East C Street in Iron Mountain is blocked by construction crews Tuesday as work begins on water, sewer and storm main replacement. (Jim Anderson/Daily News photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — Water and sewer infrastructure work is underway on East C Street in Iron Mountain, complicating access and parking near Dickinson County Courthouse.

Iron Mountain City Manager Jordan Stanchina on Monday said he hopes the street running east from Stephenson Avenue can be reopened as soon as possible, although the initial closure estimate for the first three blocks is up to three weeks.

At the courthouse, the main public parking lot is off of East C Street. Also affected is B’s Country Cafe & Catering at the intersection of Stephenson Avenue, Stanchina noted.

Bacco Construction Co. of Iron Mountain is at work throughout the city under a $15.4 million contract that includes full replacement of water and sewer utilities for all of West A, East C and a substantial portion of West Hughitt streets. In all, the project includes 2.5 miles of paving.

Stanchina on Monday said Hughitt Street is closed from Kimberly Avenue to Lake Street, while West A Street is closed from Carpenter to Kimberly avenues.

Bacco, meanwhile, is doing water service line replacements in other parts of the city, along with Ultra Construction Services of Marquette.

In other action, the city council:

— Heard Stanchina report that a new section of Iron Mountain Cemetery Park west of Jackson Street may be opened within a month or so. The cemetery is near capacity for lot sales, but the new eastern section may be adequate for 20 years, he said. It will include smaller grave sites for cremation burials at a reduced cost.

— Noted the recent retirements of Tom Quick, cemetery crew leader, and Scott Thomas, Department of Public Works supervisor. Replacements have come from within the DPW, as Brad Strehlow is handling cemetery duties and Matt Tinti has taken on the supervisor role. The city will continue to advertise for a director of public works — a higher position that’s been vacant for several years.

— Adopted a resolution to support the renaming of U.S. 2 as the “Trooper Carl Lindberg Memorial Highway” from the Michigan State Police Post to the M-95 junction. Lindberg, whose family is from the Iron Mountain area, was killed May 26, 1969, in Detroit, while investigating a robbery at his apartment complex while off-duty. Lindberg had served with the Michigan State Police for 15 months at the time of his death.

— Adopted a resolution saluting Dr. Donald Jacobs, who has retired after serving as a family physician in the community for 66 years. In addition to recognizing his care and compassion, the resolution cites Jacobs’ support for youth sports, his volunteer efforts with the Kiwanis Club and The Orthodox Church and his “steadfast dedication and outstanding leadership.”

— Observed a moment of silence for William Revord, who died July 1. Revord served 25 years in the Iron Mountain Police Department, retiring as a lieutenant, and was later elected to the city council, including terms as mayor pro team. He served as well on the Iron Mountain Board of Education.

— Approved, as budgeted, a $3,000 contribution to the Lake Antoine Association for Eurasian milfoil control at Lake Antoine. “We used a combination of chemical treatments and hand-pulling (non-chemical) last year for treatment and according to last year’s fall survey, are seeing continued success in our remediation and control,” the council was told by Steve Rigoni, LAA treasurer, in a request for assistance.

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Jim Anderson can be reached at 906-774-2772, ext. 85226, or janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com.