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Posted Marshall Helmberger TOWER— The city’s planning and zoning commission here has set a public hearing for Tuesday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m. to take input from residents on a proposed new RV park located on Pike Bay. The commission, on Tuesday, determined that a conditional use permit application filed by developer Justin Renner was “substantially complete,” and was ready to take to a public hearing. The proposed RV park would be accessed off of Marina Drive, located just west of the Standing Bear Marina. The previous owners of the 58-acre property, Gary and Charity Ross, had sough...

School board set to award construction work next week Posted Keith Vandervort ELY – A public bid opening last Thursday for the first phase of a multi-year building and facility renovation project for the Ely school district gave construction managers and district officials an idea of the real-world cost expectations, estimated to cost about $20 million. Project construction manager Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. hosted the bid opening in the Washington School auditorium. Just a couple of contractors, a representative from Architectural Resources, Inc., two ISD 696 staff members, a school...

David Colburn ORR- A late addition to Monday’s Orr City Council agenda brought welcome news – the plans for replacing the badly deteriorating Mickey Elverum Bog Walk are complete and the nearly $400,000 project will be put out for bids for a contractor within the next week. Alan Johnson, president of Benchmark Engineering, came to the meeting with schematic drawings and a bid packet for the council to review and provide feedback, the results of the city’s $10,000 initial investment in the project. A $196,000 grant from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and a $186,000 Out...