The Public Works Building will be Renamed

The Public Works Building will be Renamed After Mike Forsman.

The Public Works Building in Ely will be renamed in honor of Mike Forsman.

Forsman served on the county board from 1994 until his retirement at the end of his term in 2014.

He chaired the board’s public works committee for 10 of his 20 years on the board, including during the time of the 2012 flood.

He was the Board Chair in 2014, when commissioners authorized the transportation sales tax, which the Public Works Department is now using to make great progress on improving roads and bridges around the county.