Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Residents sound off on proposed festival ordinance

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY - The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee decided to look to Iron County's corporation counsel on how to handle outdoor events in Iron County following Tuesday's public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance on the issue.

Both supporters and detractors of proposed ordinance addressed the committee, despite indications early in the hearing that the committee realized the ordinance wasn't the best way to address the issue.

The proposed ordinance was drafted as a response to complaints from neighbors of an outdoor elec...