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Erickson outlines plans for park playground, blight fight

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD — The new Depot Park children’s playground equipment should be installed by June.

City Manager Scott Erickson told city commissioners on Monday that representatives of the company that was awarded the bid for the playground equipment will coordinate the installation effort with the city’s department of public works.

On March 14, the city commission approved a $37,000 bid from Miracle Midwest for the playground equipment, which will be installed on a 30-by-60-foot wood chip surface.

The children’s playground is being funded through a Michigan...