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Gogebic County Board supports two town grants

By RALPH ANSAMI

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BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners agreed Wednesday to support a new community center and township offices for the town of Watersmeet.

Commissioners supported a grant application for the project, as outlined in a letter from Jerald Wuorenmaa of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission.

Total cost of the Watersmeet project would be $1.4 million, with $1.3 million to come from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding.

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