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The access road to the Houghton County Memorial Airport will be dedicated to the memory of former Houghton County Board of Commissioners Chair Albert Koskela.
At yesterday’s meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to place signs at both ends of Airpark Boulevard, noting Koskela’s long service to the county, which operates the airport. Commissioner Roy Britz serves on the county’s airport committee…
Britz said some consideration was given to renaming the road after Koskela, but there was concern about the disruption that would cause to businesses located in the airpark.
Commissioner Gretchen Janssen reported that recycling at the county’s transfer station is catching on…
The recycling program was still in its early stages last year at this time.
On a related note, Calumet Township Supervisor Tim Gasperich reported that their recent tire recycling effort exceeded expectations…
Sheriff Josh Saaranen said his department has been busy…
Saaranen noted that the jail reached capacity recently, but the population has since ebbed a bit. He confirmed to the board that former undersheriff Kevin Coppo resigned from the department at the end of May. Coppo was arrested March 3 in Grand Traverse County, after a collision in a hotel parking lot involving a Houghton Sheriff’s Department vehicle he was driving. He has agreed to plead guilty to charges of operating a vehicle with high blood alcohol content, and failure to report an accident.
