Green Tier Legacy Community Committee
Regular MeetingSister Bay, WI · November 14, 2024
Minutes
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2 AD HOC GREEN TIER LEGACY COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES
3 Thursday, November 14, 2024
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6 The November 14, 2024 meeting of the Green Tier Legacy Community Committee did not have
7 a quorum and therefore could not conduct a formal meeting. Those present included
8 committee members Kurt Harff and Mary Smythe, Village Administrator Julie Schmelzer and
9 Clerk Heidi Teich, and guest Laurel Harff.
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11 The committee has been working on the need for plastic bag recycling in Northern Door.
12 Schmelzer contacted Jeff Johnson, Going Garbage, about the possibility of opening a plastics
13 baling facility in Sister Bay. Johnson toured a similar facility in Minnesota and concluded that
14 his company does not have the space to house the necessary equipment, nor would the northern
15 Door area produce enough plastic material to make this a practical investment for his company.
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17 Schmelzer also toured Merrick, Inc., a curative rehab facility in Parkland, WI, which has a
18 plastics recycling facility. She subsequently reached out to Patrick Voight, one of Sister Bay’s
19 County Board Supervisors who serves on the Land and Water Commission, to ask if the County
20 would be willing to explore a plastics recycling facility County-wide. This partnership could
21 involve the Sunshine House, whose clients could serve as the workforce, and Josh Van Lieshout,
22 owner of the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park, who could be asked to donate land if a facility were
23 to be built. Finally, she contacted the Door County Economic Development Corporation who
24 works with the businesses in the industrial park to explore whether anyone would have
25 available space in an existing facility that could be utilized.
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27 More updates will come as Schmelzer hears back from her contacts. Smythe noted that GTLC
28 of Door County and the Climate Change Coalition would also be advocates for this type of
29 program.
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31 Respectfully submitted,
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33 Heidi Teich,
34 Village Clerk
Agenda
GREEN TIER LEGACY COMMUNITY
COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 10:30 A.M.
This Meeting Will Be conducted Via Zoom Video Conferencing
To access the meeting electronically, click:
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Meeting ID: 443 990 1723 Passcode: 304078
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For additional information check: www.sisterbaywi.gov
1 Chair – Kurt Harff 2 Paula Anschutz
3 Mary Smythe 4 Lisa O’Hearn
5 Sarah White 6 Lilly Orozco
Village Administrator – Julie Schmelzer
Public Works Supervisor – Erik Linczmaier Village Clerk – Heidi Teich
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Approval of the Minutes – August 15, 2024
4. Comments, correspondence, and concerns from the public
5. Discussion/Action Items:
(a) Recycling Plan/Plastic Bag Update
6. Matters to be Placed on Future Agenda, Referred to a Committee, Official or Employee
7. Adjournment
Public Notice
Questions regarding the nature of the agenda items above or more detail on the agenda items scheduled to be
considered by the governmental body can be directed to Julie Schmelzer, Village Administrator at
julie.schmelzer@sisterbaywi.gov. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other
governmental bodies may attend the meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental
body other than the body specifically referred to above in this notice. Upon reasonable notice, a good faith effort will
be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aid
at no cost to the individual. Due to the difficulty in finding interpreters, requests should be made as far in advance as
possible, preferably a minimum of 48 hours. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Sister
Bay Village Administration Office at 854-4118, (FAX) 854-9637, or by writing to the Village Administration Building,
2383 Maple Drive, PO Box 769, Sister Bay, WI 54234. Copies of reports and other supporting documentation are
available for review at the Village Administration Building during operating hours. (8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mondays through
Thursdays, 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays).
The Village of Sister Bay is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.
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