Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Summer airport project to proceed; future of EAS funding uncertain

By RALPH ANSAMI

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BESSEMER — Gogebic County Board of Commissioners members on Wednesday authorized signing of a summer airport project resolution that won’t be affected by federal budget cuts.

The county board authorized its chairman, George Peterson, of Watersmeet, to sign an agreement between the Hunt and Mead firm and the county for the terminal apron rehabilitation project at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport in Ironwood Township.

A resolution was presented to the board by airport manager Mike Harma.

Commissioners said the money for the project comes through the stat...