Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RALPH ANSAMI
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Wednesday approved a letter to be sent to legislators requesting more state funding for road repairs.
Mayor Joe Pinardi said the resolution resulted after all 72 counties met recently to discuss the lack of road funding.
The Hurley resolution cites a study that says the condition of Wisconsin’s highways ranks in the bottom third in the country.
It says tax levy limits do not allow for local governmental agencies to make up for “the deterioration of state funding.”
Pinardi said raising gas taxes would be an option, o...
