All Four Incumbents Re-Elected to Ironwood City Commission
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Mostly cloudy High: 29 | Low: 14 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, November 8, 2017 75 cents All four incumbents BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME County board re-elected to Ironwood chooses Saxon City Commission Harbor design By RALPH ANSAMI mayor under the city charter. By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] The incumbent commissioners [email protected] IRONWOOD — City of Iron- cited the citywide street repair HURLEY — The engineering wood voters returned four program and continuing infras- team designing the reconstruc- incumbents to office in Tuesday’s tructure improvements in their tion of Saxon Harbor now has a election, with the fifth city com- campaigns, while Martell con- direction to move in after the mission seat going to former tended city taxpayers can’t con- Iron County Board of Supervi- commission member Joseph J. tinue to pay for the higher water sors approved a general design Cayer. and sewer rates that will result. plan for the harbor Tuesday. Brandon Tauer did not seek Martell also said the two posi- The board voted 12 to 2 to fol- re-election and that set up the tions in the community develop- low the recommendations of the opening for Cayer’s return to the ment office should be eliminated. design team and the county’s city commission. The incumbent commissioners forestry and parks committee on Only 10.4 percent of the city’s also vowed to continue to make the general design of the camp- 4,766 registered voters went to drug enforcement a priority as a ground and marina. the polls in the off-year election, new public safety department “I think you’re giving us our according to city clerk Karen director is about to come on best product right now. Some- Gullan. board. where down the line (if) we’re The top vote-getter was cur- Phase Four of the city’s sewer- sitting on millions of dollars and rent mayor Annette Burchell, water project continues and the we want to do other stuff, we with 379 votes. She was followed commission recently reviewed a can. But I don’t think we’re in by Jim Mildren, 351; Rick Semo, study that would include more that position right now. I think 345, former mayor Kim Corco- infrastructure projects totaling this is a really well-thought-out, ran, 342 and Cayer Jr., 288. around $20 million over the next good compromise,” county board Bill Martell, with 156 votes; decade. member Brad Matson said, and Dave Kinnunen, with 103, regarding the approved design. were defeated. “It’s no-one’s dream, but it’s The top vote-getter is named everyone’s reality.” IRONWOOD — page 5 Fellow board members Karl Krall and Larry Youngs voted against the plan. Jack Prospero was absent from the meeting. Krall and Youngs, along with some in the audience, favored a slightly different design that would create two smaller camp- grounds. The campground can’t be rebuilt in its former location due to a state law that prohibits a campground from being built in a floodplain without an advance warning system. Earlier Monday, representa- tives of the design team respon- sible for the rebuilding of the harbor after it was destroyed during the rain and flooding of the July 11, 2016, storm met Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe with the county’s forestry and CHUCK AND Maia Gotta check in before voting at the Memorial Build- parks committee to give their ing in Ironwood Tuesday afternoon with poll workers Ellen Wyssling recommendations for the design Ahonen and Gloria Siirila. Ironwood voters selected members for the of the harbor’s marina and city commission and approved to amendments to the city charter. campground. The approved design is simi- lar to one of the designs put forth Submitted image at a public information session THIS ARTIST rendering shows the general design of Saxon Harbor’s rebuilt marina and campground, in October at the Hurley K-12 5 write-ins win spots on along with a rerouted County A. The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the design, created by Smithgroup JJR, at Tuesday’s board meeting. Bessemer City Council HARBOR — page 5 BESSEMER — In an all- Brown, 79. write-in affair, Bessemer voters City clerk Jim Trudgeon said Wakefield’s Eddy Park may see 2018 rates rise even higher Bad River selected five members of the city there were 507 voters. Polls council Tuesday. closed at 8 p.m. and results By P.J. GLISSON As a result, planning com- $1,000 for all sites. Adam Zak led the way with became available at 12:45 a.m. [email protected] mission members voted to rec- Regarding the proposed tribe