GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The United States Coast Guard will reduce staffing of response crews at the Two Rivers station, starting this fall, the agency announced Tuesday.
Two Rivers will remain staffed with response crews Friday through Sunday during the summer months, and will operate and respond from its parent unit in Sheboygan on other days. Built into the plan is flexibility for the seasonal station to begin operating in early spring or into late fall when necessary, and to resume operations if needed during special events, the release states.
No specific start date is given. And although it is labelled as a “proposal,” there is no mention any further steps required to make it final – and the release says “it will” go into effect this fall. Fox 11’s request for clarification has not been responded to yet.
The Two Rivers facility will continue to be occupied year round by 10 Coast Guard members responsible for maintaining aids-to-navigation in the region. Station Two Rivers’ search and rescue operations will be fully staffed during the summer of 2016, and the proposed changes will be put into effect in the fall of 2016.
