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Ironwood votes to upgrade worker safety

By PAMELA JANSSON

pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com

IRONWOOD — Members of the Ironwood City Commission voted Monday to fund a proposal of $19,809 from Angelo Luppino Inc. of Iron Belt, Wisconsin, to restructure two city offices.

The action followed discussion in more than one recent meeting regarding how to assure the safety of city staff when — as city manager Paul Anderson phrased it — “aggressive members of the public made our staff feel threatened and uncomfortable.”

The vote followed an update by Anderson, who had been asked to research how other regional government offices might be taking step...