Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RICHARD JENKINS
HURLEY — As part of an effort to transition to online permit sales, the Iron County forestry and parks committee changed how much people will have to pay for a permit to harvest boughs on county land.
Prior to the decision, there were two permit prices — with county residents paying $100 for a permit and non-residents paying $150.
Iron County Forestry Administrator Eric Peterson said the transition to selling permits online would be simpler if the price was changed to a single price.
“It would make life easier for selling that stuff online if it w...