IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Road Commission hopes to secure $3 million in state funding to fix 5.2 miles of Leeman Road in Sagola and Felch townships.

All vehicles, including emergency vehicles, have to slow significantly when traveling the section in need of resurfacing, according to DCRC officials.

The Dickinson County Board agreed Monday to submit a letter of support to the Michigan House and Senate appropriations committees. As a primary road in Dickinson County, Leeman Road is important to the timber industry, the letter states.

Its current condition poses a safety hazard for loggers and other travelers, including residents of southern Marquette County who use it an access road to M-95, according to the board. It’s also a connector road to County Road 581 and serves a popular recreation area that has several lakes, rivers, trails and camps as well as homes.

DCRC has requested support from across the county as it lobbies for an appropriation. The campaign comes after a meeting with legislators last month in Sagola Township.

More information can be obtained by contacting Missy Berger, DCRC director of finance, at mberger@dickinsoncrc.com or 906-774-1588.

In other action Monday, the county board:

— Announced the Dickinson County Office of Veterans Services has moved into a new county hangar at the southwest corner of Ford Airport in Kingsford. The office was formerly at Northern Lights YMCA. Also, the Medical Care Access Coalition counseling service, formerly at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson, is now housed at the hangar. Private businesses are also leasing space and an open house will soon be scheduled, said Brian Bousley, county controller. A planned aviation museum at the hangar is not yet open, he added.

— Heard Sheriff Scott Rutter report only “a few minor incidents” during the five-day Dickinson County Fair that took place through Labor Day weekend. “It was hot, but it went well,” he said. Commissioner John Degenaer Jr., who chairs the fair board, complimented the sheriff’s department and cited record attendance Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The heat kept many people away Sunday and especially on Labor Day, he said. Degenaer estimated crowds were down 3% to 5% from a year ago, which saw record attendance just shy of 60,000 for the event.

— Received word from Clerk-Register of Deeds Carol Bronzyk that the cost for equipment and staffing for the nine days of early voting required for the 2024 election will be $60,000 or more. The amount of state funding support for local units has not been determined, she said. Under requirements Michigan voters approved adding to the state constitution last November, all jurisdictions must offer at least nine days of early voting for the presidential primary, the August primary and the November general election. In Dickinson County, the 10 municipalities plan to offer early voting from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the nine-day periods at Kingsford City Hall. Bronzyk speculated voters may not have approved the ballot measure had they known the costs and complications associated with it.

— Learned from Commissioner Barbara Kramer that Lake Antoine Park Partners will look to reschedule its third annual Kites Over Awesome Lake Antoine show because the Feb. 24 date conflicts with the Feb. 23-25 Pine Mountain Continental Cup ski jumping tournament. The date for the ski tournament was announced last week. Kramer also reported record attendance at Saturday’s Crafty Flea Market at Lake Antoine. The outdoor market is an annual combined fundraising effort by The Daily News’ Newspapers in Education and LAPP that began in 2018. More information on LAPP, which invites new volunteers, is available at https://www.lakeantoine.org/.

— Heard Commissioner Joe Stevens reflect on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, remembering the nearly 3,000 lives lost and the heroism of first responders and others. “We can never forget that,” he said, adding the nation has to stay vigilant in guarding against terrorism.