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Port Edwards committee warns Sunset Point residents: village may bar heavy vehicles as seawall fails
Summary
Officials warned condominium residents at Sunset Point the village may limit how far police, fire and service vehicles drive onto a failing seawall; the fire chief and mutual-aid partners said they will stage on the main road and trustees asked to review a legal letter before it is sent.
Port Edwards trustees discussed a deteriorating seawall at Sunset Point and a proposed legal letter to condominium residents that would limit how far village and mutual-aid vehicles drive onto the private point.
Ben raised the issue, saying the seawall is "falling apart" and proposing a letter, drafted by the village attorney, to tell residents the village would no longer allow routine access by police, fire or garbage trucks except to fight fires or handle medical calls. "We take a $1,000,000 fire truck or garbage truck out there, and it goes into the water," Ben said, explaining the safety concern and the need for legal language clarifying limits.
Chief Scott Stewart told the committee he had checked with mutual-aid partners and they "will not be putting their own apparatus anywhere other than on the main road" because of unsafe access. Trustees asked that the letter also be sent to HOA directors so association leadership is informed, and they requested time to review the legal draft before distribution; Ben estimated the village attorney would return a letter by early September.
Trustees noted practical complications, including trash pickup routes and children recreating on the point, and agreed the administrative office should receive any records or communications from the fire department so the village can manage public records consistently.
Next steps: trustees will review the draft legal letter when it is provided by the village attorney and consider formal notice to affected residents and HOA directors; no ordinance or emergency restriction was adopted at the committee meeting.
