Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
City Manager Richard Brackney addresses the Wakefield City Council regarding fee increases for various city services at the meeting on Monday night.
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT
WAKEFIELD - Wakefield City Manager Richard Brackney asked the city council to consider increasing several fees at its meeting Monday.
Brackney suggested the disconnection fee for city services be raised from $30 to $100 for the summer and $200 during the winter months as a means of offsetting the costs to disconnect services.
According to Brackney, about 200 Notices to Disconnect were sent out this month, and he would like for the increase to "get people's attention."
After discussion, Councilman John Granato made a motion to instead charge a $1...
