DOLLAR BAY, MI – Coasties serving in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula will soon have new on-site housing, officials announced.

A $12.9 million contract was recently awarded for the construction of new multiplex family housing units at Station Portage in Dollar Bay, according to a news release . The work will include construction of seven modern, energy-efficient units with three and four bedrooms, along with phased demolition of current housing.

In addition, on-site playground equipment will be replaced, and improvements will be made to the parking lot, utilities and septic system. Two existing sheds will be moved.

Construction is scheduled to be complete in 2028.

Station Portage’s work includes supporting numerous search and rescue cases and law enforcement boardings each year, and mai

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