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Ironwood board approve millage language

By RICHARD JENKINS

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IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools is asking for the community’s support, as the district’s board of education approved the official language of a bond measure for the August ballot Monday.

The measure is asking voters to approve a tax levy averaging 1.02 mills over five years, with an initial mill rate of .71 in 2019.

One mill translates to $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value.

The money increases from the initial .71 mills over the course of the millage as previous bond proposals are completed, according to Superintendent Tim Kolesar...