Planning commissioners advance five-year city plan

IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Planning Commission Thursday approved a five-year Capital Improvement Plan for the city.

The plan will go before the five-member city commission for final approval.

The CIP is part of the city’s comprehensive plan and is a sort of “wish list” of projects that might be tackled if funding is available. Many of the projects are contingent on the availability of grants.

Many park projects in the city, for example, were funded in the past five-year CIP, which is necessary in the grant application process.

In other business Thursday, the planning commission conduc...