8/8/2024

IRONWOOD – Road closure on Curry Street from Lake Ave to Ayer Street until 7:00 tonight.  Jake Excavating will be installing new waterlines in that area and drivers are asked to avoid that area today. 

8/8/2024

HURLEY - As the Iron County Board of Supervisors continues to work on the budget, finance committee chairman Kurt Wolff reports that $1.75 million had already been saved from the 2024 budget, by addressing oversights, cutting expenses and putting off some capital expenditures. Phase 1 of the work also avoided cutting any employees. There is still a shortfall of $850,000, and Wolff said now some tough decisions will need to be made, and that could include changes that affect staff. County revenues have been on the decline, so Wolff said a referendum will probably be in the future. The next step for the board will be to determine where and how cuts can be made and get input internally. Selling buildings and asking suppliers to compete for Iron County’s business were just some of the ideas floated at the last finance meeting. Board Chairman Larry Young said he planned to schedule a meeting with department heads to see more input.

8/8/2024

IRONWOOD – What will become of the site of the former Norrie School Building which is now a large vacant lot?  Late last week we got a potential answer as the Ironwood City Commission approved a request by the Ironwood Area Schools District to sign a release of reverter in relation to property.  The unanimous action, with all members present, now opens the site to housing construction by a yet unnamed local developer.  Ironwoods community development director Tom Bergman says A local developer would like to purchase the property from the ISD to start a housing development, with plans to start building as soon as possible and hopes to build 2 homes yet this year.  City staff has met with the developer but who the developer is has not been released to the public.