Municipal News

City of Sturgeon Bay:  The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committees meet at 4 pm on Aug. 25. The Parks & Recreation Committee meets at 4 pm on Aug. 26.

County of Door:  The Door County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 am on Aug. 25. The Board of Adjustment meets at 6:30 pm on Aug. 25.

Village of Ephraim:  The Board of Trustees will hold a public meeting at the Ephraim Village Hall, 9996 Water St., on Aug. 26, from 4-7 pm to hear from Village of Ephraim property owners on the proposed Water Street streetscape plan. Public comments will be limited to three minutes per person. If you cannot attend the meeting you can send written comment to Brent Bristol, village administrator, at [email protected] or PO Box 138, Ephraim, WI 54211.

Town of Gibraltar:  The Plan Commission meets at 7 pm on Aug. 25.

Town of Jacksonport:  The town board meets at 7 pm on Aug. 25.

Town of Liberty Grove:  The Highway Committee meets at 8 am on Aug. 24. The Finance Committee meets at 6:30 pm on Aug. 25.

Village of Egg Harbor:  Among changes the village board recently made to its public nuisance ordinance is one that bans a popular 4th of July Parade practice of people on floats squirting the audience with water. The ordinance bans “Throwing, launching any projectile, water balloon, toy or object as well as shooting any water cannon, hose, squirt gun, aerosol (silly) string while participating in or as a spectator of any public concert, parade, gathering or assembly.”

“Yes, unfortunately this has been an issue for us in Egg Harbor for the last several years,” said Village Administrator Josh Van Lieshout. “Despite distributing information sheets at parade line up with the rules, some participants seem intent on engaging in such activities. We’re not out to stop all the fun, but we’ve had enough complaints about ruined cameras, innocent grandmas getting drenched, and need to put a stop to it. Fortunately no one has been seriously injured and no one has put anything other than water in balloons. We’re not the fun police. The village enjoys having the parade, fireworks and all the festivities, and will continue to support them in the future, but water balloons and water cannons need to stop.”

The Plan Commission meets at 6 pm on Aug. 25. The Harbor Committee meets at 10 am on Aug. 26.