FORT FRANCES, Ont. —  Resolute Forest Products said it spent almost $35 million to maintain its Fort Frances mill in a “hot idle” state after it was shut down in 2014. Despite that, the new owner of the mill says the paper machine and other infrastructure is in a state of serious deterioration. …Justus Veldman of Riversedge Developments said it would take an investment of “hundreds of millions” of dollars to get the mill and its equipment back in shape. “Every single wire in the place has condensate in it, meaning it all needs to be done. Every electric motor, every pump, every switchgear, every transformer needs to be either replaced or redone,” he said. Damaged equipment, Veldman said, includes the papermaking machine which he described as “seized and rusty.” Fort Frances Mayor June Caul isn’t taking Veldman at his word.