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Lighted ski trail plan gets complicated

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD — A project to light some trail areas of Miners Memorial Heritage Park may need to wait a year unless other sources of funding are identified.

Tom Kangas, a member of the Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee, previously recommended that work continue to try and install around 1.9 miles of solar or standard electric lighting on the Aurora Loop at Miners Park. At the meeting on Monday, the discussion on the project led to questions that presented concerns on the ability to put a solid plan together prior to deadlines to apply for th...