9/11/2024

GOGEBIC COUNTY - The Ottawa national forest is accepting public proposals for investments.  Applications are due Sept. 20 for recommendations of rural infrastructure projects.  The federal government is allocating more than $700,000 to the counties that the forest land is in which includes Gogebic County. The forest’s partnership coordinator says a resource advisory council will then determine how to use that money.  The stipulations for the proposals are they must benefit forest ecosystems on national forest lands and at least 50% of the funds must be used on improvements to transportation networks or watershed restoration projects.  The committee will review proposals on Nov. 1.