Ironwood plans to apply for pump station project grant

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday listed a pump station improvement project as its top goal for 2017 and then learned there’s a chance a grant will finance a good portion of the work.

City manager Scott Erickson said the city plans to apply for a Michigan Economic Development Commission grant that could provide between $500,000 and $2 million for a project.

Erickson said the grant application is due by April 7 and the project would be funded for 2018.

He said there’s no guarantee the city will receive the money, as the grants are “very...