Ironwood receives $50,000 blight grant

By BRYAN HELLIOS

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IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood received a Michigan Rural Community Demolition Grant for $50,000 to address the issue of blight in the city.

Scott Erickson, city manager for Ironwood, said the money will be used to clean up the collapsed building on Ayer Street.

“We’re moving forward with getting things prepared to go out for bids to get contractors involved to do the demolition work,” he said.

There is a lot of paperwork required by the state which needs to be done before that can happen, he added.

The owner of the building will ha...