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Ironwood hearing to discuss city square project

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD — A special hearing prior to the Ironwood City Commission meeting tonight will be to consider a grant application to build a Downtown City Square next year.

The $1.67 million grant application to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation is for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the project, said Tom Bergman, the community development director for the city of Ironwood. The city’s share is $191,000, which is an agreement to complete the downtown lighting project on West McCloud Avenue to the Hurley border, and th...