Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Township voters to decide road millage

By RICHARD JENKINS

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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Among the items township voters will decide in the Nov. 6 election will be a ballot measure asking for the renewal of the township’s road millage.

The measure on the back of the ballot asks voters to approve 1 mill from 2019-2023 dedicated solely to maintaining township roads.

One mill translates to $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value.

“(the millage) provides funds that are matched by the county for road projects. The great thing about this is it provides a floor of funding, which gives us options for both single-year and mult...