Door County Basics

 

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Door County's Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and Emergency Services (EMS) are located on 14th Avenue adjacent to the County Fairgrounds in Sturgeon Bay.  If you pay a visit you will note that it is indeed a slick repurposing of a much older building.

Constructed of native dolostone blocks and engineered wooden roof trusses if you cast your gaze upwards the structure still sports an overhead crane.

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This is a consequence of the building's pedigree.  From 1934 to 2004 this was the main shop for the Door County Highway Department.

When the highway department moved to new quarters on Duluth Avenue in 2004 the building sat mostly vacant or was utilized for storage.  The county Board of Supervisors contemplated alternately demolishing or repurposing the structure.  When it became apparent that County EMS had outgrown their leased facility the board initiated discussions with outside consultants in 2015 the costs of repurposing a structure that they already owned.

Plans were eventually drawn-up to remodel the building and locate the county's Senior Center in one part of the building along with offices for an Aging and Disability Resource Center.  30,000 of additional space adjacent would be upgraded for garaging ambulances and provide living space for on-duty paramedics along with offices for County Emergency Services Department.

Work began in 2016 with EMS moving into the facility in 2017 followed by the grand opening of the ADRC in January of 2018.

IEI General Contractors, Inc. has a nice collection of photos and a story about the project on their home page.

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