Wakefield Township Board votes no to marijuana enterprise By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP – The Wakefield Township Board voted Wednesday to opt out of allowing a recreational marijuana enterprise within its region. In addition, said supervisor John Cox of the unanimous vote, “The resolution does not allow the use of marijuana on any township-owned properties.” Cox said nobody offered opinions during the meeting’s public […]
BESSEMER – An analysis of Gogebic County’s Tuesday midterm election shows Wakefield Township led in voter turnout at 58.3 percent. A total of 158 of the eligible 271 voters headed to the polls there on a dreary day weatherwise. The overall county turnout was 48.14 percent. Ironwood’s precinct 2 had the poorest showing with 898 voters of a possible 2,070 heading to the polls, or […]
Tuesday, November 6th – Polls open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The voting polls are open in Wakefield Township at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. We do not close at lunch time so you can vote anytime during the stated hours. Our election inspectors are Wakefield Township residents and are friendly and willing to help you at the polls. You must have identification, as […]
May 2018 Dear Wakefield Township Resident and/or Taxpayer: On behalf of the Wakefield Township Board, it is my pleasure to announce Spring Cleanup 2018. Our Board sees great value in providing our residents an avenue to clean up their properties and their neighborhoods at no cost to them. The City of Wakefield will be having a separate cleanup at a different site, so the traffic […]
Construction and Motorist Information What Is Being Done? The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing and replacing the M-28 bridge over Jackson Creek east of Wakefield in Gogebic County, beginning in late May, 2018. Construction Cost: $3.9 million When Will This Be Done? The project will begin on May 29, 2018, and is expected to be completely open to traffic on Sept. 8. All work […]
By IAN MINIELLY iminielly@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP – The Wakefield Township Board met Tuesday and considered next year’s budget, which must be in place by March 31, according to supervisor John Cox. The 2017-’18 fiscal year budget did not require any amendments, according to Cox. The 2018-’19 budget had multiple highlights called out to the board. Resident garbage collection will remain at the $10 rate for […]
WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP – The Wakefield Township Board recently adopted goals for the years 2018-19. “The Board has been adopting annual goals since 2008 and many have been reached,” said Township Supervisor John Cox. “ In additional to our regular governmental functions, these goals help drive our township to improve together, and to determine where taxpayer funds will be spent.” The township goals for 2018-19 include: […]
By IAN MINIELLY iminielly@yourdailyglobe.com Wakefield TOWNSHIP — Wakefield Township’s 30-year franchise agreement with Xcel Energy was about to expire, so the township board renewed it with Michael BeBeau from Xcel in attendance Tuesday. Township chairman John Cox said he has lived in many places over the years and is pleased with the energy provision by Xcel in the township. The board discussed which roads are scheduled for chip […]
WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has issued a use permit to Copperwood Resources Inc., a subsidiary of Highland Copper, to resume winter exploration of a one-mile section of the westernmost portion of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The Gogebic County work will determine if the eastern extension of a mineral deposit first explored in the 1950s might feasibly be mined, enlarging […]
By IAN MINIELLY iminielly@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Wakefield Township Board was informed Tuesday by supervisor John Cox that M-28 is scheduled for a three-month closure in the summer of 2018 to replace the bridge on Jackson Creek. Cox said the township has a handful of residents who live on the eastern side of the creek, which introduces challenges regarding garbage and mail deliveries. Cox […]