STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Folks are invited to a discussion on a new Eagle Tower at Peninsula State Park.
Wisconsin DNR’s Missy VanLanduyt says they have narrowed it down to three designs.
“The meeting is to review the different options with the public and then give them an opportunity to be able to comment. We’ll discuss in more detail the three actual options that are presented and then one-on-one answer any questions.”
Van Landuyt explains the key difference amongst the three designs.
“Option A is a tower with elevator access. Option B is a tower with ramped access. Then the third option is a tower with a canopy trail access.”
Public comment can be submitted to the DNR not only at Thursday’s meeting, but also online or by mail through October 9. Click here to learn more.
Van Landuyt explains the timeline going forward, following the public input deadline.
“We’ll analyze all of the comments. The stakeholder team will make a decision on which concept to move forward with. We’ll engage the final architect and engineering team. Then we hope to be under construction within about a year.”
Van Landuyt says the goal is to open the new tower in Spring 2019.
The old tower was deemed unsafe due to deterioration of structural and non-structural wood members and was closed to the public in May 2015.
It was deconstructed in September 2016.
The goal is to make the new tower look as similar as possible to the previous one, while complying with building codes and accessibility.
Thursday’s meeting runs from 5-7 pm at the Sturgeon Bay Public Library, 107 South Fourth Avenue.