issues 309 write-in votes, followed by: There were no names on the WAKEFIELD — For the ommend the new, higher rates campground hikes, commission Allen Archie with 290, incum- ballot, because no one filed their second time in a little more to the city council, which meets number Marco Movrich said, heroin, opiate bent Rob Coleman with 268, candidacy papers in time. than a month, the Wakefield Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the “The last time these rates were incumbent Linda Nelson with So instead, 11 people later Planning Commission voted Municipal Building. increased was in 2013, and it’s emergency 237 and Louis Miskovich with became eligible to win as they Monday to increase 2018 rates The new rates are as fol- 2017. I would actually like to 235. filed with the city clerk their at the city’s Eddy Park Camp- lows, in relation to three tiers see us re-adjust this every ODANAH, Wis. — The Bad They will each serve two-year intention to be considered as a ground. of sites whose rates are scaled year.” River Tribal Council has terms. write-in candidate. On Oct. 2, the commission according to lakeside status Movrich said raising the declared a public health emer- Others receiving votes were: Under state law, only candi- already had proposed a series and/or other amenities such as rates is necessary, so as to gency because of the heroin and Terry Kryshak at 222; Bill dates who filed the proper paper- of fee hikes, and the Wakefield water, electricity and drive- “fight inflation and improve opiate problem on the Bad River McDonald, 149; James Prezkop, work could have their write-in City Council voted on that rec- through ease: the park.” Reservation. 88; Richard Duncanson, 87; Jim votes counted. ommendation at its Oct. 9 —Level 1: $25 per night, “Things need to be done over The tribal council, on a 4-0 Slagerman, 85; and Susan — Larry Holcombe meeting. $125/week and $325/month. there,” added commission chair vote, last week declared the pub- At the same Oct. 9 meeting, —Level 2: $35 per night, Dale White. lic health emergency to address however, council members also $150 per week and $350 per The planning commission the drug problem and is seeking voted to form a committee to month. also voted to change its camp- outside assistance to address Granato leads incumbents consider the interests of the —Level 3 (premium): $40 ground registration time from what id calls a “life-threatening campground. per night, $200 per week and Jan. 1, 2018, to Feb. 5, 2018, issue.” The campground committee $400 per month; which represents the first full Chairperson Robert Blan- back to Wakefield City Council consists of one city council —Tents: $15 per night, $60 week of that month. chard said the decision to desig- WAKEFIELD — Four incum- ballot. member (Amy Tarro), one plan- per week and $150 per month. City manager Richard nate a state of emergency is a bents and a newcomer were James Anderson received 63 ning commission member By comparison, 2017 premi- Brackney said persons reserv- positive step in the battle to elected to the Wakefield City write-in votes to take the (Marco Movrich), camp hostess um rates were $30 per night, ing campground sites also will address the growing problem of Council Tuesday. remaining fifth seat. Joanne Popkowski and two at- and monthly rates were $325. be asked to put down half of drug addiction. Council member John Grana- They each will serve two-year large members. Tent rates in 2017 were $10 the site fee in February “Our communities need the to led the way with 118 votes, fol- terms. At the planning commission per night and monthly rates (instead of the $50 down pay- resources necessary to address lowed closely by fellow sitting The current council’s fifth meeting, campground commit- were $145. ment that was due this year), drug addiction. The tribal lead- council members Amy Tarro member and mayor Joe tee members recommended the No change was suggested with the second half being due ers’ communication and desig- with 109, Patricia Mann with Delfavero did not seek re-elec- 2018 rates should be higher Tuesday in relation to the city 102, and Kay Wiita at 100. No tion. than those voted on at the Oct. council’s Oct. 9 vote to reduce other names appeared on the —Larry Holcombe 9 city council meeting. seasonal rates from $1,100 to EDDY PARK — page 5 ODANAH — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY SNOW BIRD Business . .6 Daily Globe Inc. Tuesday Precipitation High 27 To 7 a.m. Classifieds . .12-13 Vol. 98, No. 295 118 E. McLeod Ave. Mostly cloudy Hummingbird gets late start Low 20 Tuesday none Comics . .11 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall — Area Community .