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Ironwood looks toward downtown improvements

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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IRONWOOD — Ironwood moved closer to adopting a new Downtown Development Plan and the creation of a related Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) Plan on Monday as the city commission acknowledged the introduction of an ordinance which would set it all in motion.

The commission then called a special meeting that was to be held Wednesday evening (after deadline) for the purpose of adopting the ordinance.

The Downtown Ironwood Development Authority has been working on the Downtown Development Plan and TIF plan for some time, but the potential of a new 45-u...