeting on
Thursday 28 August from 5 7 PM at the Nasewaupee Town Hall, 3388 Park Drive.
Sevastopol Town: Jeff Sanders of Omni Associates gave an overview of the
Town's comprehensive plan at a public hearing on 11 August. Citizens can
access the plan at the Town's website:
HYPERLINK "http://www.townofsevastopol.com/comprehensive_plan/" \o
"http://www.townofsevastopol.com/comprehensive_plan/"
http://www.townofsevastopol.com/comprehensive_plan/
Additional information is also available from Comprehensive Plan Committee
members John Staveness (920) 743-9738 and Bart Munson (920) 743-3939.
Sturgeon Bay Town: The Town Board will turn to its attorney to determine its
power to vacate a town road before deciding whether a property owner can
remove trees from a right-of-way area on Hayes Road. A final determination
on vacating the road must be made in Door Co. Circuit Court. The Town Board
is also considering the next steps in the possible acquisition of a 4 acre
wetland parcel next to Portage Park. The Town is seeking a grant to purchase
of the parcel which has about 424' of frontage. The Board learned that a
barn in the Town that was remodeled and used for social gatherings is for
sale. In the past, the Town Board questioned whether the building's use was
permitted in that area of the Town. The Town has county zoning. The owner's
of The Dance Barn at 2136 Taube Road, used the family's adjoining residence
as a B&B facility. A resident recommended the new owners be notified of Town
zoning requirements to head off future problems with its operation. The
Board also questioned whether REALTORS® are required to notify buyers about
past zoning issues. It was suggested real estate agents be notified about
past problems with the facility. (Source: Door County Advocate)
Jim Adams
Local Government Affairs Analyst
Door County Board of REALTORS®
931 Green Bay Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
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