Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
CELEBRATING THE 20-year history of the Michigan Land Bank on Aug. 15 are, from left, Gogebic County commissioner Daniel Siirila; county treasurer Lisa Hewitt; Adam Robach of the state Land Bank; county commissioner Robert Orlich; Bessemer Township Supervisor Jeffery Randall; and Linda Horak of the state Land Bank. They were standing in front of the Gogebic County Courthouse in Bessemer.
By PAMELA JANSSON
BESSEMER - A celebration of 20 years of the Michigan Land Bank Authority took place on Aug. 15 in Bessemer.
The Gogebic County Land Bank is the local arm of the state office.
It describes itself as follows: "The Gogebic County Land Bank is dedicated to revitalizing tomorrow's neighborhoods through strategic acquisition, rehabilitation and responsible stewardship of vacant, abandoned and tax-foreclosed properties."
A central person in the celebration was county treasurer Lisa Hewitt, who has worked with the Michigan Land Bank to acquire state funds...
