Ontonagon approves budget for fiscal year

ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Village Council approved the 2019-2020 budget which is approximately $1 million less than last year.

Total revenues and expenses in the new budget balance are at $3,266,245. The budget is significantly less than the previous one because of the number of grants and projects that were completed in the 2018-19 term. The grants and Ontonagon pass-through projects completed were a SAW grant, water telemetry project and other planned work.

Ontonagon Village Manager Joe Erickson said one street project is on tap in the new budget. That will be construction work on Pebble Bea...