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Mark Murphy intends to keep it as a community course by CRAIG STERRETT and MYLES DANNHAUSEN JR. sterrettc64@gmail.com, myles@ppulse.com
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is now recommending a continuous, two-lane turn lane instead of dedicated turn lanes, like this one going into the private driveway of the Main Street Shops. The engineer has also been asked to find a way to put on-street parking back into this area. Source: Village of Egg Harbor.
Egg Harbor Receives $1.74 Million Grant for Highway 42 Project The Village of Egg Harbor’s engineer for the Highway 42 redevelopment project is Mike Simon of McMahon Associates. Source: Screenshot from Feb. 8 village board meeting.
New turn lanes being designed; parking in the core may be restored by DEBRA FITZGERALD debra.fitz@ppulse.com
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he federal government has granted the Village of Egg Harbor $1,740,480 for its Highway 42 redevelopment project. The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program grant “encourages transportation projects that improve air quality,” according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), which administers the program on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration. Village president John Heller said during the village board’s Feb. 8 meeting that there were
only 18 projects given $24 million in CMAQ grants this cycle. “So one-12th of the total,” Heller said. “That’s pretty good for little Egg Harbor.” The Egg Harbor grant, according to Mike Simon, project engineer with McMahon Associates, was “largely based on the congestion mitigation provided” by three left-turn lanes designed for the project: one at the intersection continued on page 5
Primary Election Races Feb. 21 is the primary, April 4 the general election by DEBRA FITZGERALD debra.fitz@ppulse.com
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here are primary elections in four Door County municipalities this year. Last week, we published the bios and reasons for running for the candidates in two of those municipalities: the Town of Nasewaupee and the Village of Sister Bay. This week, we bring you the primary
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he historical Maxwelton Braes Golf Course has a new owner with a familiar name, but golfers shouldn’t anticipate major changes. Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy bought the course from Jim Bresnahan on Dec. 30 for $1.04 million. Murphy said Bresnahan will remain the general manager for at least two years, and current Mark Murphy, memberships will not be president of the Green Bay Packers, affected. recently purchased “We’re excited,” Murphy Maxwelton Braes said. “I grew up playing Golf Course. on public courses like SubMITTeD Maxwelton and want to make sure it continues to be an affordable course for locals and visitors.” Murphy put to rest any speculation about alternative development of the property. “I wouldn’t have bought it for anything else but a golf course,” he said. “You need golf to be accessible to have family involved and introduce people to the game.” Murphy has served as Packers president since 2007 and will continue in that role through July 13, 2025, when he reaches the organization’s mandatory retirement age of 70. Murphy said Packers fans can rest assured that his focus will be squarely on the football franchise until then. continued on page 6
ELECTION
contests in the towns of Gardner and Gibraltar. Following the Feb. 21 primary, we will forward questionnaires to all candidates who are in contested races. There are 11 contested races this year within eight municipalities: Baileys Harbor, Forestville
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(town), Gardner, Gibraltar, Liberty Grove, Nasewaupee, Sister Bay and Washington. If you have suggested questions for us to consider for the questionnaires for the candidates in your town, please forward those to debra.fitz@ppulse.com by Friday, March 3. continued on page 5