Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
PAUL ANDERSON, of Ironwood, addresses the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, seeking support for the Bessemer to Ramsay phase 3 of the Gogebic County Iron Belle Trail project. About 30 people attended the meeting, with many addressing the trail funding issue.
By RALPH ANSAMI
BESSEMER - The third phase of the Iron Belle Trail development in Gogebic County is shaping up as a $1.6 million project.
The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to again be a sponsor to seek funding for the project, this time from Bessemer to Ramsay. The board agreed on a 5-0 vote to back the project, provided around $27,000 that is owed to the county from phase 2 is paid back by the end of the year. That money is being held up in a dispute with the project contractor that has required the second project phase to be extended.
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