The Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

By TOM LAVENTURE

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BESSEMER — An increase in development and real estate sales was credited in part for an increase in assessed value, according to the 2021 Equalization Report that was approved by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday.

The compilation of agricultural, commercial, industrial, timber and residential valuations among nine county taxing units that are used to fund county services was assessed at $7,801,943 for 2021, which is a 3% increase over 2020, according to Kathy Jo Koval, county equalization director. The tentative taxable v...