Michigan Street Bridge Re-opens

• The Michigan Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay re-opened to traffic Jan. 3. The bridge had been closed since Sept. of 2008 for repairs. It will be closed again in late winter or early spring to for the final touches on a new paint job before opening for good by Memorial Day.

• The Sturgeon Bay Common Council approved a proposal to pursue a planning grant for the redevelopment of the waterfront on the city’s west side between the Michigan Street Bridge and the Maple to Oregon Street Bridge. The grant application will go to the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.

• Residents in the Village of Egg Harbor can now make sewer and utility payments online. To do so, visit http://www.villageofeggharbor.org and click the On-line Utility Payment tab on the left side of the home page.