WASHINGTON — Part of the budget the Michigan House of Representatives approved last month includes $50 million to fund infrastructure for Wakefield Township, in Gogebic County. The bill, sponsored by Representative Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, and co-sponsored by Rep. Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River, and Rep. Karl Bohnak, R-Deerton, would be awarded to Wakefield Township, if approved.

Wakefield Township requested approval to administer the grant to allow the township to make improvements and upgrades to local roads, power and telecommunications infrastructure to attract much-needed jobs and opportunities to the region. The unemployment rate in Gogebic County was 7% in 2025.

The funding would also support upgrades to the township’s industrial park, located on County Road 519, which is currently

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