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Ironwood well-field grant application moves ahead

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD — The $2 million the city of Ironwood will seek in a grant to replace booster pumps at the city well-field would be used for the first phase of a project there, according to city manager Scott Erickson.

At a special meeting on Thursday evening, the city commission agreed to seek the $2 million in a Michigan Economic Development Corporation Strategic Fund Community Development Block Grant.

The MEDC invited Michigan communities to apply for the Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement competitive funding.

The city’s match to the ICE grant, $...