The new scaffold at the Pine Mountain ski jump is shown, illuminated at night.
IRON MOUNTAIN Gundlach Champion of Iron Mountain will be hired by Dickinson County to design an elevator for the Pine Mountain ski jump, a project that’s needed to meet standards for international competitions.
The county board voted 3-2 to accept a cost not to exceed $19,500 for preliminary design-build services.
Without an elevator, the Kiwanis Ski Club will be unable to host World Cup ski jumping as envisioned for 2023, Commissioner Joe Stevens said.
Gundlach Champion also proposes the elevator as a tourist attraction.
Chairman Henry Wender and Commissioner Ann Martin voted no, as no ski club representatives were present. Wender wants assurances the ski club can see the project through.
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IRON MOUNTAIN Fewer plows on the streets during a relatively dry winter has saved about $100,000 in snow removal costs, Iron Mountain City Council members learned Monday.
The budget savings is based on the past several years and can potentially be directed to more paving, City Manager Jordan Stanchina said.
“We’ll have to take a look at it when the season is done,” he said, answering a question from council member Bill Revord on whether there will be a windfall.
March, or even April, could throw a curve into the budget, although storms so far have been infrequent. Data from the National Weather Service shows 33 inches of snow locally since October, with February the snowiest month at 15 inches. A typical annual total is about 60 inches.
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THE DICKINSON COUNTY BOARD will have a public hearing tonight at the county courthouse in Iron Mountain on the proposed $9.9 million general fund budget for 2021. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County will remain under a state of emergency for COVID-19, the county board decided Monday.
Although the rate of new cases is down from when the declaration was reinstated in late October, it should be kept in place, said Pete Schlitt, the county’s emergency services coordinator.
A key reason, he said, is to designate public works employees as “essential,” which gives officials flexibility in responding to storms and other disruptions. The declaration also allows the county to share pandemic resources with other agencies and governmental units, he said.