Robbery Reported in Egg Harbor

• The Department of Transportation released more detailed information on the delayed Sister Bay construction. The State Hwy. 42 reconstruction will begin in late summer of 2015 and will last until spring 2016. The Village of Sister Bay will continue on schedule with the sewer and water upgrades, to begin this fall. The village also plans to bury the overhead utility lines downtown starting spring 2014.

The DOT delay is in part due to an investigation of the width of highway right of way between Mill Road and Scandia Road.

“The extra width requires additional purchase of parklands using Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) dollars,” DOT project communication manager Mark Kantola said in a press release. “As part of the requirements of funding through LWCF, impacts to the park are required to be converted, or re-established, before the purchase of the land and construction can proceed. This process generally takes 9-12 months. WisDOT is coordinating with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service to satisfy those requirements. There are no anticipated changes to the project design due to these requirements.”

• Shortly after 2:30 am on Oct. 6, the Door County Sheriff’s Department and Door County EMS were dispatched to the village of Egg Harbor for a reported robbery. A 55-year-old man from Racine, Wis., was injured as a result of the robbery. The man had left a local business on foot and was confronted and attacked by an unknown suspect. The suspect injured the man, took several items of value from him and left. The injured man was found later by family members and they called for help. The man was taken to the Door County Medical Center. The Door County Sheriff’s Department is investigating. If anyone has any information about the incident, please call Investigator James Valley at 920.746.2577 or the Door County Crime Tip Line at 920.746.2436.

• Wisconsin Department of Transportation engineers say the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay sank an additional ¼-inch during the weekend. Rainfall could be the blame, they say. Engineers determined that steel pilings below the concrete supports have corroded, causing the support to sink two feet and buckling the roadway.

Last week the federal government said it will cover 100 percent of emergency repairs within 180 days following the bridge’s closure on Sept. 25. After the first 180 days, emergency repairs and all permanent repairs will be at a 90 percent federal share. The preliminary estimate for repairing the bridge is currently $50 million.