Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RICHARD JENKINS
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Expressing concern about the loss of local control, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees agreed Monday to send Gov. Rick Snyder a letter in opposition to a proposed law changing the way small copper mines are regulated.
Supervisor Steve Boyd initially brought up concerns about the loss of local control in SB 129 — which changes the way smaller, native copper mines are regulated — saying that while the the most recent version of the bill allows for water quality monitoring; it prevents municipalities from regulating...