What Happened in Door County?

• Emergency Management of Door County with cooperation of the Door County Fire Chiefs has placed a temporary ban on open burning.

This ban prohibits any open burning, agriculture burning or similar legal fires until weather conditions improve. (Campfires are allowed, but not recommended, within developed campgrounds at the discretion of the camping area.)

Extreme temperatures are expected with little to no rainfall, which will continue to create drier conditions and more need to protect homes, families and properties from the exposure to fire. That means fire departments will not issue burn permits and the ban will continue until conditions improve.

Ccontact local fire departments for more information.

• The Sister Bay Village Board appointed Chad Kodanko to the Door County Tourism Zone Commission.

• The Town of Gibraltar has teamed up with the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Center for Watershed Science and Education to offer residents a chance to participate in a well water testing program.

Residents who wish to participate will pay $99 for an extensive analysis of their water. Testing includes bacteria and nitrate, as well as total hardness, alkalinity, pH, chloride, arsenic, lead, copper, zinc, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and sulfate.

Participants will need to pick up their bottle the week of July 24, and then collect a water sample on Monday, July 30, returning it to the Town Office the same day. Individual test results will be mailed to participants, and the university’s water quality specialists will conduct a public meeting to discuss how to interpret the results, as well as the overall water quality in the Town of

Gibraltar.

Interested residents should call the Town of Gibraltar for details and registration at 920.868.1714.

• The Town of Baileys Harbor has shelved plans to create a designated swimming area at Anclam Beach.

Kiteboarders had raised concerns at the town’s July 10 board meeting that the creation of a designated swimming area would impact their ability to utilize the beach. Town Administrator Doug Smith says that the Town Board would like to observe how the beach is used over the course of the summer before eventually developing a plan that accommodates all beachgoers.

• The Door County Visitor Bureau will be looking for new members to join its Board of Directors. Those interested in volunteering on the board should contact Visitor Bureau CEO Jack Moneypenny at 920.227.2154.

• The City of Sturgeon Bay will once again be looking into removing or relocating some of its streetlights. In an effort to cut costs, the City’s Police and Fire Departments teamed with Sturgeon Bay Utilities to review current streetlight locations and decide which lights could be targeted for removal.

A link to the list of lights recommended for removal can be found at sturgeonbaywi.org. Comments on the proposed list can be directed to either the City at 920.746.2900 or Sturgeon Bay Utilities at 920.746.2820.