June 23rd Door County Board of Supervisors Meeting at 9AM

Friends,

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Here are the highlights for this month's meeting:

- WATER QUALITY GRANTS: Last month, 13 county board supervisors “tabled” a resolution bringing nearly $800,000 into our County for the purpose of protecting our drinking and surface water quality. Thankfully, this resolution is back on our agenda this month. We need clean water to live. Let’s be thankful for the help we can receive.
- DISHWASHING DETERGENT: The County will be considering a resolution banning / limiting phosphorus in dishwashing detergent. Ever step into a lake or stream only to slip on a mat of green slime? Ever go fishing and catch nothing but weeds? Have you ever stopped at a favorite local beach only to smell rotting heaps of algae and weeds? Reducing our phosphorus on our local surface waters is not only environmentally sound – it’s economically beneficial to our tourist economy as well.
- SUNSET PARK: The County has received a $46,000 grant to improve water quality and beach health of our very own Sunset Beach! With help from the City, together we will improve the quality of our local beach.
- CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: Our County Board will review our 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Plan as part of our regular budget preparations. Some notable items in the plan are a New Senior Center Building, regular road repair, a Multi-purpose Building at John Miles County Park and technology upgrades to make our County Government more efficient and effective.

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Ben Meyer – District VII