Outside investor passes on Hurley hotel

HURLEY — The Hurley City Council learned on Oct. 13 that a potential investor had backed out of the city’s pending Cobblestone Hotel project.

Stacey Wiercinski, the city’s clerk and treasurer, said the news had been received from Mark Gutteter, the developer working with Cobblestone Hotels Inc. on the hotel planned for U.S. 51.

However, said Mayor Joanne Bruneau, “They are still interested in the project and are looking for a possible local investor.”

There was much better news for the Hurley Public Library.

“The county has agreed to pay the library the full reimbursement for cost of services,...