Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Wisconsin National Guard members work at Saxon Harbor this past week after the storm of July 11-12 wiped out the facility.
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors' Finance Committee heard an update on the state of Saxon Harbor Thursday, including the fact it could be as long as three to four years before the harbor reopens.
Forest and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson approached the committee about purchasing a pair of temporary bridges, which would be initially used over the section of County A that was washed out at Oronto Creek during the July 11 flooding that destroyed the harbor.
Peterson said the bridges are around $28,000 apiece and while he can fund most of the purchase out of the department's budget...
