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Bessemer Township hires auditor

By CHARITY SMITH

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RAMSAY — Eric Haukkala, of Haukkala CPA in Iron River, will be the new auditor for Bessemer Township.

“We hired him to do the audit for the Powderhorn Area Utility District. It seemed like he did a very good job, so we looked into him ourselves,” said Jeff Randall, township supervisor.

The board voted to hire Haukkala during its meeting on Monday.

The board voted to approve a health insurance benefit package with a 80/20 split. The township will cover 80% of the employees' health expenses and the employee is responsible for 20%. The board had previous...