Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RALPH ANSAMI
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday approved sewer and water rate increases of around $5 a month to help pay for debt service for the summer phase 4 infrastructure project.
Water rate increases of 5 percent and sewer hikes of 2.24 percent were approved by the three commissioners attending the meeting, with a 2 percent cost of living (inflationary) adjustment to both charges.
The city commission had previously approved the annual inflationary increases in the rates.
City manager Scott Erickson said sewer-water rates are typically adjuste...