Area: Forestville
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Country Ovens Hosts Next Buy Local Mixer
Door County Buy Local is holding their next business networking mixer on April 6, 5:30 – 7 pm, at Country Ovens, 229 East Main St., Forestville. The event will feature “The Story of Country Ovens and Cherry De-lite.” The mixer will also provide time for an update about the status and activities of the Door […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 3:30 pm on March 21. County of Door: The ADRC Advisory Board meets at the Door County Senior Resource Center at 4 pm on March 21. The Library Board meets at 5 pm in the Jane Greene Room of the Door County Library in […]
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Municipal Meetings: March 11 – 18
City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council meets at 7 pm on March 15. County of Door: The Highway Committee meets at 10 am on March 14. The Finance Committee meets at 2 pm on March 14. The Board of Health meets at 4 pm on March 14. The Administrative Committee meets at 8:30 am […]
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McNulty of Forestville To Seek 8th Congressional Seat
WHAT HAPPENED Terry McNulty has filed his Declaration of Candidacy as a Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District and has filed a Federal Election Campaign. McNulty is pro-life and pro-family, and has been married for 23 years to his wife Lori. He and his wife own and operate McNulty Surveying & Mapping. He currently […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 4 pm on Feb. 15. The Common Council meets at 7 pm on Feb. 16. The Plan Commission meets at 7 pm on Feb. 17. County of Door: The Highway Committee meets at 10 am on Feb. 15. The Airport & Parks Committee meets […]
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Door County Reads ‘American Dervish’
At this time of controversy when some presidential candidates advocate closing U.S. borders to Muslims and carpet-bombing areas in the Mideast held by Islamic extremists, Door County Read’s choice of Ayad Akhtar’s novel American Dervish seems especially appropriate. Akhtar, like his 12-year-old protagonist Hayat Shah, was raised in Milwaukee by Pakistani parents. “I can’t tell […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 pm on Jan. 20 regarding a petition to change the zoning classification at 49 N. Madison Ave. from Central Business District to Planned Unit Development, to allow for construction of an approximately 34-unit, four-story apartment building. New Urban Focus, Inc., is […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing in the council chambers at noon on Jan. 12 regarding a request from Jim Olson Chrysler for a variance on the municipal code that requires impervious surfaces not to exceed 70 percent of the total lot area. The request is to […]
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Council Considering Closing Portions of 1st Ave., Jefferson St.
City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council is expected to make a decision on closing portions of First Avenue and Jefferson Street at the request of Fincanteri Bay Shipbuilding at its 7 pm meeting on Dec. 15. A public hearing was held on the issue on Dec. 8, at which sentiments were divided between going […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committees meet at 4 pm on Dec. 8. County of Door: The Human Service Board meets at 8:30 am on Dec. 8. The Ag & Extension Committee meets at 8:30 am on Dec. 9. The Communication Advisory Technical Subcommittee meets at 9 am on Dec. 9. The […]
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Forestville Passes $70,000 Levy Increase
A request by the Town of Forestville to raise its tax levy by 53.1 percent – or $70,000 – passed without opposition at the town’s Nov. 17 budget hearing. Only three people showed up for the hearing. Town Clerk Ruth Kerscher went through the list of the town’s revenues and expenses line by line, and […]
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Town of Baileys Harbor The town held its budget hearing on Nov. 10. Town of Brussels “We’ve got that question of the fire department’s new building,” said Town Chair Joe Wautier. “That would be the only thing, if it’s approved in April or not. It should help like heck, but I have no idea how […]
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Municipal News: Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council meets at 7 pm on Nov. 17. Town of Egg Harbor: The town board meets at 7 pm on Nov. 16. Town of Forestville: The town will hold a 2016 budget hearing at 7 pm on Nov. 17. Town of Gibraltar: The Parks and Lands Committee meets at […]
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News Bulletin: Nov. 6 – Nov. 12
WHAT HAPPENED The towns of Brussels, Union and Gardner have approved a $2.8 million referendum for the April 2016 election to upgrade the Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department. A Nov. 2014 referendum to approve $4.2 million for the fire station failed. COMING UP More than 20 local, state and national groups are gathering for a “Stink-In” on […]
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Hwy. 42, Forestville Schedule: Aug. 2015 to Oct. 2015 Length: 0.05 Miles Cost: $475,000 Location: Village of Forestville, between County X and County J. Description of project: The project involves removing the existing box culvert and replacing it with a new bridge meeting current design standards for vehicular loading and structure design. Bridge approaches will […]
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Hwy. 42, Forestville Schedule: Aug. 2015 to Oct. 2015 Length: 0.05 Miles Cost: $475,000 Location: Village of Forestville, between County X and County J. Description of project: The project involves removing the existing box culvert and replacing it with a new bridge meeting current design standards for vehicular loading and structure design. Bridge approaches will […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council meets at noon on Oct. 20. County of Door: The Highway Committee meets at 8:30 am on Oct. 19. The Library Board meets at the library at 5 pm on Oct. 19. The Administrative Committee meets at 8:30 am on Oct. 20. The Law Enforcement Committee meets […]
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Hwy. 42, Forestville Schedule: Aug. to Oct. 2015 Length: 0.05 Miles Cost: $475,000 Location: Village of Forestville, between County X and County J. Description of project: The project involves removing the existing box culvert and replacing it with a new bridge meeting current design standards for vehicular loading and structure design. Bridge approaches will be […]