Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Township board hears roof options

By RICHARD JENKINS

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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees heard several options for repairing the damage to the township gym’s roof Monday, but needed more information before it could act.

The township building’s gym has been closed to the public since two of the roof support beams cracked under the apparent weight of the snow load March 11.

The lack of damage to the building’s exterior walls and construction of temporary support structures meant the township offices could re-open March 14.

Structural engineers who inspected the damage determine...